‘10 Years of Learning’ Partners Summit Reflections
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." For our 10th anniversary we convened a group of partners to...
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Youth Impact Blog
- Sep 6
- 2 min
Memories and Milestones: 10 Years of Impact
Dumelang! As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’re filled with a sense of pride about what we’ve achieved so far and excitement...
- May 8, 2023
- 4 min
Can Phone Tutoring Improve Learning? New Global Evidence Says Yes
Over 1.6 billion students were affected by Covid-19 school closures, with an estimated global average of 14 weeks of school lost. This...
- Apr 26, 2023
- 4 min
5 strategies for cultivating champions to scale education initiatives
By: Tendekai Mukoyi and Ghulam Omar Qargha Reposted from the Brookings March 22, 2023 Photo credit: Ndiye Christmas, Youth Impact...
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
2022 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes recipients announced
Reposted from the Jacobs Foundation September 8, 2022 CHF 600,000 ($610.000) Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes 2022 awarded to Luker...
- Jul 20, 2022
- 4 min
Mobile phones can enable learning during school disruptions. Here’s how
By Noam Angrist Cross-posted from The Conversation on July 12, 2022 Mobile phones have the potential to provide educational instruction...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
Research Partner Youth Impact Releases Report
Summarizing Evidence Drawn from Low-Tech, Remote Education Interventions Cross-posted from our collaborator, Learning Collider From the...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Youth Impact Featured in Nature Human Behavior
We’ve been thrilled at the overwhelmingly positive response to our publication in the June issue of Nature Human Behavior, one of the...
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Big news! Same mission, but with a new name and logo
Today is a special day. On March 22nd, exactly eight years ago, our organization was born at the University of Botswana. Today, we are...
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
Designing a low-tech digital education RCT during a pandemic: tools, tips and tricks
In March 2020, the onset of COVID-19 and school closures in Botswana presented an opportunity to pivot our education programs to remote...
- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
Advancing the theme of the Day of the African Child - Coffee Chat with our Senior Manager Country Op
In 1991 the Organisation of the African Union instituted the Day of the African Child (DAC) to be commemorated on the 16th of June in...
- Apr 20, 2020
- 3 min
Same purpose, adapted program: how Young 1ove is pivoting in the face of covid-19
A Young 1ove TaRL facilitator explains a maths sum to learners The world is grappling with the spread of COVID-19, with over 1.3 million...
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Adapting to the times; Committed to the Cause
Our thoughts are with all affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We wish all of you health, all those directly affected by the virus a speedy...
- Mar 10, 2020
- 7 min
Pratham: a movement, born in India, spreading in Botswana and beyond
The first time we saw Pratham in action was in Zambia in June 2016. We were attending one of the first trainings Pratham had ever...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 2 min
Our Values
Values embody the core beliefs and culture of an organization. We recently revamped our values and are excited to share them with you....
- Nov 11, 2019
- 3 min
A movement to equip children with foundational reading and mathematics skills gains momentum across
Members of the TaRL Africa Community who gathered in Gaborone from 5-7 September. Photo: Young 1ove From 5-18 September, Young 1ove, in...
- Dec 7, 2018
- 2 min
The Results Are In: Teaching at the Right Level Leads to Major Improvements in Students' Numerac
“Teaching at the Right Level has the potential to transform education in this country.” -Simon Coles, Acting Permanent Secretary of the...
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
#GivingTuesday: Join The Movement
This year for Giving Tuesday, we are asking you to join a movement. We have a big vision: we want to ensure all students in Botswana have...
- Oct 24, 2018
- 4 min
Sustainable Development: Shaping Botswana’s Future
“On United Nations Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to repair broken trust, to heal our planet, to leave no one behind and to uphold...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 3 min
Teaching at the Right Level: A Global Movement in Botswana
On Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25, the Botswana Ministry of Basic Education, UNICEF Botswana and Young 1ove Organization...
- Sep 8, 2018
- 2 min
Commemorating World Literacy Day
Today is the UN’s International Literacy Day 2018 -- it is both a celebration and a call to action. First, we celebrate the progress that...
- Sep 3, 2018
- 2 min
Young 1ove at AIDS Conference 2018
Pictured above from left to right: Victoria Chuwa, HIV /AIDS Specialist at UNICEF Botswana; Dorothy Okatch, Development Manager, Young...
- Aug 12, 2018
- 4 min
Applying lessons from the MicroMasters—together—in Botswana
This blog was initially posted by the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Young 1ove was born out of evidence. Our first program, “No...
- Jun 27, 2018
- 3 min
Facilitator Training Reflections
A couple of weeks back, Young 1ove premises were set abuzz with a new group of energetic youth for Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)...
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