A Call to Action: Children’s rights in South Africa

The children’s sector has worked together for the past decades to improve the lives of children. Gains have been made, and children generally enjoy a better quality of life today. However, the job is not complete. There is still further work to be done. South Africa continues to face a number of historically persistent as well as emerging risks that are not adequately addressed by the current child protection system. These present a challenge to the realization of children’s rights. 

This document seeks to provide a platform for the development of an advocacy agenda for achieving systemic and sustainable change in areas that will improve the lives of present and future generations of children in South Africa.