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Key Articles from Africa

The Life of Child Labour in Africa

How to Define Child Labour? Not all the work performed [...]

Addressing Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse: Lessons from the Victim-Friendly Court in Marondera District, Zimbabwe

Addressing Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse: Lessons from the Victim-Friendly Court [...]

Gender-based violence among female youths in educational institutions of Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gender-based violence among female youths in educational institutions of Sub-Saharan [...]

Protecting Children’s Rights in Conflicts and Crisis in Africa

PROTECTING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN CONFLICTS AND CRISIS IN AFRICA - [...]

A Critical review of Child Abuse and It’s Management in Africa

A critical review of child abuse and its management in [...]

Abuse of Children in West Africa:

Abuse of Children in West Africa: Implications for Social Work [...]

International Conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict and Terrorism on Children and Youth

Since the Graca Machel’s 1996 report on the Impact of [...]

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Special Reports from the Region

Landmark moment for child rights in South Africa – Joint press release by respondents and amici curiae in the case of Freedom of Religion South Africa v Minister of Justice & Constitutional Development & others

Cash plus: exploring the mechanisms through which a cash transfer plus financial education programme in Tanzania reduced HIV risk for adolescent girls and young women

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

African Committee of Experts on the Rights & Welfare of Children (ACERWC)

Unicef Fast Fact in Child Maltreatment in Africa

Does free schooling affect pathways from adverse childhood experiences via mental health distress to HIV risk among adolescent girls in South Africa: a longitudinal moderated pathway model

International Labour Organization – Child labour in Africa Report

African Charter for the Rights and Welfare of Children – Special Report

The Cost of Child Violence in South Africa

Sexual violence against children in South Africa: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of prevalence and correlates

South Africa’s reporting to AU body is an opportunity to advance children’s rights

STOLEN FUTURES: The impact of corruption on children in Africa

Child Marriage in Africa – A practice that is hard to eradicate

Major Data Sources available for the Region

ISPCAN Regional Contacts

ISPCAN Country Partners

African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN)- Uganda

ISPCAN Councilors in Africa

Franziska Meinck, PhD (South Africa)

ISPCAN Regional Resource Center

ISPCAN Regional Resource Center – Africa

ISPCAN Members in the Region

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Parenting for Life Long Health – Child Abuse Prevention in South Africa

Parenting for Lifelong Health for young children: a randomized controlled trial of a parenting program in South Africa to prevent harsh parenting and child conduct problems

Parenting for Lifelong Health: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of a non-commercialised parenting programme for adolescents and their families in South Africa

Delivering a Parenting Program in South Africa: The Impact of Implementation on Outcomes

Cost and cost-effectiveness of a parenting programme to prevent violence against adolescents in South Africa

Child Rights Organizations in Africa

Develop Africa – Children’s Rights in Africa

Child Rights Connect – Africa

raptim – 42 Child Help Organizations

Africian Child Policy Forum (ACPF)

WHO Regional office – Africa

Unicef Regional Office – Africa

Save the Children – Africa

Sexual Violence Research Initiative

Defense for Children – Africa

Children’s Rights Centre – Africa

Eastern Africa Child’s Rights Network

Videos Highlighting the Issues

Community of Learning for Africa

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