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 use, such as in textbooks, please contact us.
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.
January 16, 2024
Current project: More information will follow when completed.
January 16, 2024
In 2023 the national Department of Social Development (DSD) approved a new Sector Funding Policy (SFP) for public comment. This new policy impacts how the DSD funds services provided by partners in the non-profit organisation (NPO) sector. It provides guidance on what services will be funded and how much will be allocated for specific services. […]
January 16, 2024
Current project: More information to follow when completed.
January 16, 2024
The overall objective of the assignment is to develop a comprehensive evidence-based investment case for priority children’s social sectors in Mozambique. The aim is to improve social services policy, planning implementation and budgeting by identifying, costing and promoting investments in critical services for children.
June 10, 2023
The Kosovo government, through the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), committed to implementing rapid measures for scaling-up access to preschool infrastructure, and ensuring more equitable access to quality preschool programmes. UNICEF Kosovo worked closely with MESTI to develop a methodology to inform the expansion of preschool infrastructure. During 2022, Cornerstone Economic Research […]
November 29, 2022
This report explores the cost implications of two proposals to extend the social protection system in South Africa to cover pregnant women, namely: The report is structured as follows: Recommendations It is critically important to keep the design of grants simple. This ensures that eligible applicants understand them, and makes them easy to administer. Over-complicating […]