Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef
Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef
Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef
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<strong>Government</strong>-<strong>funded</strong> <strong>programmes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>vulnerable</strong> children in SA<br />
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Support<br />
<strong>for</strong> teenage<br />
parents to<br />
return <strong>and</strong><br />
complete<br />
their<br />
schooling<br />
Educators must strive<br />
to prevent early<br />
pregnancies among<br />
learners by educating<br />
them through the life<br />
skills <strong>programmes</strong> about<br />
the risks of early sexual<br />
activity <strong>and</strong> strongly<br />
advising them to avoid<br />
early sexual<br />
encounters. xii<br />
Targeted beneficiaries<br />
Children who become<br />
pregnant<br />
Schools<br />
Educators<br />
Schools may not expel<br />
or otherwise unfairly<br />
discriminate against<br />
learners that become<br />
pregnant.<br />
Schools must encourage<br />
pregnant learners to<br />
continue with their<br />
education be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>and</strong><br />
after the birth of the<br />
baby.<br />
In addition, schools<br />
must prevent unfair<br />
discrimination,<br />
stigmatisation <strong>and</strong> any<br />
other <strong>for</strong>ms of unlawful<br />
behaviour by other<br />
learners or educators in<br />
the school against the<br />
pregnant learner. xiii<br />
Programmes <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong> to assist children made <strong>vulnerable</strong> by poverty with school fees, the cost of<br />
transport/accessibility <strong>and</strong> school uni<strong>for</strong>ms<br />
Programme/<br />
<strong>services</strong><br />
Description of the<br />
<strong>programmes</strong>/actual<br />
service provided<br />
Targeted beneficiaries/<br />
qualifying criteria/how to<br />
obtain the service<br />
Delivery mechanism/<br />
service providers<br />
Free primary<br />
schooling<br />
<strong>and</strong> free or<br />
subsidised<br />
secondary<br />
schooling <strong>for</strong><br />
children xiv<br />
All schools in<br />
quintiles xv 1, 2 <strong>and</strong> 3<br />
are no-fee schools.<br />
These schools may not<br />
charge learners school<br />
fees (or any registration,<br />
administration or other<br />
fee).<br />
Targeted beneficiaries<br />
Children living in poor<br />
communities<br />
Qualifying criteria<br />
Children attending<br />
schools in quintiles 1,<br />
2 <strong>and</strong> 3 that have been<br />
listed as no-fee schools<br />
The provincial<br />
DoEs determine the<br />
eligibility of schools<br />
as no-fee schools<br />
in accordance with<br />
the national quintile<br />
criteria, <strong>and</strong> the<br />
provincial DoE<br />
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