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This investment built on the existing South African National Department of Health (DOH) mobile messaging platform called MomConnect – a service that sends stage-based SMS health messages to mothers and caregivers until the first birthday of the child.

ChildConnect tested the efficacy of including additional messaging on how best to support early learning. It also set out to gauge the feasibility of an extension of the MomConnect service for 6 months – from 12 months to 18 months of age.

Childline South Africa is a non-profit organisation which works to protect children from violence and further the culture of children's rights in South Africa. Childline runs a national, 24-hour, toll-free telephone counselling service for children and adults, handling over 1 million calls annually.

Our main purpose is to address the desperate needs of vulnerable, abused and orphaned children in South Africa. To provide a safe haven for children in child headed families and children in the care of the elderly through drop in centres. Each of the children has unique needs and we have therefore structured our organisation to address 2 of the main areas of need:

“Everybody has a hand in child protection,” said Lorraine Moko, a social worker and panelist at a press briefing held by Connect Network at Cape Town’sV&A Waterfront on 7 June, 2019.
Connect Network, an organisation representing 96 NGOs focused on child well-being in South Africa, described the protection of SA children as “bleak”.
The briefing was held against the backdrop of Child Protection Week from 2-9 June. This year’s theme was “Let us Protect All Children to Move South Africa Forward”.

The National Department Of Health's MomConnect Programme Has Demonstrated The Potential Of Mobile Technology To Improve The Health Of New And Expectant Mothers, But While Nurses And Midwives Play A Role.

Improve The Nurses' Maternal And Newborn Clinical Knowledge, Improve The Quality Of Care Delivered By Nurses Within Health Facilities, Provide The Clinical Staff With Psycho-Social Support.

This Course Is Designed To Introduce The Learner To The World Of The Community Health Worker (CHW).

During Child Protection Week, Connect Network ?A Collective Of NGOs ? Pushed For The ?Defective? Children?S Amendment Bill To Be Withdrawn From Parliament.

An HIV+ Pregnant Mom Learns About Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission Strategies.