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The South African Child Gauge 2007/2008   South African Child Gauge 2007/2008
'Children’s right to social services' is the 2007/2008 theme of this popular annual review of the situation of children in South Africa. The Children’s Act (as amended) is the primary law that is aimed at giving effect to this right. The South African Child Gauge 2007/2008 provides in-depth information on some of the pioneering aspects of the new law and the budgetary and human resource challenges that need attention to enable maximum impact for vulnerable children. It also contains an update on legislative and policy developments pertaining to child rights, and provides updated statistics on the demographics of children in South Africa and their access to a range of socio-economic entitlements.

CI Newsletter March 2008: Child Rights in Focus   Child Rights in Focus
The official CI newsletter, Issue 7, March 2008
This issue reports among others on Parliament’s passing of the Children’s Amendment Bill and related input from the Institute’s residential care research; an assessment of readers’ perceptions of the South African Child Gauge 2006; a Means to Live workshop to discuss the coherence of poverty alleviation programmes; and the launch of a training programme for health professionals on children’s rights. Read also about new Children’s Institute publications such as the third edition of the South African Child Gauge 2007/2008, and contributions to a number of academic publications.

Champions for Children Handbook: How to build a caring school community   Champions for Children Handbook: How to build a caring school community
This handbook is a guide to mobilising schools and neighbourhoods around the well-being and needs of children to create caring school communities. It was developed through action research in four school communities in the Western Cape and the Free State. The work was done in partnership with the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union, and in collaboration with other organisations, including the Caring Schools Network (CASNET). The handbook is available in hard copy or CD-ROM to communities who would like to participate in the research.

Home truths: The phenomenon of residential care for children in a time of AIDS   Home truths: The phenomenon of residential care for children in a time of AIDS
This research report provides description and analysis of the complex patterning of residential care for SA’s children, and how it relates to national policy and law and to international child welfare policy. It provides an analysis of basic characteristics of the children resident in the range of settings, and of the children’s journeys through these homes. It examines different aspects of the residential care settings themselves and highlights the complexity of the phenomenon of residential care in practice.
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interventions that promote equality and realise
the rights and improve the conditions
of all children in South Africa,
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CI in the news: March 2008 - April 2008
One kid, one computer click here
Anderson B
Finweek, 30 April 2008

Chakras and children click here
Plus News online, 21 April 2008

Inflation eats away at food for poor click here
Naidoo Y
Cape Argus, 17 April 2008, p.8

Empty stomachs stifle hunger for knowledge
click here

Govender P
Sunday Times, 13 April 2008, p.6

Rights group hail children’s Act click here
Mkhwanazi S
The Mercury, 10 April 2008, p.2

Kids 'sold short in services budget' click here
Caelers D
Cape Argus, 20 March 2008, p.14

Gauging children's rights to care and protection
click here

Dutschke M & Smith C
Mail & Gaurdian online, 20 March 2008

Effecting Act to cost R5bn click here
Mnguni H
The Citizen online, 20 March 2008

Child Gauge spotlights new Children's Act click here
Monday Paper online - UCT, 20 March 2008

Children go hungry after minister's bungle on grants click here
Venter Z
Cape Times, 20 March 2008, p.1&3

Child support grant saga and who calls the shots
click here

Tilley A
Business Day, 7 March 2008, p.13

Don't extend the child grant, say readers click here
Lamani L
Independent online, 6 March 2008

'More grants would cost R6,1bn extra' click here
Venter Z
Pretoria News online, 6 March 2008

Grants: Woman takes on the State click here
Venter Z
Pretoria News online, 5 March 2008

Kids are starving in SA click here
Cohen L
Sunday Times, 2 March 2008, p.4

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