Children need to be viewed not only as recipients of welfare and care, but also as a major repository of South Africa's human capital potential for the future. The fact that the children of today are the workers, parents, leaders and civil society participants of tomorrow means that their survival, health, nutritional growth and education progress are key issues for reconstruction and development. Meeting the needs of children is the moral obligation of societies to their children and at this time, South Africa is in breach of a number of articles of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child. Full compliance could take years but the NPA is the kickstarting of the process and provides a set of targets which are realistic for South African circumstances and which address the most serious shortcomings. The national launch will take place on Friday, May 31 in Pretoria.
Attendance is by invitation only.
For information about launch activities planned in each province, please contact the relevant provincial NPA Co-Ordinator as listed below.