Let’s strive to make child protection a year-long effort
One in three children under the age of 18 is a victim of sexual violence and physical abuse, a survey has found. Each year, government and organisations around the country gear up to mark National Child Protection Week with campaigns and programmes designed to raise awareness about children’s rights, their safety and security. It is […]
Children are our future
Children are our future: Why do we rape, abuse and kill them? Child Protection Week is marked in South Africa from 2 to 9 June 2019. And yet, in the past three years, 99% of children in South Africa experienced or witnessed violence, 2,600 children were murdered – 5% of the total murders – and […]
