Mthente Research and Consulting Services was appointed by South African Tourism to conduct the Mid-Term Assessment to assess the first two and a half years of implementation of their Five-Year Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025. The objective of the mid-term progress report was to; determine the extent to which South African Tourism has succeeded in […]
Mthente helps to track the implementation of recommendations made to police of xenophobic violence and hate crimes In 2022, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF), with support from the European Union (EU), published research on the role of external police oversight mechanisms in monitoring the response by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to […]
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) appointed Mthente to conduct a longitudinal study on Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) and co-operatives in South Africa. The study will run from 2021 to 2024 and is the first study of its kind conducted by the DSBD. The aim of this study is to gather consistent […]
The Networking HIV/AIDS Community of South Africa (NACOSA) has commissioned a baseline capacity assessment on the organisations implementing its Orphans and Vulnerable Children Community System Strengthening Project (OVC CSS). The programme was developed in consultation with national and provincial government in six provinces, and seeks to strengthen and expand community support systems for orphans and […]
The National Development Agency (NDA) commissioned a progress evaluation of the Eksteenskuil Agricultural Cooperative Grapevine Project. This is an income generation project previously funded by the NDA. Sustainability funding specifically aims to give a ‘cash injection’ to projects identified by the NDA as potentially sustainable, but in need of a ‘boost’. To address key challenges […]
Mthente has been commissioned by the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP), to evaluate the impact and measure the effectiveness of its programmes over the last four years. The programmes support the establishment, growth and sustainability of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and Cooperatives in the Gauteng Province. In addition to measuring effectiveness, the research will […]
The Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre (TLAC) (commonly referred to as ‘Tshwaranang’) commissioned an evaluation and strategic positioning exercise. This occurred at a critical time for Tshwaranang after a funding shortfall that led to staff retrenchments, the relocation of the office and the near closure of the organisation. The outcomes of the evaluation process informed a […]
Previous literature argues that proper timing of interventions in early childhood education is indispensable to tackle gender stereotypes and foster gender equity. However, we also know that in South Africa, as in many other countries, most Early Childhood Development (ECD) programming tends to be gender-blind rather than gender-sensitive and responsive and there is a gap […]
Mthente Research and Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd successfully bid for an evaluation commission by the FEM Education Foundation NPC (FEMEF) for a longitudinal impact programme evaluation of the Columba Leadership Programme. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the baseline outcomes in year 1 and provide a progress evaluation of the outcomes against the […]
Tshikululu Social Investments commissioned Mthente Research and Consulting Services to conduct a due-diligence evaluation of a Faith-based Non-Government Organisation (NGO) based in Pretoria, and their Pre-school Forum Expansion programme. The programme had capacity to work with 43 early childhood development (ECD) centres and was proposing to expand working with 150 ECD centres in the next […]
