South African Child Gauge 2015
De Lannoy A, Swartz S, Lake L & Smith C (eds) 2015
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 2015 issue focuses on the theme 'Youth and the intergenerational transmission of poverty'.
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Full report (14 MB)
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Policy brief (520 KB)
Youth Matters (890 KB)
Cover
Back cover
Acknowledgements and contact details
Broad overview
Contents
List of figures, tables and cases
List of abbreviations
Foreword
Jonathan D Jansen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, University of the Free State
Reflections on youth development
Buti Manamela, Deputy Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Youth Development and Administration
PART ONE: CHILDREN AND LAW REFORM
Legislative developments in 2014/2015
Lucy Jamieson, Carina du Toit and Janet Jobson
PART TWO: YOUTH AND THE INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF POVERTY
A focus on youth: An opportunity to disrupt the intergenerational transmission of poverty
Ariane De Lannoy, Murray Leibbrandt and Emily Frame
Schooling in South Africa: How low-quality education becomes a poverty trap
Nic Spaull
Post-school education: Broadening alternative pathways from school to work
Nicola Branson, Clare Hofmeyr, Joy Papier and Seamus Needham
Youth unemployment in South Africa: Understanding the challenge and working on solutions
Lauren Graham and Cecil Mlatsheni
Youth health and well-being: Why it matters
Diane Cooper, Ariane De Lannoy and Candice Rule
Parenting, poverty and young people in South Africa: What are the connections?
Catherine Ward, Tawanda Makusha and Rachel Bray
Youth and mobility: Linking movement to opportunity
Katharine Hall, Amina Ebrahim, Ariane De Lannoy and Monde Makiwane
Youth identity, belonging and citizenship: Strengthening our democratic future
Justine Burns, Janet Jobson and Buhle Zuma
Developing young people’s capacities to navigate adversity
Sharlene Swartz and Crain Soudien
PART THREE: CHILDREN COUNT – THE NUMBERS
Introducing Children Count – Abantwana Babalulekile
Demography of South Africa’s children
Helen Meintjes, Katharine Hall and Winnie Sambu
Income poverty, unemployment and social grants
Katharine Hall and Winnie Sambu
Child health and nutrition
Nadine Nannan, Katharine Hall and Winnie Sambu
Children’s access to education
Katharine Hall
Children’s access to housing
Katharine Hall
Children’s access to services
Katharine Hall and Winnie Sambu