2. Dear Friends,
A warm welcome to the International • General information on what to
Consultation 2012, generously host- expect when arriving;
ed by Childline South Africa in Dur- • Travel information and tips;
ban, South Africa from 17-19 Octo-
• Frequently Asked Questions
ber, 2012.
about the IC;
• Practical tips and information
With Child Helpline International’s about Durban and South Africa;
(CHI’s) 10th anniversary just around
• A detailed agenda and session
the corner in 2013, this sixth gather-
abstracts;
ing of the extended CHI family prom-
ises to be particularly exhilarating. • General Assembly updates and
We invite you to join us for three days information.
of networking, sharing and learning,
as we explore together the triumphs For specific questions regarding the
and ongoing challenges of child pro- programme or any other logistical
tection worldwide. questions, please do not hesitate to
contact us pre-event at IC2012@
childhelplineinternational.org, and
This Information Pack is intended to
by speaking to any member of the
help you prepare for, and to guide
Childline South Africa or CHI team in
you during the Sixth International
Durban.
Consultation. In these pages you will
find:
With regards and best wishes for a
fulfilling Sixth International Consulta-
tion,
CHI and Childline South Africa
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3. Table of Contents
Welcome Address - Childline South Africa 4
Welcome Address - Child Helpline International 5
Arrival and General IC Information 6
• Arrival at King Shaka International Airport, Durban 7
• Safety when travelling 8
• General Information - IC 9-14
• Practical Information - Durban & South Africa 15-23
Childline South Africa 24
• Introducing Childline South Africa 25-27
• Meet the Childline South Africa Team 28-31
Child Helpline International (CHI) 32
• Introducing CHI 33
• Supervisory Board 34
• Governance Structure 35
• Meet the CHI Team 36-41
Agenda Information 42
• General Information 43
• Full Programme 44-53
• Keynote Speakers 54-59
• Parallel Sessions 60-62
• Marketplace 63-65
• Regional Spaces 66
• Open Space 67
• Site Visits 68
General Assembly 69
• General Assembly Information & Agenda 70-72
• Nomination Process and Role Descriptions 73-78
Annexes 79
• Childline South Africa Youth Consultation 80
• About Techno Brain 81-82
• Child Impact Assessment Advisory Council Concept Note 83-86
• Thank you! 87
• Notation pages for your use 88-89
Quick Reference Block Agenda back
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4. Welcome Address - Childline South Africa
Dear IC Participants,
Siyanamukela eDurban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Childline South Africa is thrilled to be the IC host and looks forward to welcoming you
to Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
We are honoured to be hosting the Sixth International Consultation with Child Helpline
International. The identified theme of “Strengthening Child Protection Systems” has
come at an opportune time for us in South Africa – and perhaps also for other develop-
ing countries. We are at a stage when we have excellent law and policy, but are now
faced with the challenge of implementation in order to see if these laws and policies
are workable in action.
We need, as child helplines, to see how we are contributing to protecting children in
our countries. This is not something we can do alone – we need to do this together
with other institutions and systems. However child helplines have an important role as
catalysts, bringing to the attention of others the challenges that children face.
Parallel to the IC, Childline South Africa will be hosting a Youth Consultation process.
We will host 30 children from different socio-economic circumstances and different
communities and cultures in our province, thus reflecting the diversity of our context.
These young people will also be deliberating on the same theme of child protection
systems, but most importantly they will be able to reflect on how they, as young people,
are experiencing child and youth safety issues in their communities.
We look forward to having the international community of child helplines visit our beau-
tiful city and hope that you will enjoy the province of KwaZulu-Natal with all its diversi-
ties in scenery, language, and culture.
Dumisile Nala
National Executive Officer
Childline South Africa
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5. Welcome Address - Child Helpline International
Dear CHI Members, Partners and Guests,
On behalf of Child Helpline International (CHI), welcome to the Sixth International Con-
sultation of Child Helplines!
We are very honoured and excited to host this wonderful child helpline gathering in the
Africa region, here in Durban, South Africa. This meeting will also be the launch of CHI’s
10th Anniversary which we will be celebrating throughout 2013. I am personally very
excited that so many of you are once again showing your commitment to our unique
network and to the children we all serve by attending this International Consultation. I
know that many important decisions, opportunities and exchanges will take place here
in the coming days. With nearly 200 participants from around the globe, we certainly do
weave a very rich tapestry of experiences, knowledge and expertise to share.
