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We are making noise for young children! #ECDManifesto ✊🏽 A party for the children is a party for the future!

@Our_DA and @jsteenhuisen We have one question for you: is the DA a party for the children? 👀 ✊If yes, join us in numbers at our march to Con Hill on 20 April and recognise the crucial role ECD plays in rescuing SA! 🇿🇦 📢 A party for the children is a party for the future!

@Action4SA We've got one question for you: is ActionSA a party for the children? 👀 ✊If yes, what better way to take ACTION for young children and our nation's future by joining our march to Constitution Hill on 20 Apr? 📢 A party for the children is a party for the future!

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📢 [PRESS RELEASE] Despite the President’s signalling of ECD as a key priority in his SONA, the 2024 budget failed to allocate the funds necessary to fulfil all children’s rights to quality ECD services. Read our full statement: https://t.co/vXsqg52fRF #Budget2024 #ECD (1/8)

To arrange an interview, please contact: Zoë Postman | Head of Communications | zoe@equalitycollective.org.za | 0635060971 Svetlana Doneva | Communication Specialist | svdoneva@gmail.com | 0827976103 #Budget2024 #ECDReform (9/9)

Representatives of the Real Reform for ECD Movement are available for media interviews before and following the release of the 2024/25 National Budget to comment on the need for proper funding for ECD in South Africa. #Budget2024 #ECDReform (8/9)

We cannot keep expecting the ECD workforce – mostly women, 90% of whom are paid less than minimum wage – to nurture our youngest children without proper state funding or support. #Budget2024 #ECDReform (7/9)

4. Increasing funding for pre-registration and infrastructure support for ECD programmes. #Budget2024 #ECDReform (6/9)

3. Increasing the Child Support Grant from R505 to the food poverty line (currently R760 per month) initially for children aged 0 to 5, and keeping it in line with the food poverty line to account for inflation. #Budget2024 #ECDReform (5/9)

2. Providing a dedicated budget for ensuring that all young children in registered and unregistered ECD programmes have access to nutritious meals. #Budget2024 #ECDReform (4/9)

Specifically, we are calling for: 1. Progressively increasing the ECD subsidy from R17 per child per day to R46 per child per day by 2029. #Budget2024 #ECDReform (3/9)

We are calling on the Finance Minister to honour the President's commitment made in SONA to increase funding for ECD and expand access to ECD services #Budget2024 (2/9)

📢[PRESS RELEASE] If #Tintswalo was born in 2024, she would most likely not have access to quality ECD services and even if she did, there's a 50% chance that she would fail to "Thrive By Five". Read our full statement ahead of #Budget2024: https://t.co/a9nHdn4yTy (1/9) 👇🏾

“#Covid 19 has posed serious thread to our education system, over 500 000 children dropped out of school, while a full year of learning and teaching was lost as result of Covid 19 restrictions.”. Cell4Change support all teachers

Visiting projects is mostly encouraging on the work that we do. Having partners that understands the vision even better. Grateful 🥹 #ECD #LiteracyDay #DigitalTransformation #Earlylearning #Cell4Change

Visiting projects is mostly encouraging on the work that we do. Having partners that understands the vision even better. Grateful 🥹 #ECD #LiteracyDay #DigitalTransformation #Earlylearning #Cell4Change

#LiteracyDay #literacyday2022 #ECD #EarlyChildhood Let’s not forget - literacy starts from a young age. To nurture and grow the love for books 📚 should start with young children. #cell4change #Ecdmatters

I’m so excited about the launch South Africa Chapter - It is an honour to be part of these well established panelist’s #CatalysingChangeWeek2022 11 May 2022 | 12:00 - 14:00 CET Register for free here: https://t.co/weuFoRde1o #ccw2022 #ccw #africa

Many of those who want to transform the education system and are working to make it equitable and accessible to all, have been inspired by someone who became their role-model or hero. https://t.co/3bOPEK1eDv