Delivered by: Chief Learning and Monitoring Officer
Theme: Love for Learning, Commitment to Growth
Good [morning/afternoon], SayPro Team and Partners,
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Today, as we celebrate love in all its beautiful forms, I’d like to offer a reflection through the lens of something that is deeply embedded in our mission here at SayPro — learning, growth, and purposeful accountability.
At first glance, Valentine’s Day might not seem connected to monitoring frameworks, impact assessments, or learning systems. But if you look closely, you’ll see that what we do — at its core — is driven by love.
It is love that motivates us to listen to communities.
It is love that drives us to ask, “How can we do better?”
And it is love that keeps us focused on the human lives behind every project, every number, every report.
As Chief Learning and Monitoring Officer, I see every day how this love shows up in the details — in the care our teams put into gathering feedback, in the honesty we show when something isn’t working, and in our collective willingness to adapt, improve, and grow.
We don’t measure for the sake of metrics. We measure because we care. Because when we know better, we can serve better. And that is one of the most meaningful expressions of love there is.
So today, I want to thank each of you — for learning with love, for monitoring with purpose, and for holding yourselves and all of us accountable to what truly matters: people.
Let’s continue to lead with our minds, but never forget the power of our hearts.
Happy Valentine’s Day, SayPro — and here’s to growth, connection, and love in action.
With gratitude,
[Tsakani Rikhotso]
Chief Learning and Monitoring Officer