As CHI’s Executive Director, it is always a pleasure to meet each one of you again. I
look forward to hearing your updates and learning more about your trials and triumphs
since we last met. More than anything, I look forward to soaking up the warmth and the
passion that has come to characterise the CHI family and which gives us the energy to
carry on with our cause throughout the year.
On behalf of CHI I would also like to thank Childline South Africa and the city of Durban
for their hospitality and dedication to help make this inspiring gathering a reality.
And of course, please do not hesitate to approach any member of our team throughout
the duration of the International Consultation with any questions you may have. We will
be happy to assist you in any way we can.
I wish us all a productive and invigorating International Consultation and look forward
to seeing you in Durban!
With warm regards,
Nenita La Rose
Executive Director, CHI
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6. Arrival and General Information
• Arrival at King Shaka International Airport
• Safety when travelling
• General Information - IC
• Practical Information - Durban + South Africa

7. Arrival at King Shaka International Airport, Durban
Here are some pointers and information for delegates arriving at King Shaka Interna-
tional Airport, also referred to as La Mercy Airport. King Shaka / La Mercy is the major
airport in the city of Durban, South Africa and is located at La Mercy, approximately
thirty five kilometres north of the city centre. All arrival passengers come out into the
Arrivals Hall which is situated on the ground floor with a common meeting area.
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS: DOMESTIC ARRIVALS:
Should you be arriving on an Emirates When you arrive on your connect-
flight from Dubai or an Air Mauritius ing, domestic flight, proceed to bag-
flight from Mauritius, you will arrive in gage collection. Once you have your
the International section of the arrivals bags, continue out into the public area
terminal. Upon arrival you will need where you will see a Bundu Bashers
to clear immigrations (so have your representative, wearing bottle green
passports ready) and then collect your shirts and South Africa coloured sash-
baggage before proceeding through es, and holding up a CHI board, wel-
Customs and Excise. You will then coming you. Make yourself known to a
come out into the public area, where Bundu Bashers or CHI representative
you will see a Bundu Bashers repre- for us to direct you to your coach for
sentative (wearing bottle green shirts transfer to the hotel.
and South Africa coloured sashes,
and holding up a CHI board). Make
yourself known to any of the Bundu
Bashers or CHI representatives in or-
der for us to direct you to your coach
for transfer to the hotel.
Currency exchange facilities available at the airport:
Foreign exchange, banking services and automated teller machines (ATMs) situated
on the ground floor of the passenger terminal building are:
• Bidvest Bank (Rennies foreign exchange) • Standard Bank • A Nedbank ATM
• An ABSA ATM • A Standard Bank ATM • Landside Retail
* Please make yourself known to a Bundu Bashers or CHI representative before you use any of
these facilities so that we know that you have arrived and can wait for you!
Useful contact numbers upon arrival:
Shireane Goodenough (Bundu Bashers Travel): +27 31 72 500 5437
Helen Mason, Head of Operations, CHI: +31 61 136 1103
Airports Company of SA Information: +27 31 32-436-6584
Airport Clinic: +27 31 32-436-6509
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8. Safety when travelling
We hope that all of our participants will experience a safe and uneventful journey
but would like to make you aware of a few safety issues:
Luggage and travel insurance Safety tips – South Africa
Unfortunately the international airports Crime in South Africa, like many other
in Dubai and Johannesburg are known places in today’s world, can be an is-
for experiencing problems with lost sue. We advise all participants to avoid
luggage. Please note that participants unnecessary problems by following a
will need to arrange their own travel in- few simple precautionary tips:
surance to cover any such incidents.
CHI does not provide any insurance • Avoid deserted areas at night.
coverage for participants. We also • Try to go out in groups.
recommend that you carry a change • Avoid wearing visible jewellery or
of clothes in your hand luggage as a carrying cameras and bags loose-
precaution. ly over your shoulder.
• Keep mobile phones, wallets and
personal documents tucked away
where no one can see or get to
Useful contact Numbers: them.
• Don’t leave your bag(s) unattend-
IC Contact: ed or open.
