Protecting the rights of children
Molo Songololo is a registered non-profit organisation that promotes the rights and protection of children and youth, and especially girls.
We made significant contributions over 45-years to the South African child rights framework, and made positive impact on the lives of hundreds of beneficiaries annually. Molo Songololo targets children and youth from 12 to 17-years in poor rural and urban communities, their families and community members. We also work with older youth and organised them as volunteers and facilitators.
Our Programmes
Child Protection and Victim Empowerment
Capacity Building to Improve Service Delivery
Child Protection and Victim Empowerment
We provide essential prevention and early intervention social support services - intakes, referrals, assessments, counselling, therapeutic and empowerment services to child and youth victims of gender-based sexual violence, sexual exploitation and related offences; those vulnerable, at risk and for their parents and families.
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We provide essential prevention and early intervention social support services - intakes, referrals, assessments, counselling, therapeutic and empowerment services to child and youth victims of gender-based sexual violence, sexual exploitation and related offences; those vulnerable, at risk and for their parents and families.
We provide ongoing support, do regular home-visits, family, school and court support for our clients and parents.
We conduct Public Education – for children, youth, and adults to prevent and combat Child Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking in Children, Child Pornography and related offences.
#Dignity4Girls – a bi-annual awareness and donation drive to make up Dignity Gift Bags with a 3-month supply of sanitary pads and toiletries for girls in need to ensure period dignity.
Child and Youth Empowerment
Capacity Building to Improve Service Delivery
Child Protection and Victim Empowerment
We conduct educational workshops, sessions and presentation on child rights and responsibilities, life-skills and leadership education for primary and high school learners, and children in care facilities and in local communities.
We empower children to speak out, express their views and take part in public decision-making and law reform
We conduct educational workshops, sessions and presentation on child rights and responsibilities, life-skills and leadership education for primary and high school learners, and children in care facilities and in local communities.
We empower children to speak out, express their views and take part in public decision-making and law reform processes, and community actions to promote child participation.
Our gender specific Young Women's Forums and Young Men's Forums aim to empower children to prevent and combat gender-based violence.
#MoloAgainstCatCalling - is a child participation public awareness campaign to prevent public sexual harassment of children.
We also conduct educational camps for children and youth.
Capacity Building to Improve Service Delivery
Capacity Building to Improve Service Delivery
Capacity Building to Improve Service Delivery
We conduct educational workshops, sessions and presentation for community members, and government and civil society service providers to create awareness of emerging child rights issues and improve child rights implementation and practice standards for service providers related to:
The Rights of the Child
The Child Rights Framework
Child Pa
We conduct educational workshops, sessions and presentation for community members, and government and civil society service providers to create awareness of emerging child rights issues and improve child rights implementation and practice standards for service providers related to:
The Rights of the Child
The Child Rights Framework
Child Participation Rights
Child Sexual Exploitation
Trafficking in Children
Child Phonography
Online Child Sexual Exploitation
Child Care & Protection
Gender-Based Violence.
We also conduct regular consultations with community groups and service providers, and organise child protection stakeholder forums to improve cooperation and partnerships in our target areas.
Awareness and Advocacy for Child Protection
Capacity Building to Improve Service Delivery
Capacity Building to Improve Service Delivery
We create public awareness on the rights of the child, child rights violations, and actions that can prevent and combat the following:
Child Sexual Exploitation Trafficking in Children
Child Phonography
Online Child Sexual Exploitation Gender-Based Violence.
We also conduct advocacy activities to promote:
Child Participation in Publi
We create public awareness on the rights of the child, child rights violations, and actions that can prevent and combat the following:
Child Sexual Exploitation Trafficking in Children
Child Phonography
Online Child Sexual Exploitation Gender-Based Violence.
We also conduct advocacy activities to promote:
Child Participation in Public Decision-Making
Child Protection to prevent and combat various child rights violations listed above, and improved protection for child victims, and for investigations and prosecution of offenders.
We also advocate for Independent Child Rights Monitoring Mechanisms at provincial and national level.
We successfully campaigned for the establishment of the Western Cape Commissioner for Children.
