Human Rights Day: Why Does South Africa Have 17 Million Voiceless Children?

Human Rights Day: Why Does South Africa Have 17 Million Voiceless Children?

Johannesburg – Afrika Tikkun says that for millions of children across South Africa, human rights remain words on paper, never fully explained, understood, or lived. Children and youth are South Africa’s largest demographic group, yet its most voiceless. They cannot vote, have no economic power, and cannot advocate for themselves. Their exclusion is vast, and largely invisible. More than 63% of children live in poverty. Millions face malnutritio…