Cornerstone welcomes long term projects as we believe they are often more effective in bringing about meaningful institutional and social change. Below are some of the projects we’ve been involved in. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit Cornerstone Economic Research, and the source where the material appears. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact us via our contact page.
December 9, 2024
Current Project – The objective of this project is to provide the technical assistance required to develop a costed transition plan for the transfer of designated Early Childhood Development (ECD) functions from Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare to Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture for presentation to the Cabinet of the […]
February 7, 2024
The Constitution established three “distinctive, interdependent and interrelated” spheres of government. Provincial government is one of these spheres and the provinces are responsible for performing the functions assigned to them, including education (except tertiary), health, and provincial roads. Despite being assigned these significant expenditure responsibilities, provinces have limited sources of own revenue. In 2023/24, transfers […]
February 2, 2024
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 R and providing multi-age holistic full-day care offering protection, nutrition and education. The final report proposed that Grade R should continue to be provided in community-based settings, expanding to school settings, and […]
January 31, 2024
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 and a roll-out schedule. The aim of this assignment is to: The Sector Funding Policy and its associated tools and guidelines are yet to be finalised and approved by DSD for implementation.
January 29, 2024
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 South African government to ensure that all South Africans citizens have these rights. Menstrual health and hygiene management, if ignored, hampers the attainment of these rights. Existing international agreements and national policy […]
January 16, 2024
Cornerstone’s analysis fed into the production of several budget briefs. The briefs analyse Sri Lanka’s severe economic crisis, highlighting its impact on social sector spending. The analyses reveal alarmingly low tax-to-GDP ratios, poor budget transparency and credibility, and frequent government restructuring hinder service delivery. It emphasizes the need for increased domestic revenue mobilization, improved budget […]
January 16, 2024
Current project: More information will follow when completed.
January 16, 2024
Current project: More information will follow when completed.
January 16, 2024
Current project: More information will follow when completed.
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