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August 2024
Launch: South African Child Gauge 2024
- Wed, 08/21/2024 - 06:55
July 2024
New publication: Early Childhood Review 2024
- Wed, 07/17/2024 - 09:19
April 2024
International and Canadian Child Rights Partnership newsletter April 2024
- Wed, 04/24/2024 - 10:20
We welcome SCA judgment in corporal punishment case
- Mon, 04/15/2024 - 08:48
February 2024
Press statement: Ahead of the 2024 Budget Speech, the United Nations urges South Africa to protect children from budget cuts
- Tue, 02/13/2024 - 10:20
SONA 2024: Open letter to President Ramaphosa
- Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:41
January 2024
Joint statement: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls government to account: Time to stop short-changing child health
- Tue, 01/30/2024 - 09:54
2023 United Nations CRC Alternative Report of the Network of Child Health Advocates
- Wed, 01/24/2024 - 14:56
Statement: High Court orders Department of Home Affairs to stop blocking the birth registration or ID of any child whose parent’s ID has been unlawfully blocked or is under investigation
- Wed, 01/17/2024 - 16:13
November 2023
We're hiring: Research Assistant
- Tue, 11/21/2023 - 18:09
We're hiring: Communications Assistant
- Fri, 11/17/2023 - 09:19
Statement: Treasury is not protecting and prioritising the development and wellbeing of children
- Mon, 11/06/2023 - 12:15
October 2023
Report: Review of child poverty and value of child support grant
- Tue, 10/10/2023 - 11:45
September 2023
Joint statement: Children’s Institute in court as amicus curiae in case against Department of Home Affairs
- Tue, 09/19/2023 - 15:08
August 2023
Now in isiXhosa: our resource explaining how to apply for a child grant without a birth certificate or caregiver ID
- Mon, 08/28/2023 - 14:19
July 2023
Preventing violence against young children: A scoping review of interventions in low- and middle-income countries
- Mon, 07/31/2023 - 10:27
Improving early learning for pre-school children in vulnerable contexts
- Tue, 07/11/2023 - 14:18
May 2023
Adversity increases children’s risk for mental health problems
- Wed, 05/31/2023 - 14:03
Cutting child protection services threatens everyone’s safety #ChildProtectionWeek #CPW2023
- Mon, 05/29/2023 - 14:32
April 2023
CI and LRC create guide on applying for a child grant without a birth certificate or caregiver ID
- Mon, 04/17/2023 - 09:00
Hello from our new Director, Associate Professor Wiedaad Slemming
- Mon, 04/03/2023 - 13:45
March 2023
Budget Justice Coalition makes submission on Division of Revenue Bill 2023
- Mon, 03/13/2023 - 17:00
Message from outgoing CI Director Professor Shanaaz Mathews
- Wed, 03/08/2023 - 17:00
December 2022
At the intersection of childhood and womanhood, adolescent girls are falling through the cracks of violence prevention
- Fri, 12/09/2022 - 14:15
November 2022
Closing the gaps in services that respond to violence against women and children
- Tue, 11/29/2022 - 16:45
Demand better mental health services for our children
- Mon, 11/14/2022 - 15:30
October 2022
Doing the impossible: Taking from the mouths of babes
- Fri, 10/28/2022 - 15:30
September 2022
Re-advert: Director of the Children's Institute, Closing date extended
- Wed, 09/21/2022 - 15:00
August 2022
Children’s Institute submission to the National Treasury on the 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework
- Mon, 08/29/2022 - 16:15
‘We must take men along on that journey’
- Wed, 08/17/2022 - 17:00
June 2022
Children’s mental health: A catalyst for development
- Wed, 06/15/2022 - 06:00
School violence needs ‘whole community’ interventions
- Mon, 06/06/2022 - 16:15
November 2021
Appointment of convicted sex offender as mayor condemned
- Thu, 11/18/2021 - 19:00
August 2021
CHILDREN and COVID-19 advocacy briefs
- Thu, 08/19/2021 - 18:45
July 2021
Children and Covid-19 Advocacy Briefs
- Fri, 07/30/2021 - 16:30
February 2021
Child Gauge 2020 LAUNCH News Wrap
- Thu, 02/18/2021 - 14:15
First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe addresses launch of the South African Child Gauge 2020
- Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:45
Daily Maverick Op-Ed
- Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:30
November 2020
End this heartbreaking cycle of violence against children
- Sun, 11/29/2020 - 12:30
Covid-19 relief grant misses the mark for children
- Tue, 11/24/2020 - 12:30
October 2020
Webinar finds more resources needed in fight against gender-based violence
- Wed, 10/07/2020 - 19:15
September 2020
Mental health ‘cannot be ignored’ when addressing violence against women and children
- Fri, 09/18/2020 - 15:45
June 2020
Don't forget the children in this Covid-19 storm
- Sun, 06/07/2020 - 13:30
Include children's voice's on issues that concern them
- Sun, 06/07/2020 - 13:15
Our Covid-19 strategy must include measures to reduce violence against women and children
- Wed, 06/03/2020 - 07:30
April 2020
Coalition calls on Cabinet to reconsider relief grants allocation
- Tue, 04/28/2020 - 18:00
Letter to Mr President: Call to increase the CSG to protect children and families
- Sat, 04/04/2020 - 15:15
Prof Shanaaz Mathews, Director of the Children’s Institute nominated to serve on The Lancet Commission
- Thu, 04/02/2020 - 15:00
January 2020
Why South Africa's children are vulnerable to violence and injuries
- Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:00
December 2019
South African Gauge 2019: Child and adolescent health
- Thu, 12/19/2019 - 13:30
September 2019
Lack of birth certificates put children at risk of school exclusion
- Thu, 09/26/2019 - 15:45
Children’s Institute welcomes ruling on hitting children
- Wed, 09/25/2019 - 12:45
We already know how boys become violent men
- Wed, 09/25/2019 - 12:45
Mr. President, are you listening? Ending violence against children should be a top priority
- Thu, 09/05/2019 - 15:45
June 2019
Ending violence against children should be a top priority for President Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet
- Mon, 06/03/2019 - 03:15
May 2019
Children's Institute Hosts Media Workshop on Ethically Reporting on Violence Against Children
- Wed, 05/29/2019 - 10:30
Regressive and deeply flawed, the Children’s Amendment Bill is rushed to the new Parliament
- Wed, 05/29/2019 - 09:00
April 2019
Children's Institute Co-hosts Seminar on International Poverty Study
- Thu, 04/11/2019 - 12:15
February 2019
South African Child Gauge 2018: Achieving Social Justice for South Africa’s Children
- Thu, 02/07/2019 - 11:00
November 2018
Weighing up South Africa’s family policy: what does and doesn’t work
- Wed, 11/28/2018 - 14:30