The African report on child wellbeing: How child-friendly are African governments? - South Africa

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The African report on child wellbeing: How child-friendly are African governments? - South Africa

The African Report on Child Wellbeing provides an insight into the wellbeing of children in Africa and assesses the extent to which governments meet their obligations, through a ground-breaking Childfriendliness Index – developed by The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF). The Government of South Africa emerged in the top ten most childfriendly governments of Africa. This was mainly for three reasons: first, as a result of the Government of South Africa putting in place appropriate legal provisions to protect children against abuse and exploitation; secondly, because of its commitment in allocating a relatively higher share of the national budget to provide for the basic needs of children; and thirdly, as a result of the effort and success in achieving relatively favourable wellbeing outcomes as reflected on children themselves.