God Grew Tired of Us - Mandela Day 2016
Today, in memory of his life, the Save the Children South Africa team in Limopop hosted a screening of the documentary God Grew Tired of Us with unaccompanied migrant children from our Children on the Move project at Tshitandani Child Care Foundation Shelter in Limpopo.
Child Protection Week 2016
Today, the 29th of May 2016 the Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini officially launched Child Protection Week under the theme “Let Us All Protect Children To Move South Africa Forward“.
Violence Against Children in the Home Should Not Be Tolerated
Save the Children South Africa is pleased with the finding as per the report released by the South Africa Human Rights Commission, in the matter between the Complainants, Andriaan Mostert, Hannah Mostert, Sonke Gender Justice and Carol Bower; and the Respondent, Joshua Generation Church.
Submission on budget speech 2016: A call for Investment in children
Save the children South Africa (SCSA) is a child rights non-governmental organisation that endeavours to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate, lasting change in their lives. Save the Children South Africa welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the budget speech 2016.
Gives Communities a Platform to Improve Health
A new civil society coalition gives communities a commanding platform to improve the health of new-borns, children, adolescents, women and mothers in South Africa.
Change for Children 2016
Change for Children, our inaugural fundraising gala dinner, raised an astounding R260,000 for vulnerable children across South Africa. And the support is still coming in. Over 150 guests dressed to impress and walked the red carpet to fit the Hollywood Glamour theme of the evening.
Thank You PwC!
Save the Children's corporate supporters and partners are critical to creating sustainable change for children in South Africa.
On Corporal Punishment in Mpumalanga Schools
The South African Schools Act of 1996 contains a landmark clause (section 10) which prohibits the use of corporal punishment in all educational institutions across the country.
New Global Goals Could Save 6,500 Children Every Day and Help End Health and Education Inequalities
As world leaders gather to sign a momentous international development plan at the 70th United Nations Global Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Friday September 25th, Save the Children urges them to ensure that no child is left behind in the arenas of health, education, protection, and child survival.