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Western Cape Commissioner for Children Child Government Monitors speak on the 2024 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) ahead of National Children’s Day

31 October 2024
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The Western Cape Commissioner for Children and her Child Government Monitors (CGMs) have once again assessed whether the 2024 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement is child-centered and child-friendly. Read the full statement HERE.

Western Cape Commissioner for Children to Host Community Child Rights Feedback Workshops in Beaufort West, Prince Albert, and Murraysburg Areas from 26-30 August 2024

26 August 2024
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The Western Cape Commissioner for Children (WCCC) will be conducting Community Child Rights feedback workshops in the Beaufort West, Prince Albert, and Murraysburg areas from 26 to 30 August 2024. These sessions are a continuation of the ongoing efforts to engage with local communities on critical ...

Western Cape Commissioner for Children Child Government Monitors engages the National Treasury on a child-centered and child-friendly budget

29 July 2024
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Between the 24th and 28th June 2024, the Western Cape Commissioner for Children (WCCC) is implementing a week-long workshop for Child Government Monitors (CGMs) to lobby for child-centred and child-friendly governance. To read the full statement click HERE

Western Cape Commissioner for Children releases findings of a comprehensive study into the Alternative Care system in the Western Cape

15 May 2024
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The Western Cape Commissioner for Children (WCCC) has released the findings of a comprehensive study into the Alternative Care system in the Western Cape. To better understand the current working of the child protection system in the province, the WCCC conducted a comprehensive situational analysis ...
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Advisor to the Western Cape Commissioner for Children selected as a chair of the Africa Children’s Summit (ACS) 2024 South Africa.

22 April 2024
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Tara Hendricks, a 15-year-old advisor to the Western Cape Commissioner for Children, will represent WCCC and chair the Africa Children’s Summit 2024 in South Africa this August. The summit is a child-led initiative where children from Africa will gather to share and discuss the challenges ...

Western Cape Commissioner for Children calls for the prioritisation of children in National public budgeting processes.

20 February 2024
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As the nation eagerly anticipates Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's delivery of the Budget Speech on Wednesday, the Western Cape Commissioner for Children (WCCC) emphasises the crucial need to prioritise children in the budget. To read more, click HERE .

Children speak on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) ahead of National Children’s Day.

11 November 2023
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The MTBPS is not child-friendly nor child-centred, yet affects the children’s fundamental lived realities. Furthermore, children are not consulted in these decisions that directly impact their lives. These are some of the opinions raised by the Child Government Monitors (CGMs) in the Office of the ...