Helen Mason: +31 61 136 1103 (CHI) • When using automatic teller ma-
BB Travel: +27 31 (0)72 500 5437 chines (ATMs) in South Africa,
practice the generally accepted
Airports Company of SA Information: safety precautions you would em-
+27 31 (0)32-436-6584 ploy when at home.
• • Never accept an offer from a stran-
ger to help you with your transac-
Police / Fire:
tion at an ATM.
10111
• Do not accept rides from strangers
Ambulance: or unauthorised taxi cabs.
10177
From mobile phones only,
for any emergency:
112
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9. Hotel Location

10. General Information - IC
1. Hotel Information
The venue for the Sixth International Consul- additional nights in the hotel outside of
tation is: the special rate periods you will need
The Gateway Hotel to arrange and pay for yourself directly
Corner of Boulevard & Twilight Drive with the hotel of your choice.
Durban, South Africa
Check In/Out
Tel: +27 (0) 31 536 9200
Fax: +27 (0) 31 536 9201 Normal hotel check-in is any time after
Web: www.thegatewayhotel.co.za/ 14:00. The hotel will do its best to ac-
commodate earlier check-in, but cannot
guarantee it. Check out is 10:00 on the
Extended hotel stay fee day of departure. If your flight leaves
The hotels are offering a special rate of later in the evening, the hotel can store
€102 per night (including breakfast) for your luggage for you during the day, but
any participants who would like to stay you are responsible for collecting it and
extra nights at the hotel immediately taking it with you to the airport.
before or after the IC. This special rate
is applicable for the nights of 14 and 15
When: Check-in after 14:00
October before the IC, and the nights When: Check-out before 10:00
of 19, 20 and 21 October after the IC.
Hotel bookings for these nights are not ** Please note that any personal expenses
included in your conference fee and you incurred during your stay, including room ser-
will be invoiced for these extra nights. If vice, mini-bar use, laundry and dry cleaning,
you are interested in staying at the hotel telephone calls made from your hotel room
during the special rate periods, please and all other extra hotel services, are the sole
contact us at IC2012@childhelplinein- responsibility of the delegate and must be set-
ternational.org before the event. Any tled upon checkout from the hotel.
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11. General Information - IC
Accommodations sponsored participants
Some sponsored delegates will be • Delegates staying at the Royal Palm will
accommodated at the Royal Palm take their breakfast at the Royal Palm
hotel, which is less than 5 minutes and their lunch and dinner with the full
walk from the conference venue. The delegation at the Gateway hotel.
accommodation at the Royal Palm al-
lows those delegates who are sharing • The extended hotel rate, dates and ar-
rooms extra comfort and space. rangements noted on the previous page
apply for the Royal Palm hotel as well.
The Royal Palm Hotel
08 Palm Boulevard ** Please note that any personal expenses
New Town Centre incurred during your stay, including room ser-
Umhlanga Ridge, 4320 vice, mini-bar use, laundry and dry cleaning,
Durban, South Africa telephone calls made from your hotel room
Tel: +27 (0) 31 581 8000 and all other extra hotel services, are the sole
Fax: +27 (0) 31 581 8002 responsibility of the delegate and must be set-
Web: www.royal-palm.co.za/ tled upon checkout from the hotel.
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12. General Information - IC
2. Conference Fee 3. Wi-Fi Services
Your conference fee covers three nights There is free wireless internet (wi-fi) in
at the hotel (16-18 October) and all the lobby of the Gateway hotel and in
meals during the IC (dinner on Tuesday the rooms. Please be advised, howev-
16 October through lunch on Friday 19 er, that there is only one (1) communal
October), as well as transfers and con- computer available in the lobby for use.
ference materials.
Kindly note that all other expenses in- 4. Language and Translations
curred by conference participants are
not covered and are the responsibility of The official language of the IC is Eng-
the individual delegate. lish. We are doing our utmost to have
simultaneous translations for Spanish,
French and Arabic at the plenary ses-
sions and appropriate translation avail-
able during the Regional Spaces and
workshops. Some technical limitations
will be unavoidable however.
5. IC Sign-In and Materials
Sign-In, ID tag and conference bag Connecting to Children and the 2011
We kindly invite you to please sign in Violence Against Children reports.
and pick up your IC 2012 bag, ID tag and
important information, at the IC Desk in Your posters & materials at the IC
the lobby of the hotel, on Tuesday 16 We are please to remind you that there
October, between 15:00 and 19:00. will be a designated exhibit area where
you can share your posters and other
When: Tuesday 16 October, 15:00-19:00
materials with your fellow participants.
