Khulisa’s history begins in 1993 as the end of apartheid in South Africa. Here are a few milestones on our journey.
Khulisa Timeline
Scaling Up Nutrition Learning & Evaluation in Zambia
Khulisa was awarded the five-year Scaling Up Nutrition Learning and Evaluation (SUN LE) project from USAID Zambia.
Khulisa partners with Decipher Data
Khulisa Management Services has partnered with Mr. Wade Harker, previously a senior associate at Khulisa, and now Managing Director of Decipher Data.
Khulisa’s first M&E course
In March 2019, Khulisa welcomed the first intake of its inaugural M&E course. The course content focuses on building strong organizational M&E skills and frameworks to promote data driven decision making, accountability, efficiency, effectiveness and learning.
Khulisa at AfrEA
In March, Khulisa participated at the 9th AfrEA Conference in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. Read more about our participation at the event on our blog
Khulisa turns 25
Khulisa celebrates 25 years of accurately measuring progress.
Literacy program impact evaluation report published
Khulisa conducted an Impact Evaluation of the USAID-funded “Strengthening Teaching of Early Language and Literacy in Grade R” (Stellar) program as integrated into the Grade R Emergent Literacy (ELIT) intervention in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Evaluation Failures
Khulisa’s Jennifer Bisgard and Mary Pat Selvaggio contributed a chapter to Evaluation Failures: 22 Tales of Mistakes Made & Lessons Learned.
#EvalTuesdayTip
Khulisa embarked on regular #EvalTuesdayTip giving our network an opportunity to see what techniques we are using in our evaluations and other assignments every Tuesday.
Khulisa presents at EvalCafe
Khulisa Director, Jennifer Bisgard, presented on the EvalAgenda and the 8th AfrEA Conference at SAMEA EvalCafe on April 10, 2017.
AfrEA 2017
Khulisa contributes to 8th AfrEA International Conference in Kampala.
The International Year of Evaluation
Khulisa participates in 2015 as the International Year of Evaluation, and the formulation of EvalVision 2020
SA Government adopts Khulisa findings in major nutrition project
Diagnostic/Implementation Evaluation of Nutrition Interventions for Children from Conception to Age 5
Khulisa celebrates 21 Years in the M&E Industry in Africa
21 Years of Accurately Measuring Progress
7th AfrEA Conference in Cameroon
Khulisa participates in the 7th AfrEA Conference in Cameroon
SA Department of Science & Technology uses Khulisa web-based reporting software
SA Department of Science & Technology: Partnership Information Management System (PIMS)
Farmer Voice Radio
Khulisa takes over Farmer Voice Radio, a successful M&E implementation case study
Khulisa’s work leads to improved practices in Ghanaian clinics
Khulisa’s work leads to improved practices in Ghanaian clinics
2011
Khulisa’s work improves tracking of children at risk
Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana child labour
Khulisa testifies to US, EU and international bodies on Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana child labour
2009
Khulisa appointed SA Department of Basic Education Official Data Quality Auditor
Khulisa conference on child labour prevention in five countries
Reducing Exploitive Child Labour in Southern Africa (RECLISA)
Khulisa evaluation results in Tokyo Prize for Takalani Sesame
Impact Assessment of Takalani Sesame Season II Programme.
2001
Khulisa completes first evaluation project in Africa for SADC
Khulisa research influences Early Childhood Development White Paper 5
Education White Paper 5 on Early Childhood Education – Meeting the challenge of Early Childhood Development in South Africa
Khulisa conducts Early Grade Reading Assessments for the DoE
The purpose of the research studies was to provide information to the South African Minister of Education in order to finalise ECD policy.
