Issue 4 of the SANCRC’s newsletter February 2022
Welcome to the 1st issue of the SANCRC’s newsletter for 2022. This newsletter provides a rich tapestry of information on progress we have made as a coalition in advancing our priorities, new legal developments, research, and pending advocacy opportunities, as well as news from our member organisations and partners. In this issue, we share the […]
The SANCRC’s strategic plan 2021 – 2023
The SANCRC’s first collective three-year strategic plan for the period 2021 – 2023 was adopted by its members during the organisation’s first annual general meeting held on 30 March 2021. Documents & Downloads
The SANCRC’s constitution
The SANCRC’s constitution was adopted by our members during our first annual general meeting which we held on 30 March 2021. Documents & Downloads
The SANCRC made presentations to its members on Child Rights Governance
The SANCRC has worked in partnership with UNICEF South Africa, the SAHRC and the ORC in the DSD to advocate for stronger child rights governance of South Africa’s resources. In preparation for development of a statement of commitment by the SANCRC, a presentation was made at a workshop with members of the coalition on Child […]
Presentation on the SANCRC to the NACCW’s 5th biennial conference
The SANCRC made an opening presentation on the NACCW’s 5th biennial conference. Documents & Downloads
Presentation on South Africa’s fiscal policy priorities for children to Treasury on 21 September 2021
The SANCRC made an oral presentation to Treasury on 21 September 2021 calling for a strategic and coherent fiscal policy that will continue to grow human capital for sustainable, inclusive development. The opportunity was gladly accepted and used to emphasise the need for structural reform of the budgeting process to become an integral and supportive […]
Submission to the UN on the rights of children in alternative care
The SANCRC made a submission to the UN on 2 July 2021 for consideration on its day of general discussion on children’s rights and alternative care. Documents & Downloads
Submission opposing the establishment of the ORC in the Department of Women
The SANCRC has learned that it is likely that the ORC will be established in the Presidency. Whilst we welcome this move, we are deeply concerned at the proposed location of the ORC in the Department of Women, Youth and Person’s with Disabilities, as well as the complete lack of transparency and consultation with CSOs, […]
Submission on the establishment of an ORC in the Presidency
The SANCRC developed a submission calling on the President and Premiers at the start of the 2021 administrative year to provide effective leadership and make children’s rights a national development priority in 2021 and beyond. We called for, inter alia, the establishment of an Office on the Rights of the Child in the Presidency and […]
The SANCRC Contributed to the UNCRC’s List of Issues for the next State Party Report
The Committee on the Rights of the Child now uses an abbreviated reporting process. Once a country has submitted an initial report, subsequent periodic reports are developed using an abbreviated process. The Committee calls for interested parties, including civil society, to make submissions to assist it develop a short, targeted List of Issues (LOI) that […]
Submission on the mid-term budget November 2020
The SANCRC made a Submission to Parliament on the 2020 MTBPS and 2020 Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill. The 2020 mini-budget represented a critical advocacy opportunity to highlight the importance of child-rights budgeting in our rapidly deteriorating national fiscal context. Pre-COVID, South Africa was faced an accumulation of factors, including corruption, looming recessions and weak administration […]
Submission on South Africa’s fiscal policies and priorities
In September 2021, the National Treasury called for written submissions from civil society as part of its pre-budget consultations. The call asked two questions: What improvements can be made to the Budget to deal with the challenge of long[1]term fiscal sustainability? In light of limited resources, how should South Africa finance key priorities?The SANCRC lodged […]
Submission to the Minister of Finance and the President for a child-centred mid-term budget November 2021
The SANCRC made a submission to the Minister of Finance and the President ahead of the mid-term (November 2021) national budget policy statement calling for strong leadership of a strategic budget policy to support a reduction in the large, and growing numbers Documents & Downloads
The SANCRC’s and SACSoWACH’s joint media statement calling on the President and Premiers to provide leadership of children’s rights as a national development priority in 2021
On 10 February 2021, the SANCRC and SACSoWACH issued a joint media statement call on the President and Premiers to use the SONA and SOPAs to provide effective leadership and make children’s rights a national development priority in 2021 and beyond. Documents & Downloads
Open letter to the Minister of Finance and the President calling for child-centred budget policy
The SANCRC wrote an Open Letter to the Minister of Finance and the President calling for a child-centred transformational budget. It was published by the Daily Maverick on 9 November 2021 and can be viewed here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-11-09-we-need-a-transformational-budget-to-help-guarantee-children-develop-to-their-full-potential/ Documents & Downloads
Issue 2 of the SANCRC’s newsletter October 2021
As we approach the end of 2021 and look to a new financial and administrative year, the 2nd issue of the SANCRC newsletter places the spotlight on the lack of progress we have made in improving equality and outcomes for children over the past two decades, the underlying causes, and the urgent need for a […]
The SANCRC’s inaugural newsletter September 2021
The SANCRC’s inaugural issue of its monthly newsletter provides an overview of our extraordinary journey since we started the process of building our ever-growing civil society movement for advancing the rights of all children in South Africa, not just to survive, but thrive. It includes an overview of our organisational development processes and outcomes, as […]