CHILD WELFARE SOUTH AFRICA (CWSA) SOUTHERN KWAZULU-NATAL: COMMUNITIES ARE SELF RELIANT

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTRES

INIATIVE BY COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS.

CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE.

CHORES AFTER SCHOOL. WATER, A BASIC NECESSITY

CHILD WELFARE SOUTH AFRICA PRINCIPLES

Child Welfare South Africa shall:

-Accept as a primary consideration the fulfilment of its object in all policy, management decisions and efforts.

-Be voluntary by nature and this characteristic shall be reflected in its management.

-Remain non-governmental and independent.

-Confirm its belief in the dignity, diversity, equality and worth of all people.

-Be committed to developing and maintaining services which accessible and relevant to the basic needs children.

-Be committed to providing services in a form and language which is accepted to the communities served.

-Be committed to providing services which are affordable within the context of the need in this country.

-Emphasise preventive, promotive and developmental approaches in the planning and implementation of its services.

-Be committed to creating public awareness of children's needs and rights and society's responsibilities to provide a nurturing environment for them.

-Maintain structures which ensure the devolution of power to regional and local level.

-Commit itself to the broadest possible democratically representative base in its local, regional and national structures.

-Promote community volunteer, personnel and consumer participation in structures and services.

-Strive to uphold social justice, democracy and human rights.

-Not align itself with any particular ethnic group, political party or ideology.

-Remain accountable and transparent to its constituency and the public for its decisions and actions.