Children at Risk - April 1, 2019 - June 2, 2019
Millions of African children at risk of labor exploitation
Numerous African children living in extreme poverty are at high risk of being exploited and trafficked for labor.
Every day, millions of children work in slave-like working conditions. Young girls in Africa are at high risk of being exploited for the sex industry or used as domestic workers. They often become pregnant.
“Forced labor robs children of a childhood, which in turn negatively affects their ability to be constructive members of their communities for the rest of their lives,” “Forced child labor deals a mental blow to the individual child, taking away his ability to dream about a future outside of his present status.”
According to the International Labour Organization, an agency of the United Nations, Africa has the world’s largest child labor population, with the agriculture and mining sectors among the worst offenders. Experts cite poverty as the primary reason for forced child labor in Africa.
The problem is severe in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 40 percent of all children ages 5 to 14, about 48 million children, work for survival, according to the ILO. Child trafficking for the purpose of labor is common throughout Africa, where family members often exchange children for money, goods or gifts.
“Children forced to work before they reach a reasonable age limits their future capabilities by taking away their right to a basic education, which could be the springboard out of poverty. “Child labor perpetuates the poverty cycle by keeping the child in a low income, subsistence-only status all their lives.”
In expanding economies, the demand for labor increases. Unable to cope with high production quotas, industries turn to exploitative child labor, the UN reports.
Millions of children in Africa are employed with low or no wages, poor living conditions, hazardous work environments, no healthcare and little to no education opportunities. “Children and teenagers enter the risk of being used as cheap labor,” a UN report states. “Most of these children are vulnerable due to poverty. They are unaware of their rights, overworked, and can’t resist.”
Would you like to be one of those used by God to reach out to children at risk and help in restoring their dignity and transforming their individual lives, families and their communities?
CAR Children at Risk School This school is for Christians who are passionate about reaching out to children at risk, like street children, kids from broken families, children with HIV/AIDS, and many other categories of children at risk. The information and methods are developed in such a way that students can put them into practice straight away during the lecture phase of 3 months. This is then followed by a mandatory one-year internship
Where? Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
When? April 2, 2019
Who can participate? YWAM staff who have already done a DTS, Church Staff and Organizations that have a commitment to continue with their own programmes after the three months of class. Students will need to commit to do a practical year after the lecture phase. This can be done at any YWAM location where there is a ministry with Children at Risk. For non-YWAM students, at the organizations where they have a commitment.
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Cost
Please check the YWAM website for updated cost.
Please check the YWAM website for updated cost.
Dignity Campaign facilitators training
Seeing women and girls find their identity, belonging and purpose restored in God.
Women and girls in South Africa and beyond are vulnerable and faced with many challenges. These challenges are complex and not easily addressed. There persist violence, abuse and disregard for women’s lives. Many young women and girls are raped in their homes by a relative or family friend; or at school by teachers or fellow students. They are continually vulnerable to human trafficking, domestic servitude, sexual exploitation and early child marriages. In addition, menstrual management is another issue that affects the dignity of girls and women.
According to Unesco, 32 million girls of primary school age were not attending school. One out of every four young women in developing countries had never completed their primary school education. 1 in 3 girls and women experience physical and sexual abuse in their life time says the World Health organization. Unicef reported that 1 in 10 girls in Africa will miss school during their period and eventually drop out of school as a result. In 2014, there were approximately 4,713,143 girls of menstruation age enrolled in school in South Africa, with 3,770,514 of those girls attending no-fees school and therefore potentially unable to buy sanitary wear while menstruating. 20 833 school going girls fell pregnant, 717 were in primary school. Disadvantaged communities around Cape Town like Klipfontein and Khayelitsha have high rates of abortion amongst teenagers.
These statistics speak of vulnerabilities that attack and diminish the dignity of women and young girls.
Where? please visit the website of Dignity for updated dates and places. www.dignity.org.za
Who can participate? Churches and NGO's who are working with girls and women.
According to Unesco, 32 million girls of primary school age were not attending school. One out of every four young women in developing countries had never completed their primary school education. 1 in 3 girls and women experience physical and sexual abuse in their life time says the World Health organization. Unicef reported that 1 in 10 girls in Africa will miss school during their period and eventually drop out of school as a result. In 2014, there were approximately 4,713,143 girls of menstruation age enrolled in school in South Africa, with 3,770,514 of those girls attending no-fees school and therefore potentially unable to buy sanitary wear while menstruating. 20 833 school going girls fell pregnant, 717 were in primary school. Disadvantaged communities around Cape Town like Klipfontein and Khayelitsha have high rates of abortion amongst teenagers.
These statistics speak of vulnerabilities that attack and diminish the dignity of women and young girls.
Where? please visit the website of Dignity for updated dates and places. www.dignity.org.za
Who can participate? Churches and NGO's who are working with girls and women.
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Beautiful Gate International - P.O. Box 39241 - Capricorne Square 7948 - Cape Town - South Africa
email: [email protected] - Phone: 0027-21-709-0434
email: [email protected] - Phone: 0027-21-709-0434
