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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