Social transformation and strategic leveragingSocial transformation and strategic leveraging: Other resources
This report outlines the situation facing children who migrate accross international borders to South Africa. It also makes recommendations for intervention by UNICEF and other partners for strengthening migrant children’s access to basic rights in South Africa. Written by Ingrid Palmary, PhD, Forced Migration Studies Programme. Download: Pages 1 - 18 [pdf] Pages 19 - 57 [pdf]
The review assesses the obstacles to accessing the death benefits due to orphans from statutory insurance schemes and pension funds in South Africa. The operation of eight major registered pension funds and three major statutory insurance funds are described.Commissioned by UNICEF in partnership with the Department of Social Development. [PDF] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.)
Uses, Implementation and Obstacles June 2008 The accompanying report contains the results of a review of the Child Support Grant (CSG) which was commissioned in 2007 by Department of Social Development (DSD), the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and was conducted by the Community Agency for Social Enquiry (C A S E). [PDF] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.)
May 2008 This Report presents new evidence on the developmental impacts of South Africa’s Child Support Grant, widely regarded as one of the government’s most successful social protection interventions and the country’s largest social cash transfer programme in terms of the number of participants. Compiled & produced for Dept of Social Development, SASSA & UNICEF by EPRI. [PDF] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.)
This publication documents a rare attempt to assess all the steps involved in legal reform for realization of child rights and make a detailed estimate of the costs at each step. The case study addresses two costing projects in connection with these reforms: one for development of a child justice system, another for a comprehensive children’s act. Order publication or download below. [PDF] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.)
South African parliamentarians are elected by the public in the expectation that they will take care of the interest of the people who voted for them. However, children who are most vulnerable in our society and least able to care for themselves, have no electoral voice. This advocacy pocket book is a attempt to highlight some critical gaps and obstacles affecting service delivery for children. [PDF] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.)
The Children's Bill
Impact of the recently approved Section 75 of the Children’s Bill
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