The Seriti TALKS is a platform that brings individuals and organisations from various backgrounds together to promote understanding and awareness and share ideas, and experiences.
We discuss real-life facts to help shape policies and programs. The TALKS convene a space where civil society can
collaborate to make their voices heard in community development. We discuss new ways to solve community problems and find partners to implement these ideas. Thus, we keep improving our knowledge and learning about what works in community development.
If you missed a Seriti TALKS that was a topic of particular interest for you, please click on the image and links below to view. Follow #SeritiTALKS on social media for updates on when the next one will be taking place and who will be participating.
Past Seriti Talks
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SeritiTALKS: The Importance of Nutrition in Early Childhood Development
On this install of the SeritiTALKS, there were presentations on the importance of nutrition in early childhood development. Presenters shared various elements of nutrition, its effects on growing children and encouraged parents/caregivers to be mindful and invested in providing balanced nutrition. Thank you to The Do More Foundation, Nestle and Early Learning Resource Unit for contributing to the talk.
Seriti TALKS: Basics of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
This installment of Seriti TALKS was held on 30 May 2023. The session specifically focused on monitoring processes as the key element and starting point for grounded monitoring systems. Discussion included how community organisations can reorient themselves and refine their approach to monitoring so that they can track, collect and use programme information.
Seriti TALKS: Women in Township Economies
Speakers: Masego Mayevu - Strategist and Thought Leader and Tamiko Sher - Co-Founder and Leader of the African Institute for Entrepreneurship.
Seriti TALKS: Long-term Effects of the Learning Losses
Speakers: Phumelele Tloubatla - Director of ECD Gauteng Department of Education, Gugu Xaba - Programmes Director - Save The Children SA, Phiwokuhle Raqa - Seriti Institute Programme Manager: aRe Bapaleng, Nadine Moolla - Educational Psychologist - Research and Development Manager at Pearson Maran Education Trust.
Seriti TALKS – Township Economic Development in Action
Speakers: Bulelani Balabala - Founder of the Township Entrepreneurs Alliance, Saki Zamxaka - CEO of Gauteng Enterprise Propeller, Naomi Koeberg - Senior LED Manager and Partnerships Programme at the Industrial Development Corporation.
Seriti TALKS – Township Economic Development
Speakers: Jak Koseff, Deputy Director-General for Economic Planning and Development in Gauteng, and as the Deputy Head of the Gauteng Provincial Government's Economic Acceleration and Job Creation War Room and Tshepo Ramodibe, Head of Corporate Affairs at the Industrial Development Corporation.
Social Employment: the Past, Present and Future
Speakers: Kate Philip – Programme Lead, Presidential Employment Stimulus and Waseem Carrim – CEO of the National Youth Development Agency.
Seriti TALKS: Food Insecurity and Food Waste
Speakers: Andy Du Plessis from FoodForward SA, Simone Smit from United Nations Development Programme.
Seriti TALKS: Supporting and Developing Caregivers
Speakers: Prof Jabulani Kheswa from University of Fort Hare, Irene Chauke – Co-Founder of Londani Lushaka and Phiwokuhle Raqa from Seriti Institute.
Seriti TALKS: COVID-19 to Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate!
Speakers: Dr Lydia Caincross from People’s Health Movement of South Africa, Mabalane Mfundisi from Show Me Your Number and Aaron Maselwane from the People’s Vaccine Campaign.
