It’s the end of another Child Protection Week, proof positive of a government without a cohesive funded strategy for child protection, or anything related to children, and one...
Health and Hunger
Are Our Children Suffering Due to The Covid Pandemic?
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Almost two years later, it’s our children suffering the most collateral damage of the Covid-19 pandemic
It’s 21 months into the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, and time for some Christmas soul-searching. Why have children been so absent from our decision-making regarding the...
‘My mama didn’t come back’: See the touching For the Voiceless campaign here
by Elizabeth Mamacos The Covid-19 lockdown has been incredibly hard on South African families, with many losing their incomes and livelihood, and children losing access to...
Children’s rights, a silent casualty of Covid-19
If, as the government professes, the rights of children are absolute, why are child protection advocates forced to litigate to uphold those rights? And why have authorities...
How the Covid-19 crisis has affected SA’s children
by Robyn Wolfson Vorster and Talia Jade Magnes A study published by the Children’s Institute for Child Protection Week showed that despite the crushing impact of the Covid-19...
The horror of child hunger stalks our land
SA’s plans to combat child hunger were flawed prior to the Covid-19 crisis. And now, the absence of a strategic plan and funds for food relief could push already vulnerable...
Part Two: The challenge of safety and some potential solutions
Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the lockdown designed to curb infections, has magnified existing societal problems. For children in South Africa the top three are hunger,...
The challenges of hunger and education for South Africa’s children (Part One)
Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown designed to curb infections has magnified existing societal problems. For children in South Africa, the top three are hunger,...
Covid-19: A week of life-and-death decisions
It is up to ordinary South African citizens to make the lockdown work. What we do now, and next, will determine just how bad Covid-19 will be. Listen to this article: BeyondWords...
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