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Department of Social Development

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Adopting a child

The decision to adopt is life changing for both the respective parents and the child.

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Community care

Fostering a child

Children are placed in foster care for different reasons, which include abuse, deliberate neglect and exploitation.

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DSD services that ensure protection of vulnerable children

Despite the difficult fiscal and economic situation the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) finds itself in – as all other...

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Make sure you know where your child is

While many revelers rang in the new year on beaches across the Western Cape, staff from the provincial Department of Social Development (DSD...

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MEC Fernandez urges parents to keep an eye on children this summer

Summer is around the corner, and with it comes the spirit of joviality, but the season also calls for caution on various fronts. The Western...

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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

On 30 July 2023, we will observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This year’s theme from the United Nations Office on Drugs and...

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Child Protection Month: Atlantis parents eager to provide places of safety

When a child is being abused, neglected, or exploited, they are in need of care and protection. The Western Cape Department of Social...

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Child Protection Month: Children with disabilities deserve protection too

“We need to remember that every child is my child. Every child deserves to be acknowledged and seen as such and not for their disability.” –...

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Child Protection Month: Giving vulnerable children a safe home

“If you have the means to give a vulnerable child love, care, and stability – please do not hesitate to do so. Sometimes we envision the...

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Child Protection Month: All children should be protected

May is Child Protection Month, a month in which we raise awareness about the rights of children as enshrined in the Constitution. The...

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