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Cash transfers: What we have learnt from recent evidence

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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026

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The Power of Play: A global data story

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The Baby Brain Map: Your Guide to Early Brain Development

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Approaches to prevent, treat and minimize harms caused by substance use among young people in East and Southern Africa: Implementation Brief

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Impacts of Screen Time, Media and Technology Use on Under 2s during the first 1001 Critical Days: A Systematic Review

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HANDS-ON Experience Learning Issue 34

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What helps women eat well? Control over money, time and decisions matters

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A national youth HIV prevention strategy for South Africa 2022-2025

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Orientation + Mobility Report: The importance of orientation and mobility training for learners with visual impairments in South African schools

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UNICEF Child Rights Schools Toolkit – Child Participation

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PrEPWatch: South Africa

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Start Here: What Children Are Missing

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Fathers Matter: Amplifying children's unfiltered perspectives on fatherhood

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Supporting Teen Identity Development: A guide for adults

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Take5: A pilot study in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) in the Western Cape

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A Smart Investment in Maternal Health: The Case for Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS)

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Levels and trends in child mortality

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Big Wins for Early Childhood: An Investment Guide for Ministers of Finance and Planning

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The missing evidence: anaemia, postpartum bleeding and maternal death

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Building Strong Foundations for Life: Results from the 2025 Early Learning and Child Well-being Study

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Hot off the Press! New Study Shows that MMS is a Smart Investment in Maternal Health

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Parental and Caregiver Involvement in South African Education

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The decline of child stunting in 122 countries: a systematic review of child growth studies since the 19th century

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Childhood stunting fell dramatically over the 20th century

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Prioritising the fight against stunting in South Africa: Evidence, gaps, and implications: a synthesis of ten papers from a special issue of Development Southern Africa (Volume 42, Issue 6, 2025)

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The AI WhatsApp bot spotting hearing loss in SA schools

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From teddies to tablets: New global research reveals that digital devices are being used to comfort babies and parents

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Playbook on Digital Innovation for Supporting Families. A framework for transformative digital support to parents

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Where is the South African prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder programme? A call to action

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Closing the equity gap? An overview of progress toward implementing South Africa’s national integrated early childhood development policy

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The Study on Violence against Children in South Africa. Special Summary for Teens

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A study on knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents/primary caregivers with children from birth to six years old regarding the importance of play in early learning: Executive summary

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2026 Background Report for the 2030 Reading Panel

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The first South African National Gender-Based Violence Study, 2022: a baseline survey on victimisation and perpetration.

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HANDS-ON Experience Learning Issue 33

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Measuring stunting and tracking trends in prevalence in South Africa: Conceptual and methodological considerations

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Scaling Early Parenting Interventions: A Qualitative Investigation of Factors that Enable Successful Scaling of Early Parenting Interventions for Sustainable Implementation and Impact

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Reflections on monitoring parenting programmes during dissemination and scale-up

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WHOeyes

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Child Poverty in South Africa. Assessing changes in multidimensional poverty using the MODA approach (2015–2023)

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Food Fortification protects billions—but could triple its impact

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The evolution of antenatal care HIV/syphilis sentinel surveillance in South Africa, 1990–2022, and future directions

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By Africa, for Africa: data and action for young children

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Impact of large-scale food fortification programmes on micronutrient inadequacies and their implementation costs: a modelling analysis

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Transforming Welfare Services: From Child Relief to Women’s Empowerment: The Child Support Grant in Rural South Africa

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Turning national commitment into community action in a child’s first 1,000 days

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SA is failing its youngest ears

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World Hearing Day | South African Speech Language Hearing Association

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Adolescence. An Overlooked Window in Nutrition

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Defining Parent Responsiveness: A Systematic Review‐Based Theoretical Model

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Acceptability of Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) Compared to Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation in Pregnant Individuals: A Narrative Review

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South Africa Retail Assessment 2026

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Retail Assessment 2025

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A quiet crisis: Babies born with hearing loss often diagnosed too late in SA

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New Technical Brief and FAQ for UNIMMAP MMS Quality Standards Published by UNICEF

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Introduction of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements in Pakistan through the National Health System: A Pilot Study

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Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Facing Globally Growing Numbers of People Suffering from Disabling Hearing Loss

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Thrive by Five Index 2024: National Findings

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Effective dietary interventions during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of behavior change techniques to promote healthy eating

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Burns Awareness Guide » Surgeons for little lives

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Childhood Illnesses Training Materials For Nurses, Doctors and Community Health Workers

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As Europe drinks less, Big Alcohol turns to Africa

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Why Is Social Connection So Hard for Young Adults?

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World Report on Hearing - Comms toolkit

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Ke Moja WhatsApp Chat Platform (SADAG)

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Stories for Joy – Early Childhood Development South Africa

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Tiny Happy People

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Children's brains function differently during book reading and screen time

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Welcome to Ethnikids - An Online Childrens Bookstore

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How early book access can transform South Africa’s future

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Giving cash simply works

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Western Cape Government Launches Khulisa Care to combat child stunting and improve maternal nutrition | Western Cape Government

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Healthy eating on a budget: Cost-effective protein options starting at just R5 | Life

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Newzroom Afrika Interview: Informal workers are not eligible for maternity and paternal benefits - DGMT

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ENCA Interview: Why is South Africa still waiting on the Maternal Support Grant? - DGMT

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Situation Analysis of Children and Adolescents in South Africa | 2024

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June 2, 2024
Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development

This paper argues that scaling up early childhood development (ECD) programmes is essential to improve lifelong health, human capital and wellbeing. It shows poor child development is underestimated, highlights feasible ECD interventions, and stresses the need for political prioritisation, supportive policies, and multisectoral action, especially through health, education and social protection. Inaction carries high personal and economic costs.

