Impact

Early programme delivery has shown encouraging signs of increased confidence, participation, and peer connection. HaHaHelps is now undergoing formal evaluation through a University of Cape Town Master’s research study.

Early outcomes

  • • 63 youth reached across five programme cycles at SOS Children’s Villages Cape Town (2024–2025)

  • • Confidence and voice increased, including a reported +2-point gain in feeling heard and able to express oneself in one four-session teen cycle

  • • Belonging and participation strengthened, with participants reporting greater confidence, connection, and willingness to engage

Access a summary of programme delivery, outcomes, and next steps.

Download the impact brief + funder summary

2-page Impact Brief + 1-pager Funder Summary

Current evaluation

HaHaHelps is currently being formally evaluated through a University of Cape Town Master’s research study across child and youth care settings in South Africa. The study combines participant measures collected before, after, and following the programme with qualitative interviews, and includes a comparison group to strengthen the evaluation of programme outcomes.

The study examines changes in:

  • • confidence and self-expression

  • • peer connection and belonging

  • • emotional and social wellbeing

  • • coping with uncertainty

  • • self-esteem

Planned next steps

Next steps include:

  • • completing the current multi-site evaluation with University of Cape Town support

  • • refining a standardised delivery and facilitator-training model

  • • sharing findings through academic publication and conference presentations

  • • using evaluation findings to guide responsible programme expansion

Transparency note

Early findings presented on this page come from initial real-world programme delivery and should be interpreted as preliminary. A formal University of Cape Town evaluation is now underway using strengthened quantitative and qualitative methods, including a comparison group.

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