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The Children's Institute is a leader in child policy research and advocacy in South Africa. Our activities focus on four areas that are critical to children's well-being: child rights, child poverty, child health services, and care in the context of HIV/AIDS. Our purpose is to provide evidence to assist policy-makers and practitioners to create policies, programmes and institutions that support the best interests of children in South Africa.

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An essential resource on legal matters affecting children
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Child Law in South Africa (Juta, 2009) is an updated and expanded successor to Introduction to Child Law in South Africa (2000). With 18 new and seven updated chapters, it provides insight into the profound influence of recent legislation such as the Children’s Act 38 of 2005, the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007. It also provides comments on ground-breaking case law and the latest research findings in the field. Two Children’s Institute authors – Paula Proudlock and Prinslean Mahery – contributed three chapters. Read more…

 

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Social Service Practitioners Advocacy Network (SSPAN)

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The Children’s Institute houses the secretariat of Social Service Practitioners Advocacy Network. The network and related advocacy support to the social services sector mainly aim to promote the participation of social service practitioners in the finalisation of a new Act governing the sector. Read more, or view the latest SSPAN newsletter.
 

Ci in the News


  1. Cutting social grant fraud could save R1bn
    Eyewitness News [Online], 25/02/2010

    Child grant could increase R10 more
    The Citizen [Online], 24/02/2010

    Increase in social grants will benefit children
    Inter Press Service News Agency [Online], 19/02/2010

    Children's Institute revamps its websites
    UCT Monday Paper [Online], 29/01/2010

    Rounded up and shipped out
    Mail & Guardian [Online], 22/01/2010

    New grant regulations could prejudice most vulnerable children
    Cape Times, 15/12/2009, p.6

    Victory for child-grant lobby
    Monday Paper, 02/11/2009

    Child support grant age threshold move welcomed
    CME (Continuing Medical Education), 1/11/2009, p.521

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Featured Publications


The Journey of Hope: Creating a network of care for the children of Luckau village

schools and communities caring for childrenThis plain language booklet tells the story of how people in a village in Limpopo province built a network of care for children. The initiative grew out of the Caring Schools Project and shows what can be achieved when school communities work together to create a better life for children.


Case study on campaign to consider needs of children with disabilities in new Children's ActFrom sidelines to centre stage: The inclusion of children with disabilities in the Children's Act
This study captures the campaign to consider the needs of children with disabilities during the drafting of the Children's Act.  It describes the methodology used, and strengths and weaknesses to reveal the "essential ingredients" of civil society law-reform advocacy.

child-headed households in south africaChild-headed households in South Africa: A statistical brief

This systematic analysis of 20 South African household surveys presents new evidence about child-headed households, and reveals that some common assumptions about the phenomenon are inaccurate.

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