Development
We facilitate the growth of innovations that enhance the quality of life.
About Us
GHAIDEMS is a multi-disciplinary team with long term experience working in education and development, who are looking to have a greater impact across Africa. Our origins in academia have given us an appreciation of deep understanding and knowledge, which translates into a preference for long term collaborations rather than quick fixes. Our drive for impact leads us to search for practical solutions rather than ivory tower studies.
Vision
Vision
Our vision is Impacting Grand Challenges: complex developmental issues which are resistant to simple interventions and often termed "wicked problems.
GHAIDEMS suggests the following ways to impact these challenges
Accepting complexity:
By adopting this approach, GHAIDEMS seeks to eliminate instant solutions and encourages the adoption of a comprehensive, transdisciplinary approach to interventions.
Building incrementally:
Interventions should be viewed as sequential progressions, with each step building upon prior experience and creating additional opportunities whenever feasible.
Explicitly coherent:
Accepting the time it takes to build solutions to such complex challenges, it is essential to have clear communications of the underlying thought process and principles to enable consistency.
Mission
GHAIDEMS works in partnership with a diverse range of collaborators to foster the growth of innovations that have the potential to improve lives worldwide.
Social Mission
GHAIDEMS being a social enterprise, is guided by a social mission that can be divided into three main components.
Education
We strive to positively influence the professional and academic outcomes of education systems, even in challenging environments.
Mathematical Sciences
We seek to enhance the mathematical sciences as both a discipline and a means for effecting social change.
Staffing Model
GHAIDEMS staffing model strives to implement a uniform approach for all contributors, regardless of their skill level or geographic location.
Principles
The staffing model is built on the following principles:
▪ Individual initiative:
GHADEMS seeks to foster a culture which supports individual initiative whenever feasible. This does not only pertain to professional initiative, but also the overall environment of the workplace.
▪ Collective responsibility:
This includes both the collaboration on projects and a collective action to support the wellbeing of employees.
▪ Satisfying need not greed:
GHAIDEMS seeks to attract and retain employees who are motivated by factors beyond just financial gain.
▪ Respecting diversity:
GHAIDEMS endeavours to enable a diverse workforce to achieve their personal and collective potential. Both the company and its employees acknowledge the difficulties, intricacies, and obstacles that diversity can bring, and are willing to make the necessary trade-offs while acknowledging the importance of diversity.
Staff types
The staffing model is intended to apply equally across two major staff types:
Full/part time employees.
Interns.
Working Conditions
GHAIDEMS will strive to establish a flexible work environment that motivates employees to establish their own work schedule whenever feasible. However, employees are required to be highly mindful and committed to their responsibilities, ensuring that their decisions do not disproportionately affect the company.