Country: South Africa
Founded: 2017
CEO: Phumi Nhlapo

Funda Wande equips teachers with the skills to teach reading for meaning and numeracy with confidence up to Grade 3, emphasizing teacher development and innovative teaching methods.

Key Activities

• Developing teaching and learning materials tailored to South African classrooms.
• Piloting teacher training models through pre-service and in-service programs.
• Advocating for policy reforms to improve foundational education.

Recent Impact

• Achieved significant improvements in literacy and numeracy in Limpopo schools through randomized control trials (RCTs).
• Distributed teaching materials to over 238,000 learners and teachers in the Western Cape.

Vision for the Future

Funda Wande aspires to expand its programs nationally, ensuring every child in South Africa can read and calculate effectively by Grade 3.

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