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The Child Survival, Development, and Thriving (CSDT) programme was introduced to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) in 2016.
The Child Safety and Protection (CSP) Programme, has been contributing to solving child protection challenges for South African children for more than 25 years.
The primary goal of the YLP is to promote youth leadership and entrepreneurship skills, as well as encourage civic participation of South African youth in decision-making processes.
The Sustainable Livelihoods Programme (SLP) was introduced to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) in 2009
Q: “Why is the Africa Children’s Summit 2025 important for the continent’s future?”
Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo – CEO: NMCF: “The children are not just the present. They are the future. And a lot of times, we’re talking and making decisions for children, without hearing their voices, without hearing their lived experiences. And if you look at Africa as a continent, we are a very youthful continent. And so, it is important that the voices of the people for whom we are making policies, for whom we are making investments, should inform the direction that the continent should be taking. Otherwise, it’s middle-aged people and older people like ourselves who are making decisions, but we do not know what it is like to be a child, to be a young person in 2025. And it’s important that we get those insights from them… the potential beneficiaries of these programmes – to know what it is that they are wanting to have as a continent that’s handed over to them as the next leadership of this continent.”
📅 4-7 April 2025 | 📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
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Q: "How aligned is the #AfricaChildrensSummit2025 to the mission of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund?"
Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo – CEO: NMCF: "Well, we've got a programme that's focused on child participation under the youth leadership programme. So, it was a no-brainer that we would be involved in an initiative of this nature. In country, we have the Nelson Mandela Children's Parliament that takes place every two years. We've got the legacy academy programme within the [Nelson Mandela Children's] Fund, where we are teaching young people to articulate the issues that matter to them. So, when there was an opportunity at the end of the Summit that was in Nairobi, to put our hands up as the hosting organisation for the next Summit, we put our hands up… It's important to know that the Africa Children's Summit is a Summit for children by children. So, it was the children who looked at which countries had put their hands up to host the next one, and they chose that South Africa would be the hosting nation for the 2025 Children's Summit."
📅 4-7 April 2025 | 📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
Save the Children South Africa UNICEF South Africa Department of Social Development Official Brand South Africa @MtotoNews Watoto
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Q: "What is the role of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in the #AfricaChildrensSummit2025?"
Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo – CEO: NMCF: "We will be hosting the second continental Summit for children in Africa… This is the platform that children from the continent asked for… The first Summit was held in 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. As South Africa, we put our hand up to host the second Summit… The young people that will be in South Africa – both personally and joining virtually – will be articulating the issues that affect them on the continent … So, it's going to be exciting couple of days where our role is to listen and to take away the outcome statement that they themselves will generate, as a challenge for African governments to create the world that has been informed by the voices of the young people."
📅 4-7 April 2025 | 📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
Save the Children South Africa UNICEF South Africa Department of Social Development
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Will it be children engaged? Would organizations working with children be accepted in the summit or this is strictly for children?
Parktown, Johannesburg, is receiving light rain this morning – an age-old African sign of blessings and good fortune. What better way to count down to the Africa Children's Summit 2025 than with nature's own reminder that this moment is special? 🌱✨
In just 6 days, an estimated 1,300 young voices from across the continent will take the centre stage – some in person and others virtually, to shape policies and decisions that directly impact their future. This is more than a summit – it’s a movement to ensure that children are truly #SeenHeardAndEngaged.
📅 Date: 4-7 April 2025
📍 Venue: Parktown, Johannesburg
Be part of the change. Be part of history. Are you ready?
Save the Children South Africa UNICEF South Africa Department of Social Development Official Brand South Africa MtotoNews Watoto
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Hello Nelson Mandela Foundation we're reaching out from 21st Century Tech Tech Geeks Non-profit Organization. We're excited to launch our new initiative, Khanyi the Unique-Con, next month, which focuses on teaching kids about bullying prevention and digital literacy skills. We came across the announcement of the Africa Children's Summit 2025 and believe our initiative aligns with the summit's goals. We'd love to explore opportunities for the children participating in our initiative to be part of the summit. Could you please provide information on how they can get involved?
"The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children." – Nelson Mandela
How will history remember us? 🤔 As a generation that truly listened, empowered, and gave children a seat at the decision-making table, or one that merely spoke about them without action?
At Africa Children’s Summit 2025, children take the mic 🎙️. Their voices, their ideas, their future. Not by adults about children – but by children, for children. ✊🏾
📅 4–7 April 2025
📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
Join the movement. Let’s champion policies and actions that honour the voices of Africa’s future leaders.
👉🏾 bit.ly/africa-childrens-summit-2025
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The wait is almost over! 🌍✨ In just 8 days, young voices from across Africa will take centre stage at The Africa Children’s Summit 2025!
📅 4–7 April 2025
📍 Parktown, Johannesburg
This isn’t a summit where adults talk about children—it’s a movement where children lead the conversation on issues that matter most to them. Their voices, their rights, their future! 💜
Be part of this historic moment! 👉🏾 bit.ly/africa-childrens-summit-2025
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The Africa Children’s Summit is coming!
From 4–7 April 2025 in Parktown, Johannesburg, we’re creating a safe, powerful platform for African children to be Seen, Heard and Engaged.
Join us as we empower the next generation to shape policies for a brighter tomorrow.
Scan the QR code or visit:
acs.nelsonmandelachildrensfund.com
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MEDIA STATEMENT:
SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST THE BI-CENTENIAL AFRICA CHILDREN’S SUMMIT:
📅 4–7 April 2025
📷 Parktown, Johannesburg
🧍🏾♀️ 1,300 children will be in attendance in person and virtually
READ MORE: gbcghanaonline.com/africa/south-africa-to-host-2025-africa-childrens-summit/2025/
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South Africa to host 2025 Africa Children’s summit
gbcghanaonline.com
Over 1,300 children from across Africa will gather in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 2025 African Children’s Summit, taking place from April 4-7, 2025,