* There will also be someone at the registration The exhibit area will be open to visitors
desk at all times, for late arrivals and questions at all times during the IC. You are invited
regarding logistical and travel matters to hand in your materials for the exhibit
area upon registration. We will make
Distribution of CHI materials sure your materials are placed, in alpha-
The IC presents a wonderful opportunity betical order by country. Please bear in
for the CHI Secretariat to distribute new mind that space is limited and plan ac-
publications and tools to our members. cordingly. If you have any questions,
Please make sure to leave room in your please do not hesitate to contact us at
luggage to take them back home with IC2012@childhelplineinternational.org
you! Materials which will be distributed or speak to a member of the CHI or
at the IC in hard copy include the 2011 Childline South Africa staff at the event.
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13. General Information - IC
6. Meals
As noted above, your conference fee covers meals from dinner on Tuesday 16 Octo-
ber through lunch on Friday 19 October. Breakfast will be served at your hotel (Gate-
way hotel or Royal Palm) and coffee/tea breaks, lunches and dinners will be served
at the Gateway hotel, unless otherwise specified in the Full Programme. There will be
several vegetarian options available at all meals.
Civic Reception and Welcome Dinner Traditional Dress at Welcome Dinner
As is the tradition at the International CHI’s members and partners constitute
Consultation, there will be a welcome a rich and varied tapestry of cultures.
dinner on Wednesday 17 October, The IC is a wonderful opportunity to
generously sponsored by the Mayor of share a bit of ourselves with one an-
Durban. Busses will transport all partici- other. To this end, please bring your
pants from the hotels to the dinner site. country’s traditional dress to wear to
More information will be provided upon the official welcome dinner on Monday
registration. evening.
Departure from hotel: You will be given Alcohol
more information on the exact departure There will be no alcohol served at meals
time and bus arrangements to the welcome during the conference. Participants may
dinner upon registration. purchase alcohol during dinner at their
own expense.
Dress code: Traditional dress of your coun-
try, or smart-casual dinner attire. Special Dietary Requests
If you have any special dietary needs,
please notify staff upon registration and
sign-in at the hotel. We will do our best
to accommodate your needs.
7. Emergency IC Contacts:
If you need any additional assistance during the IC and are unable to locate CHI,
Childline South Africa or Bundu Bashers Travel staff on the ground, please call:
• Helen Mason, Head of Operations, CHI: +31 61 136 1103
• Shireane Goodenough, Bundu Bashers Travel: +27 31 (0)72 500 5437
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14. General Information - IC
8. Sponsored participants
Sponsored participants - reimbursements at Sponsored participants – shared rooms
the IC As per CHI’s Sponsorship Protocol, all
Except for emergencies, all reimburse- sponsored participants are requested to
ments for sponsored participants will be share a room with another sponsored
done via bank transfer only. Only a small participant. For the IC in Durban we are
cash reserve will be available for such fortunate enough to have capacity in
emergencies at the IC. Please consult the hotel to offer sponsored participants
the Programme Manager for your re- the opportunity to pay for a single room
gion before approaching CHI’s financial if they would prefer not to share. You
officer, Jonathan Mateyo, about IC reim- should have received information about
bursements. Any unresolved queries re- this via email. If you did not, please
lated to IC reimbursements can then be contact Jane Hannon at jane@childhel-
directed to Jonathan Mateyo, via email plineinternational.org for more informa-
at jonathan@childhelplineinternational. tion. For participants who are sharing
org or at the CHI Operations Room at a room, we will be contacting you soon
the hotel during the IC at the following to let you know who you will be sharing
specific times: with. We will only match delegates with
the same gender and we will also try
• Thu. 18 October 17.00-18.00 to match delegates speaking the same
for countries beginning with the letters A language.
to L
• Thu. 18 October 18.00-19.00
Sponsored participants – further information
for countries beginning with M to Z
For any further questions both prior to
and during the IC, please contact Jane
Please allow sufficient time for the bank Hannon: jane@childhelplineinternation-
transactions to be processed. al.org or in person during the IC.
