Children

Community care

Adopting a child

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

Community care

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

Child Protection Month may be over, and Youth Month coming to an end, but the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) is...

During the month of June, Youth Month, we recognize the invaluable contribution of countless young people who bravely fought for freedom and...

Head of the Western Cape Department of Social Development, Dr Robert Macdonald: Child Protection Week, observed annually between 29 May and...

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

“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.” –...

“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...

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

Honourable Madam Chairperson, Honourable Members, Ladies and gentlemen. The Western Cape Department of Social Development has worked very...