Advocate and develop capacity on children’s rights by: Training volunteers and service providers on management of abuse. Advocating and contributing to policy development To ensure this is in the best interests of children. Ensuring effective and just management of abuse by working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and co-ordinating all interventions at family and inter-professional levels.
CHILDLINE IN KZN South Africa has the highest rate of child abuse in the world. We have effectively robbed our children of their rights and continue to sit back and watch this situation get worse and worse. Crime and violence has escalated and, with it, children have become more and more vulnerable. We see daily how the very adults to whom children look up to, those in positions of responsibility, trust or power, force or coerce them to engage in unlawful sexual activities or violate them in ways such as prostitution, pornography and other perverted activities. Childline KwaZulu-Natal tries to make a difference in the lives of those who have had to endure unimaginable suffering. We have comprehensive programmes in place to deal with neglect and exploitation, focusing not only on bringing perpetrators to book but also on helping children and their families rebuild their lives, protecting victims and educating and raising awareness in order to prevent child abuse, neglect, and exploitation. This is a non-profit, non-government organisation that was officially launched in June 1986. It was the founding Childline office in South Africa and is affiliated to Childline SA, a national affiliation of the Child Helplines throughout the country. Childline is also a member of Child Helpline International. We thank our staff, our partners, friends, and board for the sustainability of Childline. We urge you to become a friend of Childline.
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