For two decades NBA has worked across developing countries at all levels of education, at the intersection of research and practical delivery.

Kids Collab is committed to nurturing children through our School Physical Development and Wellbeing Programme with the Gauteng Department of Education. To create a holistic ecosystem, they also focus on home and community environments with initiatives like Play Parks and the Parent PlayBox, implemented across South Africa in partnership with local communities.

In the latest post, Neil writes about the opportunity to work with Crisis Text Line and reflects on the concept of being of service to others, and how it requires self-care and self-awareness to avoid creation of unhealthy co-dependencies. Drawing on insights from his book ‘Encounters with Life and Death,’ he explores how true education transformation should begin with creating space for self-care and fostering working conditions that enable people to show up and be of genuine service every day.

Join Neil in this exploration of how prioritizing self-care is essential for providing meaningful service to others.

In our recent blog series, we've delved into Kids Collab's journey towards understanding open educational resources (OER), followed by our transition into the social impact space alongside NBA. These significant milestones paved the way for an exciting new chapter: our collaboration on a six-month pilot project with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE). Today, we're thrilled to share the extraordinary story behind this venture—an unconventional journey that we love to share.