A 2024 Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Unemployment, food insecurity, limited ...

Child Protection Week and Youth Month have long been associated with addressing visible dangers such as abuse, neglect, and systemic failures that put children and young people at risk. In 2026, South ...

In Marsabit, Nairobi, Eldoret, and other few PLEAD Counties such as Bungoma, Garissa, Mombasa, and Nakuru, the Day of the ...

Share this list of children’s books set in Africa with your children ages 2 to 12. Discover picture books, chapter books, and middle grade books with stories spotlight the rich diversity of the ...

(Abuja) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before 2030, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union (AU ...

“I never went to a movie until Three2Six took us. I never went to the zoo until Three2Six took us,” says 24-year-old Debbie, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Most of my childhood ...

June 16 is a reminder for Africa to protect, educate, and empower its children. But still millions of children still face inequality and limited prospects. So what’s going wrong—and who's accountable?

Higher numbers of malnourished children suffering from stunting and wasting are found in poorer households in East and Southern Africa, while more overweight children live in the richest homes, a new ...

The death in early February of a 9-year-old South African boy, Alti Willard, who drank poison while scavenging for food in rubbish bins with his father, is a tragic reflection of the persistent food ...

(Abuja) – Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality public education, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union ...

Houses with screens, rainwater-collection systems and cement floors could be a powerful tool in the fight against childhood diseases in Africa. Children living in these specially designed houses in ...