Phumelele Nhlapo

81% of South African children cannot read for meaning or calculate with confidence by the end of Grade 3. Structured pedagogy works but teachers don't always get how to do it and are stretched. The gap between policy and classroom reality is enormous.

The Idea

Youth Teaching Assistants

Organization

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Organization

Funda Wande

Year

2026

Geography

Southern Africa

Sector

Education

Structure

Nonprofit
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Phumi has just begun her fellowship with Mulago. The one-year fellowship consists of a lot work on design, strategy, and comms. At the end of their fellowship we'll update this page with more details on how Funda Wande works.