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Coaching Notes: How to Give Great Feedback to Students

Why Feedback Matters Effective feedback is one of the most powerful coaching tools. It improves…

Mastering the Art of Oral Adjudication: Notes from the Debate Trenches

Reflections from DIA's 2025 Judges Fellowship Ever found yourself nervously pacing in a breakout room,…

Why DIA (3)?

Exerpt from 2021 in review newsletter What good is an idea if it can’t be…

Why DIA (2)?

DIA (Debate Institute Africa) has had several names (Abba Forensics, Debate Rangers, Africa Debate Institute)…

2025 DIA Learning Network Global Essay Contests Calendar

At Debate Institute Africa, we believe that writing essays is a powerful way for students…

Announcing the DIA Debate & Speech Judges Fellowship

The Debate Institute Africa (DIA) is proud to launch the Debate & Speech Judges Fellowship,…

Announcing the Top 60 Speakers for the 2025 In-person Debate Cranes Trials

06/01/2025 We are thrilled to unveil the Top 60 speakers who have advanced to the…

How can you use debating to teach any subject in the new curriculum?

Tired of having a boring class? Look no further! Debate has long been recognized as…

The Bigger Picture: Why DIA? (1)

Notes from the Founder in 2020. We have the hope that with the right intellectual…

📢 We’re hiring!

Join the Debate Institute Africa team as a Finance & Administration Officer. 📅 Deadline: November…