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Children’s Amendment Bill Marks An Important Step Towards Expanding Access To Early Childhood Development

The recent discussion surrounding the Children’s Amendment Bill has prompted a national conversation about access, equity, and quality in South Africa’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector. For many years, ECD centres have faced significant challenges in navigating registration requirements while simultaneously attempting to provide safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environments for young children. This […]

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Africa’s School Meals Blueprint — Built Locally, Scaled Nationally 

– by Wawira Njiru  A growing movement across Africa shows school meals are more than nutrition—they’re infrastructure for learning, equity, and economic resilience. In March 2025, Ghana earmarked a record GH₵1.788 billion (approximately $135 million) for its national school feeding program — signaling a growing shift across Africa to treat school meals not as charity, but […]

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