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Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa

Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa. Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa. Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa. Prioritised Disempowerment Areas. South African Child Protection Review. Number of Children: In country: 18.6 million children (UNICEF 2012)

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Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa

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  1. Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa

  2. Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa

  3. Courage Child Protection Audit: South Africa Prioritised Disempowerment Areas

  4. South African Child Protection Review • Number of Children: • In country: 18.6 million children (UNICEF 2012) • Average By province: Pie graph on next page (children 0-4 years) • In each community: info not available • By gender: 25% female and 28% male (Children between 0-14 years- statssa.gov.za 2011) • Number of child births per year: 1 102 300 per year (UNICEF 2012) • Number of child deaths per year: 50 000 under the age of 5 (UNICEF 2012) • Respiratory Infections 19% (2011 who.int) • Diarrhoea 18% (2011 who.int) • Anaemia 21.4% (2015 Wikipedia) • Malnutrition 5.6 million deaths per year (2015 Wikipedia) • Other 5% (2010-ftp.bhfglobal.com) • child life expectancy: 52.3 years (UNICEF 2012)

  5. Graph showing the number of children ages 0-4 years in each province in South Africa- 2012 beta2.statssa.gov.za

  6. South Africa Child Protection Review • Who the children live with: • Birth mother and father: 34.8% (2012 childrencount.ci.org.za) • Birth mother only: 38.8% (2012 childrencount.ci.org.za) • Birth father only: 3.4% (2012 childrencount.ci.org.za) • Grandparent/s: 8% (2013 .news24.com/SouthAfrica/News) • Extended family: 16% (2013 .news24.com/SouthAfrica/News) • Legal guardian info not available • On the street: 10 000 ( 2014 Sad,Bad and Mad thesis, Dee Blackie) • In a home (Child Headed HH): 150 000 ( 2012 UNICEF) • Wards of the state? 345 registered (2012 UNICEF) • Institution/home: 21 000 (2012 UNICEF) • Foster care: 500 000 reported in 2008 ( UNICEF) • Correctional facility: 240 (2013 Wikipedia) • Permanent legal adoption? Adoptions- 5853/ 1400 in 2014 Inter-country adoptions- 845 (2010 UNICEF) • Local vs international? 1580 international adoptions between 2004-2010 (2014 Blackie)

  7. Graph showing the percentage of children 18 years and under living with their parents in each province in South Africa- 2012 www.childrencount.ci.org.za

  8. South Africa Child Protection Review • Living Environment: • Urban/Rural split: 45% rural and 55% urban • Living in poverty: 56% of children live below the poverty line ( 2014 iol.co.za) • Social security support: social grant for 9,8 million children in 2010 (UNICEF) • Formal home vs Informal home: formal- 73.6% informal- 11.3% ( 2013 childrencount.ci.org.za) • Access to electricity: 80% have access (2010 UNICEF) • Access to clean water: 34% of children DO NOT have access to water (childrencount.ci.org.za 2012) • Access to adequate sanitation: 31% of children DO NOT have access to adequate sanitation (childrencount.ci.org.za 2012) • Family environment: • Access to a family environment: info not available • Access to a safe home/place to sleep: info not available • Access to adequate nutrition: 3.3 million children are underfed (childrencount.ci.org.za 2012) • Access to early childhood development: 84% DO NOT have access to formal ECD (2011 who.int) • Access to adequate education: 99% had access to primary school education ( 2012 UNICEF) • Access to health care services: 83% (2011- Wikipedia.com) • Access to play/recreation: info not available

  9. South Africa: Macro Child Protection Challenges • Registration & Citizenship: 95% (UNICEF 2012) • Disease: • HIV/AIDS: 410 000 children (UNICEF 2012) • FASD: Between 6-11% depending on the area(Newspaper article by Shelley Seid) • Other: 5% (2010-ftp.bhfglobal.com) • Disability: 11.2% of the child population has a disability (2012-UNICEF) • Premature birth: 12% (2012-who.int) • Physical disability: info not found • Mental disability: info not found • Orphans: 4 million children are orphans (UNICEF 2013) • Illegal immigrants/refugees/ unaccompanied minors: 5 million illegal immigrants (2013-Wikipedia)

  10. Graph showing the percentage of children that are either Double orphan, Paternal orphan or Maternal orphan in all 9 provinces- 2012 childrencount.ci.org.za

  11. South Africa: Family Child Protection Challenges • Informal (illegal) adoption: info not available • Parent drug or alcohol abuse: 1 in every 10 parent has a drug/alcohol addiction (2013-.health24.com) • Psychological maltreatment: Info not available • Bullying (tangible & cyber): 37% (2012-UNICEF) • Isolation and internment : info not available • Female circumcision: 3 million girls annually (2011- who.int) • Harmful male circumcision: 1460 reported harmful circumcision (2012-UNICEF) • Virginity testing? (age/consent): ages 18-20 years (2014-health24.com) • Child/Teen crisis pregnancy: 182 000 reported annually (2013-.ibtimes.com)

  12. South African Criminal Child Protection Challenges • Late/illegal abortion : 57% of child deaths are caused by illegal abortion (2014-Wikipedia) • Child abandonment (Safe vs unsafe): 45% of children are abandoned (2010-UNICEF) • Child neglect: 2 million cases reported in 2000 (2012-UNICEF) • Child living/working on street: 10 000 children (2014 Bad Sad & Mad thesis- Dee Blackie) • Physical abuse/ill-treatment: 14% (2010 UNICEF) • Murder or Attempted murder: 758 attempted murder cases reported 2012 (2010-UNICEF) • Corporal punishment: 59% (2012-UNICEF) • Sexual abuse: 25 862 reported cases in 2012 (2012-UNICEF) • Child trafficking: 247 000 reported cases of child prostitution and suspected trafficking (2005-mediamonitoringafrica.org) • Child exploitation: 431 000 children reported in 2010 (2012-UNICEF) • Child labour: 116 000 children reported in 2010 (2012-UNICEF) • Child marriage: 5.6% of women get married before 18 (UNICEF 2012)

  13. Pie graph showing the main reasons for admission of children into youth centre- 2010 UNICEF

  14. Thank you

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