Sponsored participants – boarding passes
Sponsored participants are kindly re-
quested to hold onto their boarding
passes and to hand them to Indra Bis-
eswar, CHI’s Office Manager, upon their
arrival at the hotel in Durban.
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15. Practical Information: Durban & South Africa
South Africa, officially the Re-
public of South Africa, is a coun-
try located at the southern tip of
Africa.
Geography Population
South Africa is divided into nine prov- South Africa is a nation of diversity, with
inces, with 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) many different cultures, languages and
of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian religious beliefs.
oceans. To the north of the country lie
the neighbouring territories of Namibia, Most South Africans are the product of
Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east some form of immigration: Indigenous
are Mozambique and Swaziland; and Africans are descendants of migrants
Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by from further north in Africa who first en-
South African territory. tered what are now the confines of the
country roughly one thousand years
ago. White South Africans trace back to
later European settlers, mainly from the
Netherlands and Britain. Coloureds are
the combined heritages of all of these
groups, as well as from slaves from the
then East Indies. Other South Africans
are descendants of Indian and Chinese
labourers who arrived in the nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries.
According to the mid-2011 estimates
from Statistics South Africa, the coun-
try’s population stands at 50.5 million.
Africans are in the majority, making up
79.5% of the population, while white
people and coloured people each make
up 9.0% and the Indian/Asian popula-
tion 2.5%. The Durban Metropolitan
Area has a population of approximately
2.5 million people.
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16. History
South Africa’s history is as diverse and rich as its people, languages and cultures. To
give a full overview requires far more space than these pages allow, and we thus make
do with a brief summary here:
• The discovery of a nearly two million • The discovery of mineral riches in
year-old new species of hominid, South Africa coincided with a hard-
Australopithecus sediba in the Cra- ening of racial attitudes in the late
dle of Humankind World Heritage 19th century. As a result, the need
Site just 40 kilometres from Johan- for cheap labour in the mines saw
nesburg in 2010, as well as fossils a rise in oppressive policies toward
found in caves across South Africa blacks, including ‘pass laws’, meant
over the last century, attest to the to ensure indigenous populations
nation’s rich prehistoric heritage. could not easily own land. This
helped channel them into labour
• More recently, South African history
markets, and specifically the mines.
has frequently been dominated by
discord and strife between various • The late 1800s and early 1900s
diverse ethnic groups. For the first were marked by the Anglo-Boer
150 years of its contemporary his- wars, fought between the British
tory, from 1652, the country was a Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking
Dutch colony, and then a British col- Dutch settlers (mainly farmers, or
ony for another 150 years starting in ‘boers’ in Dutch). The ‘scorched
1795. As with other colonial-era set- earth policy’ employed by the Brit-
tlements, conflict and repression of ish, and the internment of many
the indigenous Khosian and Bantu Boer and Africans in concentration
people soon ensued. camps left a bitter after-taste.
Apartheid:
Racial segregation in South Africa began in colonial times under Dutch and British rule. How-
ever, apartheid as an official policy was introduced following the general election of 1948.
New legislation classified inhabitants into four racial groups (‘native’, ‘white’, ‘coloured’, and
‘Asian’), and residential areas were segregated, sometimes by means of forced removals.
Non-white political representation was completely abolished in 1970, and starting in that year
black people were deprived of their citizenship, legally becoming citizens of one of ten tribally
based self-governing homelands called bantustans, four of which became nominally inde-
pendent states. The government segregated education, medical care, beaches, and other
public services, and provided black people with services inferior to those of white people.
Reforms to apartheid in the 1980s failed to quell the mounting opposition, and in 1990 Presi-
dent Frederik Willem de Klerk began negotiations to end apartheid, culminating in multi-racial
democratic elections in 1994, which were won by the African National Congress under Nelson
Mandela. Although the official abolishment of Apartheid occurred in 1990 with repeal of the
last of the remaining Apartheid laws, the end of Apartheid is widely regarded as arising from
the 1994 democratic general elections.
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17. Fun Facts
• South Africa has three capital
• The British won the Anglo-Boer cities: Pretoria, often treated
wars, but the ensuing poverty as the single capital, is home
amongst both the Boers and the to the executive branch of
blacks, and the fanning of Afrikan- government; Cape Town is
er1 nationalism, eventually led to home to the Assembly; and the
the rise to power of the Afrikaner Supreme Court is located in
National Party (NP) in the general Bloemfontein.
election of 1948.
