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for the opportunity to contribute and learn alongside dedicated professionals working towards a safer digital world for children.#ICCRstellies #ChildrensRights #DigitalSafety #OnlineSafety @CoEHuman @WitsUniversity
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On 20 August 2025, the NRF hosted the DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development’s (@CoEHuman) Steering Committee Lekgotla, consisting of Steering Committee and Scientific Advisory Committee members, as well as the @dstigovza and NRF representatives.
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New research! Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of a mental health intervention for adolescents living in an undeserved community. @CoEHuman @NickyWright67
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Reminder: Story submissions for the NRF's #YouthMonth2025 celebrations are closing next week.
Please find the details here: nrf.ac.za/invitation-youth-m…
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• 1 in 25 children die before their 5th birthday
• 71% live in households with too little income for basic needs
• 29% are stunted
• Less than half of 4 – 5-year-olds in learning programmes are developmentally on track
Read the #ChildGauge2024: bit.ly/4fV4C5y
#ECD
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If South Africa does not invest earlier in health, development, nutrition & care of pregnant women & young children, the best attempts at later improvement are likely to yield only partial success.
➡️5 key #ECD interventions put forward by #ChildGauge2024 bit.ly/4fV4C5y
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The @CIatUCT #ChildGauge2024 places early childhood development front and centre, focusing on children's health, nutrition, safety, early learning, and responsive care. It also unites a community of actors committed to the well-being of children: bit.ly/4ge0PR2.
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LAUNCH: South African Child Gauge 2024. Today 4pm at UCT - with partners @UNICEF_SA @CoEHuman @LEGOfoundation and Tutuwa Foundation - we launch #ChildGauge2024. The publication collates the latest evidence on #ECD, identifies progress and challenges, and sets an agenda for 2030.
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Speakers: Prof Green-Thompson, Dean @UCTHealthSci; Prof Murugan, @UCT_news Acting DVC Research; Prof @LindaRichterECD, @CoEHuman; Christine Muhigana, @UNICEF_SA; Prof @markskeptic, @ILCH_research; Janeli Kotze, @DBE_SA; Zanele Twala, Tutuwa Foundation; Nic Dowdall @LEGOfoundation
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NOW: The launch of South African Child Gauge 2024 is underway. Theme: Enhancing #ECD. First Lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, is delivering the opening address. Our Director, Associate Professor Wiedaad Slemming, will present key findings.
Watch:
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#ChildGauge2024
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The theme of the #ChildGauge2024 is "Enhancing early childhood development".
Speaking at the launch in Cape Town, UNICEF South Africa Representative, Christine Muhigana, highlights the need to support parents & caregivers to create positive childhood experiences #ForEveryChild.
ALT UNICEF South Africa Representative, Christine Muhigana, stands at a podium and delivers remarks at the Child Gauge 2024 launch.
ALT UNICEF South Africa Representative, Christine Muhigana sits at a table with other guests at the Child Gauge 2024 launch.
ALT A quote from the remarks from UNICEF South Africa Representative, Christine Muhigana.
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SA Child Gauge 2024 key message: South Africa must invest in #ECD -- from conception to school-going age -- to break intergenerational poverty & inequality. Efforts must focus on early childhood for investment to be most effective #ChildGauge2024 Read it: bit.ly/4fV4C5y
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On Wednesday, at 3 pm Dr Lauren Stuart (@CoEHuman
) will present "The Social Value of Work: Public Employment Programmes in Orange Farm" at 3pm, with Prof @Mondlihlatshway
as discussant. All welcome; register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
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What did South Africans do when they suddenly could not buy alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic? The findings are interesting. @profparry @petalwilliams @Food8000 @UWConline @The_MRC @CoEHuman #SDG3 bit.ly/3sMgwLH
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On UNICEF’s annual World Children’s Day, children stand up for their rights and raise their voices on issues that affect them such as climate change, education and mental health. What will you do to make the world a better place for our children? @CoEHuman @NRF_News @dsigovza
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Our new publication is out, which looks at parent-adolescent communication & interaction using video methodology and automated coding software. frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @CoEHuman @tamsenrochat @RebeccaMPearson @Bronscapade @fortunate_lek
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Read more about the Gauge and download copies of the full reports, policy briefs, posters, or child-friendly summaries: ci.uct.ac.za/child-gauge/chi…
The Gauge is an annual publication, and the most recent edition focused on Child and Adolescent Mental Health: ci.uct.ac.za/child-gauge/chi…
