At Cornerstone Economic Research, we’ve been grappling with a fundamental question: what exactly constitutes a child protection system ? In a new research…

Cornerstone worked with UNICEF Mozambique to analyse national survey data and produce a series of thematic briefs on child well-being. Covering health, nutrition,…

The objective of this project was to provide the technical assistance required to develop a costed transition plan for the transfer of designated…

Research Insights No.2 From 1997 to 1999, a National ECD Pilot Project was conducted primarily in the community-based sector. It focused on Grade…

Chapter 4.4 of the Sector Funding Policy requires national DSD, in consultation with provincial DSDs and sector role-players, to develop a Transformation Scorecard…

Research Insights No.1 The South African Constitution protects the right of South African citizens to dignity, equality, health and education.i This obligates the…

This project supported UNICEF Sri Lanka in developing sectoral budget briefs for five key social areas - child protection, education, health, social assistance,…

In 2023 the national Department of Social Development (DSD) approved a new Sector Funding Policy (SFP) for public comment. This new policy impacts…

Research Paper No.4 Key Takeaways The focus of the paper is analysing the recent Sanitary Dignity Framework and the progress of its implementation.…

Research Paper No.3 Key Takeaways Cornerstone Economic Research