UNICEF South Africa

UNICEF South Africa

5/13/2025, 7:18:35 AM

Children have the right to be protected and cared for.​ Even so, some children go through trauma and need extra support.​ ​ To navigate such difficult experiences, UNICEF has created a guide to support children on the road to healing.​ ​ Download and share: https://bit.ly/44n4GYN​

UNICEF South Africa

5/14/2025, 8:16:00 AM

60% of kids in South Africa don’t have access to early learning, especially in rural areas.​ ​ But learning can still happen right at home 🎉​ ​ ParentText sends playful, easy learning ideas straight to your phone, from silly songs to fun games and storytelling.​ ​ 🎉 It’s free, simple and available in:​ 🗣️ isiZulu | isiXhosa | Afrikaans | English​ ​ 📲 WhatsApp PLAY to +27 83 283 8620 to get started!​ ​ Kulula Ukudlala – Choose Play. 💚​ ​ #PowerOfPlay #KululaUkudlala #ChoosePlay #PledgeToPlay​

UNICEF South Africa

5/21/2025, 6:50:17 AM

Violence continues to destroy children’s lives across South Africa.​ This has a devastating impact on families, communities, and the nation’s development.​ The time to protect every child is now! ​ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cHLerA

UNICEF South Africa

5/19/2025, 7:21:47 AM

Feeling overwhelmed? Take a break and choose lay! ✨​ ​ A dance party, hide-and-seek, or blanket forts—simple play reduces stress, strengthens bonds, and makes your child feel loved and safe. 💛​ ​ Need more playful ideas?​ Visit: https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/power-play​ ​ Kulula Ukudlala – Choose Play. 💚​

UNICEF South Africa

5/15/2025, 2:02:32 PM

Every child deserves to feel safe, supported, and protected. With your support, UNICEF strengthens safe spaces and works with communities to protect children so they can grow up with dignity.​ Say "I AM" - for protection #ForEveryChild: shorturl.at/2V12

UNICEF South Africa

5/20/2025, 11:57:17 AM

Joy and relief flash across Siyayivela Makinana's face as she shares how new toilets and taps installed at her school in a rural area of the Eastern Cape province now make her and her peers feel safe. UNICEF and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, with generous support from the Government of Japan, have installed climate-resilient water and sanitation facilities in schools facing challenges such as a lack of access to clean water and dilapidated, old infrastructure. Read the full story here: https://uni.cf/4j4uhsV

UNICEF South Africa

5/27/2025, 8:54:41 AM

When families struggle to meet basic needs amid the harsh realities of the cost of living, children are often the most affected. While the Budget 2025 tabled by government contains encouraging news for children, UNICEF South Africa is concerned about specific funding challenges that may negatively impact child-focused services. What does this mean for South Africa's children? These are the implications: https://bit.ly/45tKtkm

UNICEF South Africa

5/26/2025, 6:35:22 AM

In Freedom Park, Soweto - an area faced with violence - child and youth care worker Samuel Motaung helps children growing up in the same environment as he did to find refuge and guidance at the Ikusasa Lethu Youth Project safe park, supported by UNICEF, where they feel safe to be themselves – far from harm.​ #ForEveryChild, protection.

UNICEF South Africa

5/25/2025, 10:22:45 AM

Happy #AfricaDay! ​ Did you know? There are more than 650 million children on this amazing continent we call home. ​ From Cape to Cairo, at UNICEF, we're unwavering in our commitment to continue working to improve life #ForEveryChild on the continent and around the world.

UNICEF South Africa

5/16/2025, 7:39:38 AM

Schools must be sanctuaries of learning and development for children, not battlegrounds. ​ Safe learning starts with zero tolerance for violence, from peers or teachers. ​ Let's all come together to #ENDviolence. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cHLerA