• Although Johannesburg is the
• Today, the country is best known for commercial centre of the coun-
its emergence from the oppressive try, it is not actually one of the
system of Apartheid, a system of capital cities.
racial segregation institutionalised
by political leaders in south Africa • The national flag of the Repub-
after the Second World War. Nelson lic of South Africa was adopt-
Mandela is one of the central fig-
ed on Freedom Day, 27 April
ures from this era of South African
1994, and first flown 10 May
history, although by no means the
1994 - the day Nelson Mandela
only one.
was inaugurated as President.
Read the full history overview here:
• The flag incorporates the green
http://www.info.gov.za/aboutsa/history.
and yellow of Nelson Mande-
htm.
la’s party, and the red, white
and blue of the former Boer re-
publics flags.
• The ‘V’ shape starting at the
flag pole side represents the
convergence of South Africa’s
diverse society and the desire
for unity.
• It is the only six-coloured na-
tional flag in the world!
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South Africans of Germanic, mainly Dutch,
descent, and among them the Boers.
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18. Cuisine potatoes. It has a Cape Malay heritage;
The cuisine of South Africa is sometimes Boerewors: Literally, farmer’s sausage.
called ‘rainbow cuisine’, as it has had It’s made with seasoned beef or pork;
a variety of cultural and regional influ- Bredie: A heavily spiced stew incorporat-
ences. These include the dishes of the ing meat (typically lamb) and vegeta-
indigenous people of South Africa (such bles. Tomato Bredie is the best-known
as the Khosian and Xhosa, Zulu and version of this speciality, introduced by
Sotho-speaking people); colonial foods the Cape Malays; Bunny chow: A fast
brought by the Dutch and British, as well food dish consisting of a hollowed out
as their slaves; the unique flavours and loaf of bread filled with curry, that origi-
spices of the Indian and Chinese mi- nated in the Durban Indian commu-
grant workers; the cuisine of the Cape nity; Melktert: Translates “milk tart”. It’s
Malay people, which has many charac- a milk-egg-and-sugar dessert custard
teristics of Malaysia and Java; and reci- prepared in a round pastry shell; Potjie-
pes from neighbouring colonial cultures kos: A traditional meat-and-vegetable
such as Portuguese Mozambique. stew of the Boers. It’s slowly cooked in
a three-legged cast-iron pot over coals;
Some typical South African dishes in- Sosaties: Marinated, cubed meat (usu-
clude: Biltong: This is jerky-type air- ally lamb) is skewered and barbecued
dried meat (usually beef); Bobotie: It’s shish-kebab style; Vetkoek: a traditional
like the British shepherd’s pie, but the Afrikaner pastry. It is dough deep-fried
minced meat is curried - and the top- in cooking oil and either filled with
ping is frothy custard instead of mashed cooked mince (ground beef) or spread
with syrup, honey, or jam.
The City of Durban
Durban (Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning ‘bay / lagoon’) is the largest city in the
South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It
forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the
busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism be-
cause of the city’s warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches. The municipality,
which includes neighbouring towns, has a population of almost 3.5 million, making the
combined municipality the biggest city on the east coast of the African continent. The
metropolitan land area of 2,292 square kilometres (885 square miles) is comparatively
larger than other South African cities, resulting in a somewhat lower population density
of 1,513 square kilometres (3,920 square miles).
Today, Durban is the busiest container port in Africa and a popular tourist destination.
The Golden Mile, developed as a welcoming tourist destination in the 1970s, as well as
Durban at large, provide ample tourist attractions. The Golden Mile was redeveloped
late 2009 in time for the 2010 FIFA world cup. It was resurfaced and widened between
Ushaka Marine World and Moses Mabhida Stadium. Durban’s most popular beaches
are also located along the Golden Mile. The city is also a gateway to the national parks
and historic sites of Zululand and the Drakensberg.
