Hold My Hand, in partnership with the South African Parenting Programme Implementers Network (SAPPIN), has just wrapped up a scoping survey of initiatives supporting responsive caregiving and early learning for very young children (birth to three).

 

Join them as they unpack what’s working, what’s missing, and where the gaps are.

They will also share the survey outputs and chat about how this can:
•⁠  ⁠help funders sharpen investments
•⁠  ⁠help organisations and government partners connect and work together more effectively.

 

 

Join the interactive Child Online Safety Stakeholders Meeting, where Tales of Turning will share emerging insights from their Digital School Clubs and online observations of risks, and gather your input on how the programme can be most useful to organisations, schools, caregivers and children. The aim is to ensure that the initiative is practical, relevant and responsive to real needs across the child protection and education sectors. 

 

 

The early years of a child's life (0-5 years) are a critical development period. During this time, children depend on nurturing, responsive adults who can support their learning, health and emotional wellbeing.

 

Parents and caregivers are the most important influence at this time of a child’s life. Organisations provide many different types of support to these critical role players through parenting programmes, ECD centres, community health initiatives, home visiting programmes, research and advocacy. Yet there are relatively few opportunities to share their experiences and reflect on what works in practice.

 

To bridge this gap , Families4Children, in partnership with SAPPIN, invites you to the first of a four-part online learning series on engaging parents in early childhood development. 

 

• NGOs and community-based organisations
• ECD centres and practitioners
• Parenting support programmesOrganisations working with community health workers or home visiting programmes
• Advocates and researchers

Research Paper: Developing a child protection system framework

 

This research paper by Cornerstone Economic Research  proposes a clear framework for understanding and strengthening child protection systems. While many governments and organisations support a “systems approach” to protecting children, there has been no widely agreed way to define what a child protection system actually includes. The paper addresses this gap by outlining a practical framework that shows how different parts of the system — such as laws, services, institutions, communities and families — must work together to keep children safe.

 

The framework aims to help governments and partners better map their current child protection systems, identify gaps, and plan more coordinated responses. By moving away from fragmented, issue-by-issue programmes and instead strengthening the system as a whole, the paper argues that countries can build more effective and sustainable protection for children.

 

Join The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action for this webinar launching the report on the impact of funding costs on children and their protection. 

 

This report presents a global analysis of how sustained humanitarian funding reductions since early 2025 are affecting children and their protection, critical child protection interventions, staffing and technical capacities. Drawing on survey data from 401 respondents across 68 countries, complemented by key informant interviews, the report finds that what began as short-term funding volatility has evolved into systemic contraction — marked by widespread budget cuts, service closures, staffing reductions, weakened referral pathways, and growing difficulty meeting Child Protection Minimum Standards, even as protection risks for children continue to rise. 

 

 

Coalition for Good Schools is recruiting a Communications Lead who is skilled in violence prevention,child protection or gender transformative education spaces. The Coalition for Good Schools is a group of leaders from the Global South who are engaged in the global debate on preventing violence against children (VAC) in schools. The organisation elevates insights and evidence-based programs from the Global South in order to provide critical tools, data, and best practices for sustainable, local solutions.  

 

As communications lead for the Coalition for Good Schools, you will get to work with diverse experts across the Global South to refine messaging, co-lead global campaigns, and contribute to the growing movement to prevent violence against children in and through schools. 

 

Closing date: 17 March 2026

Submit Application here: info@coalitionforgoodschools.org 

 

 

The RJC is offering training in the theory and practice of restorative justice. The course will enable participants to apply restorative justice principles in different settings, moving beyond simply “resolving disputes” to engage the moral, relational, and community dimensions of harm, healing, and moral learning. The course is aligned with the Accreditation Scheme of The Association of Dispute Resolution Practitioners of South Africa (ADRPSA) as training in a specialised area. 

Course time is 16 hours and is envisaged for:

• 4 hours face to face on Sat morning 11 April
• 2 hours online in the evenings of 13,14,15,16 April
• 4 hours face to face on Sat morning 18 April 

Costs are R2250 and will include light refreshments and soft copy materials. A certificate of competence will be issued upon completion of the course.

 

Closing date: 31 March 2026

For more information, contact:0722143880 mike@rjc.co.za