This paper argues that scaling up early childhood development (ECD) programmes is essential to improve lifelong health, human capital and wellbeing. It shows poor child development is underestimated, highlights feasible ECD interventions, and stresses the need for political prioritisation, supportive policies, and multisectoral action, especially through health, education and social protection. Inaction carries high personal and economic costs.

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Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development

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This paper argues that scaling up early childhood development (ECD) programmes is essential to improve lifelong health, human capital and wellbeing. It shows poor child development is underestimated, highlights feasible ECD interventions, and stresses the need for political prioritisation, supportive policies, and multisectoral action, especially through health, education and social protection. Inaction carries high personal and economic costs.

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June 2, 2024
Reducing Child Poverty. A review of child poverty and the value of the Child Support Grant.

This review shows that South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) reached over 13 million children but remains too low to protect them from hunger, malnutrition and stunting. It finds high child poverty rates, racially‑ and geographically‑unequal deprivation, and recommends increasing the CSG to at least the food poverty line to substantially reduce child poverty and improve child well‑being.

This review shows that South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) reached over 13 million children but remains too low to protect them from hunger, malnutrition and stunting. It finds high child poverty rates, racially‑ and geographically‑unequal deprivation, and recommends increasing the CSG to at least the food poverty line to substantially reduce child poverty and improve child well‑being.

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Reducing Child Poverty. A review of child poverty and the value of the Child Support Grant.

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This review shows that South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) reached over 13 million children but remains too low to protect them from hunger, malnutrition and stunting. It finds high child poverty rates, racially‑ and geographically‑unequal deprivation, and recommends increasing the CSG to at least the food poverty line to substantially reduce child poverty and improve child well‑being.

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June 2, 2024
Early hearing detection and intervention in South Africa

This article reviews the status of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) services for infants in South Africa. It highlights that while EHDI programs are the global standard, most children with congenital or early-onset hearing loss in South Africa are not identified early due to limited screening, low awareness, and scarce services. The paper discusses prevalence, current practices, barriers to universal newborn hearing screening, and the need for improved early identification and timely intervention to support optimal developmental outcomes.

This article reviews the status of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) services for infants in South Africa. It highlights that while EHDI programs are the global standard, most children with congenital or early-onset hearing loss in South Africa are not identified early due to limited screening, low awareness, and scarce services. The paper discusses prevalence, current practices, barriers to universal newborn hearing screening, and the need for improved early identification and timely intervention to support optimal developmental outcomes.

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Early hearing detection and intervention in South Africa

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This article reviews the status of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) services for infants in South Africa. It highlights that while EHDI programs are the global standard, most children with congenital or early-onset hearing loss in South Africa are not identified early due to limited screening, low awareness, and scarce services. The paper discusses prevalence, current practices, barriers to universal newborn hearing screening, and the need for improved early identification and timely intervention to support optimal developmental outcomes.

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May 30, 2024
South Africa Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (PEIR) for Early Childhood Development

To improve and strengthen the delivery of the ECD function, the review examines expenditure that is allocated to ECD, identifies opportunities to increase or improve expenditure, and suggests ways to strengthen inter-departmental and cross-government collaboration to help ensure that all children in South Africa receive a comprehensive package of integrated support and services to build the foundations to thrive later in life.

To improve and strengthen the delivery of the ECD function, the review examines expenditure that is allocated to ECD, identifies opportunities to increase or improve expenditure, and suggests ways to strengthen inter-departmental and cross-government collaboration to help ensure that all children in South Africa receive a comprehensive package of integrated support and services to build the foundations to thrive later in life.

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South Africa Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (PEIR) for Early Childhood Development

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To improve and strengthen the delivery of the ECD function, the review examines expenditure that is allocated to ECD, identifies opportunities to increase or improve expenditure, and suggests ways to strengthen inter-departmental and cross-government collaboration to help ensure that all children in South Africa receive a comprehensive package of integrated support and services to build the foundations to thrive later in life.

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May 30, 2024
Early Childhood Development Is Not Enough: In Defense of Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities and Their Right to Family-Centered Early Childhood Intervention (In the Global South)

This paper argues that mainstream early childhood development (ECD) initiatives often overlook young children with developmental disabilities, especially in low- and middle-income countries. It advocates for specialized, family-centered early childhood intervention (Fc-ECI) that begins soon after birth and involves families as active partners, using evidence and a South African case study to show its benefits

This paper argues that mainstream early childhood development (ECD) initiatives often overlook young children with developmental disabilities, especially in low- and middle-income countries. It advocates for specialized, family-centered early childhood intervention (Fc-ECI) that begins soon after birth and involves families as active partners, using evidence and a South African case study to show its benefits

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Early Childhood Development Is Not Enough: In Defense of Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities and Their Right to Family-Centered Early Childhood Intervention (In the Global South)

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This paper argues that mainstream early childhood development (ECD) initiatives often overlook young children with developmental disabilities, especially in low- and middle-income countries. It advocates for specialized, family-centered early childhood intervention (Fc-ECI) that begins soon after birth and involves families as active partners, using evidence and a South African case study to show its benefits

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