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ECD Resource Pack from UNICEF

Some recent articles on the plight of children

Kids are starving in SA

The ten worst places to be a child in SA

Too poor to get help

See also links to SA Newspapers

Presentations, discussions and photos from the Second ECDLC Workshop - go there

CASNET presentation on the Children's Bill

An excellent summary of the Children's Bill including representations from various stakeholders - Download

Understanding Child Abuse

The incidence of child abuse, what is child abuse, myths about child abuse and offenders, indicators of abuse, effects of abuse, legal instruments and issues - by Joan van Niekerk, Childline South Africa - Download

Rights for Children in an HIV+ World

In comic book form, a comprehensive guide to social security services and benefits for children living with HIV/AIDS

from ACESS    go to Download

The Second Workshop is past...

By all accounts a very good experience.  The workshop reports will be posted here soon.

"Our Children are Dying in Droves and This is Why" -
Need To Focus On People's Rights - Article in the Cape Times, August 22, 2007 by Louis Reynolds and David Sanders

Download - Word file

Proceedings, presentations and photos of the Third ECDLC Workshop, March 2008

 

Go there


 

Dates to Note

ACESS Conference

"Comprehensive Social Security Needs of Young Children in South Africa"
The Riverclub in Observatory,
Cape
Town on 23 & 24 July 2008

Next ECDLC Workshop
15 to 19 September 2008
Venue The Estuary Country Hotel, Port Edward

(see the BvLF Diary
for International Events)