COVID-19 Reports – SA in lockdown
To view our reports on the activities conducted during the #Covid19 #Lockdown, please click on the clinks below. Comparison Infographic: Pre-Covid Pandemic versus Covid Pandemic (2018-2020 compared to 2020-2022) Lockdown Level 1 – 27 March 2020 – 4 April 2022 (end of National State of Disaster) Lockdown Level 1 – Childline Gauteng report (up to […]
24/7 Toll-Free Help Line Counselling for 2022 Learners during exams
MEDIA RELEASE 8 November 2022 Childline Gauteng provides telephonic counselling for all child-related problems. We offer a 24/7 & 365 days a year toll-free Help Line service. This is available to all children, families, schools and community members in Gauteng. Trained counsellors are available to provide counselling, information and appropriate intervention in the preferred language […]
Research report: Survivors’ perceptions of the efficacy of the Criminal Justice System in South Africa for adults and children affected by Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
“Gender-based violence is not a problem of the rich or the poor. It is not a problem of the townships, or the suburbs, or the villages. It impacts us all, and we have had enough of its deeply harmful effects: broken families, ravaged communities and lives destroyed. Our success depends on the involvement of each […]
Tribute in Honour of our Late Patron, the Most Reverend Desmond M Tutu
Tribute in Honour of our Late Patron, the Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu Childline Gauteng mourns the passing of our beloved patron, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. While we grieve, we also celebrate his remarkable life of moral, political, personal, and spiritual courage. Archbishop Tutu was more than a leader — he was a spiritual warrior who […]
Seven strategies to end violence against children
Image used from: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/stories/end_violence_against_children.htm Childline Gauteng celebrates the New Dawn in South Africa, led by our president, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, and give thanks for his dedication and strategies beginning to rebuild our country. We look forward to an era of growth, in which we can address the structural causes of violence (recognizing that violence is […]
African Humanism
Photograph: Lynette Cawood – Director Childline Gauteng & Mme Lineo Rabotapi Childline Gauteng mourns the loss of our colleague and friend of over two decades, the late Mme Lineo Rabotapi, who taught us the meaning of African Humanism or Ubuntu, and we pen this article in honour of her legacy to the children of Childline. […]
25 years of Democracy – 8 million Childline services
Childline Gauteng is proud to have contributed to building stronger families and children through the delivery of approximately 8 million services in the democratic South Africa! We give thanks to our Creator for you, our members who have made this phenomenal achievement possible and have walked this journey with us for a quarter of a […]
Gauteng Crime Stats – Implications for Children of our Province & Childline Gauteng’s Long Term Strategy
SAPS Crime Statistics 2017 – 2018 – Gauteng Province We note with great concern the 478 659 crimes reported in Gauteng (see graph hereunder), representing 28.7% of the 1 662 845 national stats. Bekhi Cele equates these stats with those found in war zones and our Childline clients reveal the devastating impact on our youth, […]
