Presentations at Parliamentary Public Hearings on the Children’s Amendment Bill
The following submissions from Children’s Bill Working Group members and associated organisations were made at the provincial hearings:
Submissions by Province:
- Eastern Cape
- Free State
- Gauteng
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Limpopo
- Mpumalanga
- Northern Cape
- North West
- Western Cape
Eastern Cape --- Return to top
Written and oral submissions:
- Association for Persons with Disabilities
- Child Welfare (National)
- Eluxolweni Charitable Trust (Grahamstown)
- Eluxolweni Child Care Programme (Mthatha)
- National Association of Child and Youth Care Workers (National)
- Siyakhana Youth Outreach and Education Programme Trust (Mthatha)
- Siyakhana Youth Outreach and Education Programme Trust (Mount Frere)
- South African Congress for Early Childhood Development
- South African Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (National)
- Umtata Child Abuse Resource Centre re: Corporal Punishment
- Umtata Child Abuse Resource Centre re: Prevention
Free State --- Return to top
Written and oral submissions:
Written submissions:
Gauteng --- Return to top
Written and oral submissions:
- Childline
- Disabled Children’s Action Group
- Management Systems Training Programmes
- Multiple Disabilities Deaf Blind
- National Early Childhood Development Alliance
- Network Against Child Labour
- South African National Council for the Blind
- South African Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (National)
- Soul City
- Lawyers For Human Rights
Post-hearing follow-up:
In response to the provincial mandate, the following organisations wrote additional submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development:
- Centre for Child Law, University of Pretoria
- Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town
- National Welfare, Social Services And Development Forum
KwaZulu-Natal --- Return to top
Pre- hearing presentations to the Portfolio Committee, and Provincial Legislature:
Written and oral submissions:
- Child Welfare
- Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town (Radio Project)
- Children in Distress Network
- Children First
- Disabled Children’s Action Group
- Dikwankwetla - Children in Action (Children's Institute Project)
- Khayalethu (Pietermaritzburg)
- Streetwise (Pietermaritzburg)
- Themba Club (Port Shepstone)
Limpopo --- Return to top
Written submissions:
- Childline
- Child Welfare
- Disabled Children’s Action Group
- National Alliance for Street Children
- Samaritan Centre: Sara Galane
Mpumalanga --- Return to top
Written and oral submissions:
- Childline
- Child Welfare
- Disabled Children’s Action Group (Mpumalanga)
- National Alliance for Street Children
Northern Cape --- Return to top
Written submissions:
- Child Welfare
- Disabled Children’s Action Group
- National Early Childhood Development Alliance (Custoda Trust)
- South African Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (National)
North West --- Return to top
Written and oral submissions:
- Childline
- Child Welfare
- Dikwankwetla - Children in Action (Children's Institute Project)
- Disabled Children’s Action Group
Western Cape --- Return to top
Written and oral submissions: