latest press releases

April 14, 2026

Hold My Hand launches Brain Power Competition to celebrate the architects of South Africa’s future

Hold My Hand has officially launched the Brain Power Competition, inviting parents, caregivers, siblings, cousins, neighbours and community members across South Africa’s nine provinces to share the simple, everyday ways they are ‘wiring’ their children’s brains for lifelong success.

Latest press releases

Hold My Hand launches Brain Power Competition to celebrate the architects of South Africa’s future

FoodForward SA calls for decisive action to address sharp rise in food insecurity

Hold My Hand and Rethink Your Drink urge safer choices to protect South Africa’s children this Easter

Every Child Heard: Why South Africa must implement universal newborn hearing screening now.

We call on the nation to get behind the new strategy and campaign for children

We call on the nation to get behind the new strategy and campaign for children

Children Help Shape the G20 Social Summit as South Africa Recognises Child Rights and Participation

Just One Thing: A national call to action this Children’s Month

NGOs say a Maternal Support Grant would cost the state about R2 billion annually, but the savings would be far greater

South Africa Adopts the Children20 under its G20 Presidency

Little Ears, Big Potential - September is International Deaf Awareness Month

9 September – International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day

“We Spoke. Now, Please Listen.”

Closing the food gap

Mothers, grandmothers and other caregivers need care too

“Let us speak and hear us when we do”

South Africa must reframe how it sees young people

Young Leaders Call for Action: “No More Blue Ticks, It’s Time to Act”

Moments That Matter Competition: Celebrating Connections That Shape Lives

World Anaemia Day, why anaemia is a silent crisis

World Radio Day: The Role of Radio in the Hold My Hand Community

Thrive by Five: Year-End Update on 2024 Data Collection

Ending AIDS, Combating Gender-Based Violence, and Safeguarding Health: A Call to Action

5 February: World Read Aloud Day

24 January International Day of Education

4 January 2025: Celebrating World Braille Day

Public Service Announcements in Every Language, For Every South African

Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities for South Africa’s Children and Adolescents

314 children murdered between April and June this year

Children’s voices are leading the way for a brighter future!

Children’s voices to shape South Africa’s future.