Focus Area
The Zenex Foundation has three core focus areas which it carries out work, namely:
Early Grade Literacy & Numeracy Programme
Builds reading and numeracy teaching expertise at a critical entry point in the schooling system – the Foundation Phase.
Senior Phase English Mathematics Programme
Remediates mathematics and language backlogs at the point of entry to high school.
Thought
Leadership
Promotes evidence to
influence policy and practice.
Underpinning all our work is Research, Monitoring & Evaluation to ensure that evidence informs our work and also contributes to knowledge development in the education sector
From Scholarship Recipient to Global Programme Officer
Meet Fatima Mathivha, now a Programme Officer at the Gates Foundation, whose career in Monitoring & Evaluation was launched through the Zenex...
Transforming Talent Pipelines in the Education Sector
by Nduvho Ramulongo After spending my university years leading literacy projects and a peer mentoring programme, as soon as I submitted my Master’s...
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 imagine other worlds, and to learn about their...
Transforming Potential into Impact: How the Zenex Learner Support Programme Shaped Lives, Leaders, and Legacies
For three decades, the Zenex Foundation has been at the forefront of advancing quality education and equity in South Africa. Our journey has been...
Reading Our Future: How the Ulwazi Lwethu Collaboration is Rewriting the Story of Literacy in South Africa
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb The Zenex Foundation’s commitment to improving the...
Humanity: The Greatest Teaching Tool of All
Reflections from Mr Bilal Mohamed – Former Zenex Inkanyezi Project Teacher Behind every transformed classroom and every thriving learner is a...
Looking back with pride and forward with purpose
In celebrating 30 Years of Transforming Education in South Africa, the Zenex Foundation continues to look back with pride and forward with purpose....
Strengthening South Africa’s education system, together
Dr Whitfield Green, CEO of the Council on Higher Education (CHE), reflects on 15 years of meaningful collaboration with the Zenex Foundation. He...
The power of collaboration, continuity, and shared purpose
In this special feature, we sat down with Dr Andile Dube, PhD, Education Specialist at UNICEF, and a proud former member of the Zenex Foundation...