World Children’s Day celebrates children’s rights and highlights the challenges they face.
World Children’s Day: Spotlight falls on key challenges
- World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November.
- Children continue to face many challenges.
- Children are impacted by climate change, violence and cerebral palsy.
Africa’s climate-displaced children, combatting violence against children, and treating cerebral palsy in children. These are the topics that Stellenbosch University experts focus on in opinion pieces for the media in celebration of World Children’s Day on 20 November. Click on the links below to read the articles as published.
Dr Bryony Fox (Urgent action needed for Africa’s climate-displaced children — Weekend Argus)
Dr Bridget Machaka (Urgent action needed to fight violence against children — Cape Argus)
Prof Regan Solomons (Cerebral palsy in South Africa: A call for comprehensive care and support — Cape Times)
Dr Selina Palm (Moving from words to actions to keep children safe from sexual abuse in churches — Mail & Guardian)
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