Child care and protection

Fifi’s Story: A former foster child’s journey of hope

“Our social worker – Ms Liesl Siljeur – welcomed us with warmth and loved us as her own. She guided my sister and I through the...

On 5 September 2025, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) – in partnership with Baphumelele Child and Youth Care Centre...

Child Protection Week has come to an end (observed between 29 May to 5 June 2025 this year), but this does not mean efforts at promoting the...

Child Protection Week commences today, 29 May until 5 June. It is the culmination of a month-long awareness campaign in which we placed a...

One of the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s core mandates is child protection, and during May this focus is sharpened as it...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is aware of a case in the Witzenberg area of a child who was allegedly raped in two...

Home Affairs matter: The Western Cape Department of Social Development wishes to remind the public that Child Protection is one of its...

Community care

Diversion refers to diverting an accused child away from formal court procedures and towards a more constructive and positiv

Community care

The decision to adopt is life changing for both the respective parents and the child.

Community care

Giving a child up for adoption isn’t always easy, the decision requires a lot of thought to ensure that it will be in the best interest of the child.