Lindiwe Zulu launches Child Protection Month in Kimberley
On Sunday, Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, launched Child Protection Month in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Zulu maintains that society has a collective responsibility to protect its children as they fall victim to different types of violence in society.
Crime statistics in SA reveal that more than 280 children were murdered between October and December 2023. It is being said that children are the future leaders of our country, however, they are exposed to different kinds of abuse.
Zulu, visited some homes in Kimberley to check on how social workers intervene and help. Zulu maintains, with some of the abuses starting at home, it is important that a conducive environment is created.
“This is something that we would like to see in each and every home, social workers just being able to clock in the homes and find out what is happening. For me, we’ve done well from a policy point of view but the policy on its own without a conducive environment for children to grow, what is that? That is about creating a conducive environment for familiesOrganisations formed to protect children have also raised concern about the increasing numbers of violence against children. Chief of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund in South Africa, Makiba Yamano explains:
“Now we know from the latest statistics from SAPS that every day there’s three children being murdered, and then even more 20 plus number of the children has been violently attacked, so the violence against children is still rife
“Let us work together to protect our precious future generation from savages of alcohol and drug abuse and their effects. Let us work together to ensure that those who put the lives of our children are not allowed to operate.” #ChildProtection2024 #30YearsOfFreedom pic.twitter.com/QznkU44rWl
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) May 19, 2024
Source: eNCA
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