The Zenex Foundation is an independent grant-maker
established in 1995 to improve language and mathematics education in South Africa. We invest in evidence-based programmes that strengthen teaching, learning in the early grades.
2025: A Year of Celebration, Reflection, and Renewal
2025: A Year of Celebration, Reflection, and Renewal
Strategy 2030
The next five years will accelerate our focus on evidence-led grant making, partnerships and thought leadership to strengthen language and mathematics outcomes for Grade R to Grade 6.Â
Our focus:Â
Evidence-led grant making, partnerships and thought leadership to strengthen language and mathematics outcomes for Grade R to Grade 6.
We will continue to lead with knowledge, sharing lessons and shaping policy as we:
- Strengthen research and build capacity to transform education
- Design and test models, then scale them with government
- Collaborate with partners and donors to leverage impact
Our aim:Â
To improve curriculum coverage and address learning backlogs.
The outcome:
Improved teaching practices and improved learner performance.
Blog Posts
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...
30 Years of Impact
Stories told by Zenex Foundation partners and beneficiaries on the impact of our programmes.
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