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Hear Our Voices - Child-Friendly Version (Nov 2017)

15 Aug 2017

The Children’s Complementary Report from South Africa is directed to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in response to South Africa’s Second Country Report to the ACERWC regarding the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

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Hear Our Voices (Nov 2017)

9 Aug 2017

The Children’s Complementary Report from South Africa is directed to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in response to the South African government’s Secondary Country Report to the ACERWC regarding the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

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Superfood for Babies (May 2014)

4 Apr 2017

How overcoming barriers to breastfeeding will save children’s lives.

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Financing Learning for Every Last Child (April 2017)

2 Apr 2017

The world is facing a learning crisis. Around 250 million of the world’s 650 million children of primary school age are not learning. The focus on getting children into school came with and under-investment in education quality and inclusion. This briefing sets out solutions to the education financing gap.

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Violence Unwrapped - The Social and Economic Burden of VAC in South Africa (Nov 2016)

4 Oct 2016

Violence against children is defined as constituting all forms of physical and/ or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment or commercial or other exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power. And it's estimated to cost South Africa R238 Billion in 2015.

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Annual Report 2015

4 Oct 2016

We continue to work every day to ensure that no child dies from preventable diseases, and that every last child gets the chance to fulfil their potential. It's tough. And we are often stretched to our limit. But in doing so, it brings out the best in us. In 2015, we reached more than 65,000 children directly and in total almost 80,000 people, through working with partners in communities, schools, Early Childhood Development programmes and municipalities.

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Lives on the Line (May 2014)

4 Oct 2016

In the last two years, there has been a profound change amongst people and organisations working to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goal of a two-thirds reduction in child mortality

 

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Annual Report 2016

4 Oct 2016

We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest toreach. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis –transforming their lives and the future we share.

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Analysis of the Children’s Sector in South Africa (Nov 2015)

4 Oct 2016

Save the Children South Africa (SCSA) commissioned a mapping of the children’s sector in South Africa as at June 2014 to provide an information platform to inform its strategic reflection and planning process.

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