Advancing #ChildrensRights through interdisciplinary research, advocacy, and education. An applied research unit of the University of Cape Town @UCT_news.
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On 2024's World Children's Day, ILCHR Co-Director @markskeptic and James Radner call for urgent investment in children as a moral imperative, not because of their future "human capital potential" in this @LancetChildAdol Comment thelancet.com/journals/lanch…
On #WorldChildrensDay we’re sharing essential reads and resources for child rights champions.
📱Concerns on kids’ internet use are backed by research. Parents may confiscate teens’ devices but it’s not practical or helpful. Help kids navigate the internet: bit.ly/3AF65NU
📊The 2015 National Integrated ECD Policy aims to transform ECD by ensuring services are comprehensive, equitable & universally available. What are the trends in service delivery outcomes for early childhood development since the intro of the Policy? Data: bit.ly/3YWilBJ
💬 Join a conversation on child rights & decolonial research approaches today 7pm SAST (12pm EST). Hosted by @OfficialICCRP, an international research collab we're part of that includes 200 children & youths, universities & human rights orgs. Register: bit.ly/3Z6qx3n
A world in which children are valued, nurtured and protected.
A world in which children’s rights are realised.
A world in which children can participate, develop and thrive throughout their lives.
Tomorrow on #WorldChildrensDay, we mark the creating of this world.
We're part of an international research partnership of children, youths, researchers, unis, NGOs & govts to advance child rights. To mark #WorldChildrensDay join our virtual events. Topics include participatory methodologies & decolonial approaches. More: bit.ly/3Z6qx3n
With expertise in areas including public health; law; and government planning, monitoring and evaluation; our Advisory Board members recently gathered to share perspectives on our interdisciplinary research, advocacy and education strategies as we work to advance #ChildrensRights
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We're a research unit of UCT, proactively addressing challenges facing children in South Africa through interdisciplinary and child-centred research, advocacy and education.
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On National Children's Day, we launched the 2024 Child Poverty Report, in partnership with @DeloitteAfrica, revealing the profound impact of child poverty in🇿🇦.
Dive into the insights and join us in the fight to #EndChildPoverty.
Download it here: bit.ly/4hy5ZYG
Our researcher @libongwe_gwele recently presented his work at the annual UCT Paeds & Child Health research days. He’s part of a multicountry team on the Safe, Inclusive, Participative Pedagogy project, improving early learning in vulnerable contexts. More: bit.ly/3NRYi22
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Outcomes for Early Childhood Development following #MTBPS2024. 🪁🧸💰
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I’m deeply alarmed by the spiralling violence against children & families in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State.
Reports of mass killings, sexual violence & destruction of homes & livelihoods are appalling.
@UNICEF calls for an immediate end to the violence.👇 unicef.org/press-releases/le…
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📣 16 organisations unite against education budget cuts! ✊🏿💰
🗞️✍️🏿Our 'State of Education' newspaper features a joint open letter to @Treasury_RSA signed by the EELC, @equal_education, @SECTION27news, @Budgetjusticesa, @UPChildLaw and @CIatUCT. #StateOfEducation #FundOurFuture
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🗞️ #PressStatement | "Children as young as three years old were forcefully removed from their homes... separated from their families for a week." @SAPoliceService, @HomeAffairsSA, how is this justified?
🔎 Find out what happened & how we won in court: shorturl.at/WK7LX
High-level political leadership is 🔑 to address this complex challenge & drive intersectoral collabs, writes our Child Gauge editor @lorilakethetha. Interventions must include income support for pregnant women to up maternal nutrition & reduce low birth weight #WorldFoodDay2024
The science is clear. A child’s brain is built only once in early childhood, and investments during this sensitive period of development offer the greatest returns and boost their lifelong health, education and employment prospects: dlvr.it/TFMFF9
Our leaders must be brave in their decision-making, put young children at the centre of policymaking and position our investment in young children as an investment in reducing poverty and inequality.
- Professor @markskeptic, co-author of #ChildGauge2024
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There's no such thing as a free lunch. @WHO's model policy shows how sponsorship from formula milk companies can undermine clinicians' primary commitment to patient care, and how professional associations can eliminate these conflicts of interest
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