Gauteng Government to host Child Protection Indaba

The Gauteng Department of Social Development together with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs, Lawyers for Human Rights and Adoption Coalition will on Thursday, 01 June 2017 launch the two-day Provincial Child Protection Indaba at Parktonian Hotel, in Johannesburg.

The indaba is tailor-made to raise awareness on the annual Child Protection Week to mobilize all sectors and communities towards the perspective of a holistic development and protection of children.

"The engagement will focus on undocumented children in the province as they usually fall in the cracks. Furthermore, the Department and all roles players will discuss social development issues such as education, social security, health among others," says MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza.

Media is invited; details of the indaba are as follows:

Date:      1-2 June 2017
Time:      08H30- 16H00
Venue:    Parktonian Hotel, 120 De Korte Street, Johannesburg


Please note: the Gauteng Department of Social Development will also visit more than 450 children at Mndeni Secondary School, in Soweto on the 3rd June 2017, 09H00 to raise awareness on cyber bullying, crime, child abuse and neglect.

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