Children's Institute, University of Cape Town
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Advancing #ChildrensRights through interdisciplinary and child-centred research, evidence-based advocacy, and education. An applied research unit of the University of Cape Town. ci.uct.ac.za | uct.ac.za
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🔑📢 Key message: South Africa’s efforts to break intergenerational cycles of harm must treat violence against women and children as interconnected crises. Download the full research publication, policy brief and easy-to-read poster 🔗 bit.ly/4oqDxv4 #ChildGauge2025 #EndViolence
Child Gauge 2025: Intersections of violence against women and children: Disrupting intergenerational harm | University of Cape Town
The South African Child Gauge® is published annually by the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town, to monitor progress towards realising children’s rights.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🔑📢 Key message: South Africa’s efforts to break intergenerational cycles of harm must treat violence against women and children as interconnected crises. Download the full research publication, policy brief and easy-to-read poster 🔗 bit.ly/4oqDxv4 #ChildGauge2025 #EndViolence
#ChildGauge2025 is published in partnership with @unicef.org South Africa; Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund; DSI/NRF Centre for Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand; The LEGO Foundation; Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation; and @fordfoundation.org.
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
#ChildGauge2025 is published in partnership with @unicef.org South Africa; Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund; DSI/NRF Centre for Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand; The LEGO Foundation; Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation; and @fordfoundation.org.
Gauge 2025 is edited by Lucy Jamieson, Children's Institute; Prof Shanaaz Mathews, UCT Health Sciences Faculty; Prof Merci Machisa, Medical Research Council; Lori Lake, Children's Institute. Over 70 colleagues & partners from various universities, research bodies & NGOs wrote chapters & case studies
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Gauge 2025 is edited by Lucy Jamieson, Children's Institute; Prof Shanaaz Mathews, UCT Health Sciences Faculty; Prof Merci Machisa, Medical Research Council; Lori Lake, Children's Institute. Over 70 colleagues & partners from various universities, research bodies & NGOs wrote chapters & case studies
The South African Child Gauge is our annual publication that tracks progress in the realisation of children’s rights, to support evidence-based policy and programming. Have a look at previous editions of the Child Gauge: ci.uct.ac.za/child-gauge
Child Gauge | University of Cape Town
The South African Child Gauge® aims to report on and monitor the situation of children in South Africa, in particular the realisation of their rights. It is an annual publication of the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town, focusing on a different theme each year.South African Child Gauge® includes these key features:
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November 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The South African Child Gauge is our annual publication that tracks progress in the realisation of children’s rights, to support evidence-based policy and programming. Have a look at previous editions of the Child Gauge: ci.uct.ac.za/child-gauge
📷 A few of the many (many) people on the Children's Institute team who have worked on the South African Child Gauge 2025: @lori-lake.bsky.social (editor), Sisi Qavane (editorial support), Amanda Mpedi (chapter author) and @lucycpt.bsky.social (editor).
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
📷 A few of the many (many) people on the Children's Institute team who have worked on the South African Child Gauge 2025: @lori-lake.bsky.social (editor), Sisi Qavane (editorial support), Amanda Mpedi (chapter author) and @lucycpt.bsky.social (editor).
The editorial team was led by our Director, A/Prof Wiedaad Slemming, supported by an advisory committee that included national & global thought leaders, & reps from govt depts of Health & Basic Education, & the National Planning Commission, to ensure our thinking was informed by policymakers’ needs.
October 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The editorial team was led by our Director, A/Prof Wiedaad Slemming, supported by an advisory committee that included national & global thought leaders, & reps from govt depts of Health & Basic Education, & the National Planning Commission, to ensure our thinking was informed by policymakers’ needs.
📚 Read the Child Gauge, policy brief, poster and family resource 🔗 bit.ly/4fV4C5y The 17th Child Gauge issue was published with UNICEF SA; the DSI-NRF Centre for Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand; the Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation and The LEGO Foundation.
September 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📚 Read the Child Gauge, policy brief, poster and family resource 🔗 bit.ly/4fV4C5y The 17th Child Gauge issue was published with UNICEF SA; the DSI-NRF Centre for Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand; the Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation and The LEGO Foundation.
Investment in #ECD matters for lifelong health, education & employment prospects. To break free from intergenerational cycles of poverty, violence & ill-health, & boost national development, South Africa must focus efforts on the sensitive early childhood period for investment to be most effective.
September 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Investment in #ECD matters for lifelong health, education & employment prospects. To break free from intergenerational cycles of poverty, violence & ill-health, & boost national development, South Africa must focus efforts on the sensitive early childhood period for investment to be most effective.
The 2024 South African Child Gauge focuses on early childhood development – from conception until the start of formal school. At a time when South Africa is seeking solutions to complex societal challenges, the findings of #ChildGauge2024 remind us that the answers lie in early childhood.
September 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The 2024 South African Child Gauge focuses on early childhood development – from conception until the start of formal school. At a time when South Africa is seeking solutions to complex societal challenges, the findings of #ChildGauge2024 remind us that the answers lie in early childhood.