Proudlock P, Dutschke M, Jamieson L, Monson J & Smith C (eds) 2008
Children's Institute, University of Cape Town
The South African Child Gauge is the only publication in the country that provides an annual snap-shot of the status of South Africa’s children.
It is published by the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town, to track South Africa’s progress towards realising children’s rights.
The 2007/2008 issue focused on 'children’s right to social services'.
Click on the links below for a pdf version of each section of the report or click here for the full report. (Note: the full pdf is 3.79 MB and may take some time to download.)
Unfortunately, no more hard copies are available to order.
Cover
Back cover
Acknowledgements and contact details
Contents
List of tables, figures and case studies
Foreword
Shirley Pendlebury, Director, Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town
Reflections on children in South Africa
Macharia Kamau, Country Representative, UNICEF South Africa
PART ONE: CHILDREN AND LAW REFORM
Key legislative developments affecting children in 2007
Lucy Jamieson, Paula Proudlock and Samantha Waterhouse
PART TWO: CHILDREN AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Setting the scene for social services: The gap between service need and delivery
Sonja Giese
Children’s constitutional right to social services
Mira Dutschke and Jo Monson
Developmental social welfare policies and children’s right to social services
Mira Dutschke
The Children’s Act: Providing a strong legislative foundation for a developmental approach to child care and protection
Paula Proudlock and Lucy Jamieson
Budget allocations for implementing the Children’s Act
Debbie Budlender, Paula Proudlock and Jo Monson
Human resources needed to give effect to children’s right to social services
Jackie Loffell, Merle Allsopp, Eric Atmore and Jo Monson
Making the link between social services and social assistance
Charmaine Smith
PART THREE: CHILDREN COUNT – THE NUMBERS
Introducing Children Count – Abantwana Babalulekile
Lizette Berry and Johannes John-Langba
Demography of South Africa's children
Helen Meintjes, Johannes John-Langba and Lizette Berry
Children's access to social assistance
Johannes John-Langba, Double-Hugh Marera and Lizette Berry
Children's access to education Shirley Pendlebury and Norma Rudolph
Child health: The general context
Beverly Draper and Johannes John-Langba
Child health: HIV/AIDS
Beverly Draper
Children’s access to housing
Katharine Hall
Children’s access to sanitation, water and electricity
Johannes John-Langba and Double-Hugh Marera