DGMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html TimesLIVE Article: Poor hygiene, alcohol and malnutrition are stunting our children Home Ilifa Labantwana builds local evidence for ECD Why mentorship must be at the heart of South Africa’s agricultural revival Hold My Hand Accelerator for Children and Teens Daily Maverick Article: Preventing stunting — lessons from a Western Cape maternal health pilot Resources Hands-on Learning Issue 34 Ilifa Labantwana Learning Brief – Making the most of a good start: How to help families get all the nutrients they need Learning Brief – Preventing stunting starts in the womb: Why investing in the first 1 000 days of a child’s life is the best time to nip stunting in the bud MEDIA STATEMENT: Will the Maternal Support Grant be funded in the mission to end stunting? The Maternal Support Grant would cost the state about R2 billion, but the savings would be far greater The Perspectives Series: The role of municipalities in building children’s brain power Tender Notification: Implementation Consultant (Firm) for the procurement of building infrastructure linked to early childhood centres in South Africa Grow Great – Operations & Cost Accounting Manager Learning Brief – The long and short of stunting in South Africa: Why understanding the problem is important for policy change The Telegraph Article: Can this cheap pill end stunting? Daily Maverick ‘What’s Eating Us’: Episode 9 Daily Maverick ‘What’s Eating Us’: Episode 10 IOL Article: Calls intensify for a Maternal Support Grant as budget window opens TygerBurger Article: Coalition pushes for R2 billion maternal grant ahead of budget deadline IOL Article: The Maternal Support Grant under the economic spotlight Cape Talk Interview: A budget window for the Maternal Support Grant DGMT in the news Cape Talk Interview: Will the appointment of Dina Pule as Minister of Social Development make the maternal support grant a reality? NWU Article: Mothers need more support to breastfeed Rethink Your Drink Innovation Fellowship SAFM Interview: Will a new Minister of Social Development move to implement the maternal support grant a reality? Ilifa Labantwana: A system change case study MEDIA STATEMENT: The role of municipalities in the mission to end stunting — how service delivery and regulations affect child health FETCH PowerFM Interview: Local government’s role in ending stunting — and why it matters SAFM Interview: What municipalities can do to end stunting by 2030 Lotus FM Interview: How municipalities can help end stunting by 2030 Grow Great Here’s how the Children’s Amendment Bill fits into wider reforms for young children and why it matters SAFM Interview: What the Children’s Amendment Bill means for early learning SAFM Tuesday Takeover: Cabinet approves Children’s Amendment Bill — now Parliament must act SAFM Interview: Municipalities and the mission to end stunting: why service delivery matters for child health Mentorship, masculinity and change: A township programme rewriting boys’ futures Op-ed: Designing public education for the future in South Africa MEDIA STATEMENT: Northern Cape liquor trading hours case moves to Constitutional Court SAFM Interview: Children’s Amendment Bill clears Cabinet — Parliament must keep it moving Radio 702 Interview: Cabinet said yes to the Children’s Bill. Now Parliament must act. Real Reform for ECD Media Statement: The Children’s Bill is through Cabinet. Now Parliament must pass it. Business Day Editorial: Malnutrition stalks the first 1 000 days of too many new lives News & Articles Youth Capital – Communications Lead