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A drive to empower ECD centres on child protection

28 May 2018

Save the Children South Africa has embarked on a drive aimed at equipping ECD practitioners with the tools to take care of children and enhance their resilience to violence.  The primary focus is on prevention of violence against children, reducing the amount of violence that children are exposed to, upskilling children and parents to identify, report and respond to violence.
 
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AFGHANISTAN: ATTACK ON SAVE THE CHILDREN COMPOUND

24 Jan 2018

It is with profound sadness that we can confirm three Save the Children staff members were killed earlier today in an attack on our office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

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An Africa Reimagined Raises R1.5 Million for Children

30 Nov 2017

Save the Children’s second annual gala raised over R1.5 million for vulnerable children in Africa. 
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Counting the Cost of Underage Marriages in South Africa

20 Nov 2017

While the law gives parents the right of consent on child marriages, children have no say in the matter. This leaves them vulnerable to decisions usually based on financial gain for the parents.

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Break-in Robs Children of Their Rights

19 Oct 2017

Save the Children South Africa picking up the pieces after break-in at Hlayisanani Early Childhood Development Centre in Alexandra township
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International Day of the Girl celebrations in Brussels see focus on social norms

12 Oct 2017

Girls who receive a quality education are more likely to lead healthy lives, yet on International Day of the Girl on October 11, more than 130 million girls worldwide aren’t in school.

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South Africa’s Girl Champion to Represent Young Women at the United Nations

6 Oct 2017

Save the Children South Africa’s Girl Champion, Motshedisi Likate (Tshidi), will call on world leaders to invest in the economic emancipation of young girls at the United Nations (UN) next week. 

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Save the Children announces new ambassadors to further literacy in South Africa

8 Sep 2017

Save the Children South Africa is proud to announce Stacey Fru and Given Mpho Mabena as our new ambassadors. 

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Breastmilk Saves Children’s Lives

4 Aug 2017

On Mandela Day 2017, Save the Children South Africa initiated a breastmilk donation campaign that inspired 67 mums in Limpopo to donate breastmilk to the Mankweng Breastmilk Bank. 

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