Retention Corner
Where we learn what works — and build what doesn't exist yet.
The Retention Corner is IMS’s dropout prevention and recovery innovation centre, the physical and intellectual home from which IMS’s work is designed, tested, documented, and shared.
It is where we sit with teachers who are struggling to hold a classroom together and ask: what do you need? Where we review data from 12 PEIS groups and ask: what is the pattern? Where we prototype the next iteration of a tool that did not work the first time, and document the one that did.
The Retention Corner doubles as IMS’s offices. Every staff member works from within it. Every visitor, a donor, a researcher, a government partner, a curious teacher — walks into the same space where the work is actually done. There is no distance between the office and the work.
What The Retention Corner Is
IMS's operational headquarters
where the team works every day
An innovation laboratory
New tools, approaches, and models are developed and tested before being introduced more widely.
A learning centre
IMS documents lessons from its programmes, looking at what works, what needs improvement, and why.
A demonstration site
Partners, researchers, government officials, and other visitors can see IMS’s approaches and work firsthand.
A community touchpoint
Families, teachers, and community members can connect with IMS and access relevant support.
Visit the Retention Corner
We welcome researchers, development partners, government representatives, civil society organisations, and others interested in learning more about IMS’s work.
Get in touch to arrange a visit.
