[Statement 📢] The Equal Education Law Centre commends the Dep. Basic Education Minister on halting the R10 billion centralisation tender for the National School Nutrition Programme Read our full statement here: eelawcentre.org.za/statement-the-…

LAUNCH: South African Child Gauge 2024. Today 4pm at UCT - with partners UNICEF South Africa DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development The LEGO Foundation and Tutuwa Foundation - we launch #ChildGauge2024. The publication collates the latest evidence on #ECD, identifies progress and challenges, and sets an agenda for 2030.

We are excited to be at the launch of Children's Institute, University of Cape Town's South African Child Gauge 2024. 🧩🧸📖 We are honoured to have acted as reviewers for this year's Child Gauge, focused on enhancing early childhood development.

SA Child Gauge 2024 key message: South Africa must invest in #ECD -- from conception to school-going age -- to break intergenerational poverty & inequality. Efforts must focus on early childhood for investment to be most effective #ChildGauge2024 Read it: bit.ly/4fV4C5y

📌A reminder to RSVP for the Bertha Justice Fellowship convening by tomorrow, Tuesday 27 August, at 5pm. Join us as we celebrate the achievements of the Bertha fellows and honour the legacy of SA's social justice lawyers.⚖️ Confirm your attendance here: forms.office.com/pages/response…

• 1 in 25 children die before their 5th birthday • 71% live in households with too little income for basic needs • 29% are stunted • Less than half of 4 – 5-year-olds in learning programmes are developmentally on track Read the #ChildGauge2024: bit.ly/4fV4C5y #ECD

📰[PRESS RELEASE] Real Reform for ECD calls on the Dep. Basic Education to implement a tried and tested national ECD nutrition programme. We are encouraged to see that nutrition provision is a high priority on the DBE's agenda. THREAD BELOW👇 [1/7]

[Education Monitoring Brief 💡🧮⚙️] Our August Monitoring Brief unpacks the WCEDNews’s recent announcement: a cut of 2407 teacher posts starting January 2025 due to severe budget constraints. 📚🔍Read this and more education related news here: eelawcentre.org.za/wp-content/upl…

The right to basic education requires government to make quality basic education accessible to all. Austerity is likely to have significant implications for education quality across provinces and will likely exacerbate the provincial overcrowding and school admissions crisis.

A year after the Marshalltown Fire, more than 45 children remain unplaced and without a school. This is a violation of their immediately realisable right to basic education. All learners have the right to be placed in a school! #SofundaSonke

📌A final reminder to RSVP to the Bertha Justice Fellowship convening by Friday 6 September. Join us as we celebrate the achievements of the Bertha fellows and honour the legacy of South Africa's social justice lawyers.⚖️✊🏿 Confirm your attendance here🗓️: forms.office.com/pages/response…

📢 Our Executive Director Tshego Phala will be at JCI Sandton Agenda 2063 Symposium! 🌍 She will discuss "Education for a New Era," & delve into how her role as an activist lawyer is helping shape edu systems that are equitable & resilient as we work towards the Africa we want!

[📌Notice] Please be advised our law clinic will be closed from 9 September to 13 September. During this period, you can still reach out to us for assistance with education-related matters via WhatsApp or email.📲📧 We will attend to all inquiries on Monday 16 September.

[📢Joint statement ] The Equal Education Law Centre and Equal Education strongly oppose the WCEDNews's decision to cut over 2000 teaching posts 🖇️Read our statement here: eelawcentre.org.za/joint-media-st…