A study by the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund says the direct cost of child poverty is estimated to be about 9% of GDP
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.About 13 million children in South Africa live in poverty, despite the estimated R700 billion a year investment made by the government, private sector and NGOs to tackle this.
Government spending on child poverty alleviation programmes constitutes about 97% of the total direct spending on child poverty, while the NGO sector accounted for 0.05% to 3% and the private sector less than 1%, according toNGOs spend between R2 billion and R21 billion on child poverty-related programmes, with most of their income coming from the private sector , followed by individuals , foundations and trusts and the government . Other donors include the National Lottery .
“Despite spending 10% of GDP on addressing child poverty, progress is slow given the continued challenges faced by children,” it said. “These challenges compromise their development and overall well-being.” Another issue in South Africa is a murder rate of 5.5 per 100 000 children — four times that of the global rate of 1.6 per 100 000 children. Nearly half of all child homicides in South Africa are related to abuse and neglect occurring at schools or in homes.
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