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19. Travel Information for Durban, South Africa
Visa Requirements for South Africa
Whether or not you need a visa to travel before arriving at a South African
to South Africa depends on your na- port of entry if you intend to stay
tionality (the country of your passport). in the country for 90 days or less:
Some nationalities are ‘visa exempt’ – African Union Laissez Passer, Andorra, Argen-
meaning they do not need to apply for tina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Bra-
a visa before they travel. Some nation- zil, Canada, Childe, Czech Republic, Denmark,
alities are visa exempt if the applicant Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
is travelling to South Africa for 30 days Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
or less, and some nationalities are visa Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco,
exempt if the applicant is travelling to Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Northern
South Africa for a period of 90 days or Ireland, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Sin-
less. Everyone else needs to apply for a gapore, Spain, St Vincent & the Grenadines,
visa before leaving for South Africa. Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania (90 days per
year from 1 November 2010), United Kingdom
1. If you hold a national passport (dip- of Great Britain, Uruguay, Venezuela, United
States of America, Zimbabwe. And: British Is-
lomatic, official or ordinary) or a
lands of Bailiwick, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of
travel document for any one of the
Man and Virgin Islands. And: British Overseas
following listed countries / territo- Territories namely: Anguilla, Bermuda, British
ries / international organizations, Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory,
you will not need to apply for a British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland
visa before arriving at a South Af- Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena and
rican port of entry if you intend to Dependencies (Ascension Island, Gough Is-
stay for a period of 30 days or less, land and Tristan da Cuna), Pitcairn, Henderson,
or are in transit: Ducie and Oeno Islands, the Sovereign Base Ar-
eas of Cyprus, South Georgia and South Sand-
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Be-
wich Islands and the Turks and Caicos Island.
nin, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Cyprus,
Gabon, Guyana, Hong Kong (only with regard
to holders of Hong Kong British National Over- 3. Travellers travelling on passports
seas passports and Hong Kong Special Admin- from any country not listed above
istrative Region passports), Hungary, Jordan, are required to apply for a visa pri-
Lesotho, Macau (only with regard to holders of or to departing for South Africa.
Macau Special Administrative Region passports
(MSAR)), Malaysia, Malawi, Maldives, Mauri- The information listed here comes from
tius, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Poland, Sey- the website of the Department of Home
chelles, Slovak Republic, South Korea (Repub- Affairs of the Republic of South Africa:
lic), Swaziland, Thailand, Turkey, Zambia. www.home-affairs.gov.za/Counties%20
Exempy%20from%20SA%20Visaa.
2. If you hold a national passport (dip- html. As the information is subject to
lomatic, official or ordinary) or a change, please do also check with the
travel document for any one of the South African Embassy or Consulate in
following listed countries / territo- your country of origin to be absolutely
ries / international organisations, sure about your visa requirements be-
you will not need to apply for a visa fore you depart for South Africa.
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20. Documents Needed for Travel to South Africa The following health requirements are
Foreigners who wish to visit South Af- recommended (not required) for South
rica must have: Africa:
• Passport / travel document valid for • Tetanus recommended if coming from
thirty (30) more days after the intend- an infected area;
ed return date from South Africa; • Hepatitis A & B recommended;
• The passport must contain at least • Typhoid recommended;
two (2) unused (blank) pages labelled • Malaria prophylaxis recommended if
Visa; visiting high risk Malaria areas such
• A return ticket; as the Kruger National Park;
• Proof of financial means in the form • Bilharzia & Rabies present.
of bank statements, salary advices,
or on-person monetary means (cash,
travellers checks or credit card). Drinking water
Tap water in South Africa’s major cities
Given that the conditions may vary, it is safe to drink and cook with. Not all tap
is advisable that you contact the South water in rural areas is safe for consump-
African Embassy or Consulate in your tion, so take precautions if necessary.
country of origin to verify these require- The responsibility to provide clean wa-
ments before you start your trip. ter rests with locally-based water ser-
vices authorities, which regularly moni-
tor the quality of drinking water in South
Travel Insurance Africa. These authorities are also rated
Please kindly note that participants according to the Blue Drop Certification
need to arrange their own travel insur- System. Tap water undergoes treatment
ance, as CHI does not provide any in- which ensures it is free of harmful micro-
surance coverage for participants. Trav- organisms and contaminants. In some
el insurance is recommended for travel areas South African drinking water is
to South Africa. rich in minerals and may involve a bit
of getting used to. Avoid drinking water
from streams and rivers.
