Watch the full online event and individual presentations below.

Launch of the South African Child Gauge 2020



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WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Town: Welcome




Dr Tsepho Motsepe, the Honourable First Lady and Patron of SACSOWACH: Impact of nutrition on early childhood development and education


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VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINE

Liyema Saliwa, an Equalizer from Equal Education: Children’s experiences of hunger and the closure of the NSNP


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A HUMAN RIGHTS IMPERATIVE

Dr Tracey Naledi, Deputy-Dean Health Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT and Chairperson of Tekano: Health equity + food injustice




Muriel Mafico, Deputy Representative, UNICEF South Africa: South Africa’s global commitments




Tseliso Thipanyane, Chief Executive Officer, South African Human Rights Commission: A child rights imperative



Comments and questions from the floor


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A NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY

Dr David Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, DG Murray Trust: The economic arguments and role of donors/private sector


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KEY FINDINGS

Professor Julian May, Dr Chantell Witten and Lori Lake, Editors of the 2020 South African Child Gauge: The slow violence of malnutrition






Thulani Masilela, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation: Government’s response and need for intersectoral collaboration (generic screen only)




Comments and questions from the floor




Professor Shanaaz Mathews, Director, Children’s Institute, UCT: Thanks


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