The Zenex Foundation is an independent grant-maker
established in 1995 to improve language and mathematics education in South Africa through supporting the delivery of evidence-based interventions, research, monitoring and evaluation programmes
2025: A Year of Celebration, Reflection, and Renewal
From Scholarship Recipient to Global Programme Officer
Meet Fatima Mathivha, now a Programme Officer at the Gates Foundation, whose career in Monitoring...
Transforming Talent Pipelines in the Education Sector
by Nduvho Ramulongo After spending my university years leading literacy projects and a peer...
Fostering joy, belonging, and identity through reading
“Literacy is far more than just decoding words. It is a vehicle for children to see themselves, to...
Our Focus Areas
Early Grade Language and Mathematics
Senior Phase English and Mathematics
Zenex Foundation 30th Anniversary Seminar & Lunch
On Monday, 13 October 2025, the Zenex Foundation marked three decades of work in education in...
Addressing English and Mathematics Backlogs at Grade 4 Using Education Technology
Introduction The use of education technology (EdTech) is increasingly becoming the norm within the...
Grade 4 Mathematics Backlogs Project
It is widely known that a large proportion of learners in South Africa perform several grades below their required grade competencies. Research points to learning backlogs starting early in the Foundation Phase.