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June 2026

Open letter: Mass arrests of foreign nationals, the rights of children, and the dignity of migrant families - Mon, 06/29/2026 - 11:14
Statement: Case against Home Affairs on backlog in birth registrations in High Court on 10 June 2026 - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 14:41

April 2026

Launch of Development Southern Africa special issue: Prioritising the fight against stunting - Tue, 04/21/2026 - 16:00
Insights into needs of youth exiting care homes - Mon, 04/20/2026 - 15:18

March 2026

Submission to SAHRC national inquiry into food systems of South Africa - Thu, 03/05/2026 - 10:10

January 2026

In the news: Child Gauge 2025 - Wed, 01/14/2026 - 12:12

November 2025

UCT, partners urge united action to break cycles of violence - Fri, 11/14/2025 - 16:36
Launch of 2025 SA Child Gauge: intersections of violence - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 14:00

September 2025

Proactive planning with data for children - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 10:18
Educational booklet for parents and caregivers on early childhood development - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 10:42

July 2025

Supporting street youth to be resilient - Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:34
United and Unique documentary launch - Fri, 07/18/2025 - 11:43

April 2025

Group antenatal care toolkit is recognised as "excellent innovation" - Thu, 04/10/2025 - 12:48
South African health professional associations urged to end commercial milk formula industry sponsorship - Mon, 04/07/2025 - 10:40

March 2025

Children's Institute biennial report 2023 - 2024 - Tue, 03/11/2025 - 08:25

February 2025

Joint press statement: Why are South African classrooms and children becoming fast food billboards? - Fri, 02/28/2025 - 11:23

November 2024

Country report launch: Women Engaged Against Violence Everywhere (WEAVE) - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:01

September 2024

New publication: A Critical Review of South Africa’s Child Participation Frameworks - Sun, 09/01/2024 - 12:15

August 2024

Launch of 2024 SA Child Gauge - Thu, 08/22/2024 - 08:00

July 2024

New publication: Early Childhood Review 2024 - Wed, 07/17/2024 - 09:19

April 2024

Children's Institute holds a 'dotmocracy' workshop with the Western Cape Commissioner for Children - 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 UN urges SA 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 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

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