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ECD centre: with love from Save the Children 

18 Sep 2020

The new Hlengabantwana ECD centre was received with much appreciation by the ECD committee, local community, tribal authority and the Department of Social Development.
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COVID-19: Distributing soaps to save lives

16 Sep 2020

With new COVID-19 cases reported every day in South Africa, Save the Children & Colgate Palmolive, continue to distribute one million soaps to Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDs) and schools across South Africa. 
 
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Largest global survey on COVID-19 impact on children

10 Sep 2020

Save the Children conducts largest global survey of its kind among some 25,000 children and adults on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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ALMOST 10 MILLION CHILDREN MAY NEVER RETURN TO SCHOOL

13 Jul 2020

Around 10 million children may never return to school – this is an unprecedented education emergency and governments must urgently invest in learning.

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SAVE OUR EDUCATION

13 Jul 2020

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has forced the world’s schools to shut their doors to over a billion children. For the first time in human history, an entire generation has had their education disrupted. 
 

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SCSA horrified by the rape of a two-year-old at a hospital

8 Jul 2020

Save the Children South Africa (SCSA) is horrified by the reports of the rape of a two-year-old child at the George Mukhari Hospital, in Pretoria.  The mother of the child left her at the hospital after she was reportedly told that the child needed to be isolated as it was suspected she had COVID-19. 

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COVID-19: The Forgotten Children

2 Jul 2020

The importance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is undisputed as a critical time for the rapid development of cognitive, physical, socio-emotional and language skills in young children.
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COVID-19 could reverse gains made for African children

8 Jun 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse progress made for children in Africa by years or even decades, with economic aftershocks risking to push an additiona33 million children into poverty.
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A call for unified efforts to protect children

31 May 2020

Save the Children South Africa (SCSA) calls for unified efforts to protect children from the heightened risk of violence, exploitation and abuse during the COVID-19 outbreak. Since the start of the lockdown there has been a reported spike in child abuse.

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