The Department of Social Development has launched the week-long campaign in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. This year, the focus will be on teenage pregnancy, which saw a spike during Covid-19, of teenagers giving birth in 2021. National Child Protection Week (CPW) is observed in South Africa annually to raise awareness about the rights of children as articulated in the Children’s Act of 2005. Gugu Xaba joined us via Zoom. She is the Programme Director at Save the Children South Africa.
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