Vaccinations
The following health requirements are
required for South Africa: Weather and Climate
• Yellow Fever if coming from an infect- Durban’s weather is fairly mild year-
ed country. round, with some rainfall throughout,
but mostly in summer. The seasons are
Please make sure you have a valid Yellow Fe- as follows: Summer- November-March,
ver vaccination prior to your departure to South Autumn- April-May, Winter- June-August,
Africa. If you are uncertain whether you are al- Spring- September-October. The rainy
ready vaccinated or not, please contact your lo- season is late November through De-
cal health provider or health clinic. cember extending into January, with
tropical thunderstorms an almost daily
interlude to the warm, sunny days. The
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21. windy season starts about August and in South Africa. Please do check with
can last right through to January. your mobile company about using your
phone in South Africa before you leave
October is spring time in Durban, with your home. You may be given an al-
temperatures usually ranging from highs ternate phone to take with you on your
of around 23°C (73°F) to lows of about travels. Alternatively, local South African
18°C (64°F), although it can be windy mobile phones can be hired at all inter-
and also rain on and off. national airports and prepaid airtime can
be purchased at most retail outlets. To
make calls, the following codes apply:
Attire
What you should wear in South Africa For outgoing international calls:
will depend on the season, the occa- Dial 00 plus the country and area codes
sion and the place. Durban in mid-Oc- of the destination concerned. Refer to
tober can be warm and sunny, but also telephone directories for international
windy and there can be occasional rain dialing codes, or obtain 24-hour assis-
showers. It is advisable to bring a light tance by calling 10903.
jacket or wrap, as well as sunglasses
and a hat. If you are doing business in For incoming international calls:
the country, business attire (suit and tie) The code for people to dial to call you in
is generally called for in the corporate South Africa is +27 followed by the city
sector, but media for example generally code (31 for Durban), or the cellphone
dress more casually. For game viewing, code, dropping the first 0.
a couple of neutral-toned items will be
useful, but there’s no need to go over- Special dialling codes within South Africa:
board. A good pair of walking shoes is 08 numbers are free to the caller with-
also advisable. For the evening, if you in South Africa; 0860 numbers are
are dining at an upmarket restaurant charged at local rates; 0861 numbers
or seeing a show, smart-casual attire is are charged at a flat rate.
recommended.
Time Zone
Telecommunications South African Standard Time, or SAST,
There is a well-established mobile (cel- is the name of the time zone used by
lular) phone network in South Africa. all of South Africa, as well as Swaziland
Four mobile service providers - Voda- and Lesotho. The zone is two hours
com, MTN, CellC and Virgin - ensure ahead of UTC (UTC+2) and is the same
countrywide coverage and reception is as Central Africa Time, with Daylight
generally good in urban areas. Please saving time not being observed in either
note that mobile coverage in South Afri- time zone. There are other countries,
ca uses GSM technology, meaning that such as Greece, that are in the same
it is incompatible with older, single band time zone but do not use the term ‘South
phones from the USA, Japan and some African Standard Time’.
other countries. Most newer phones
are tri-band or four-band and will work
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22. Languages Electricity
South Africa has eleven official lan- • The South African electricity supply is
guages: two West-Germanic languages 220/230 volts AC 50 HZ.
(English and Afrikaans) and nine Ban- • Most plugs are 15 amp 3-prong or 5
tu languages. Four of these are Nguni amp 2-prong, with round pins. If an
languages (Zulu, Xhosa, Swati and adaptor is called for, consider bringing
Ndebele) and three are Sotho–Tswana one with you, although they can be
languages (Northern Sotho, Southern purchased locally.
Sotho and Tswana). Tsonga is a Tswa–
• US-made appliances may need a
Ronga language. Fewer than one per
transformer.
cent of South Africans speak a first lan-
guage other than an official one. Most • Most hotel rooms have 110 volt outlets
South Africans can speak more than for electric shavers and appliances.
one language. Dutch and English were
the first official languages of South Af-
rica from 1910 to 1925. Afrikaans was
added as a part of Dutch in 1925. Dutch Currency and Payments
was replaced by Afrikaans when South The rand (sign: R; code: ZAR) is the cur-
Africa became a republic in 1961, and rency of South Africa. It takes its name
Dutch was dropped in 1983. Between from the Witwatersrand (White-waters-
1983 and 1994, South Africa had only ridge in English), the ridge upon which
two official languages: English and Af- Johannesburg is built and where most
rikaans. of South Africa’s gold deposits were
found. The rand is subdivided into 100
Systems of Measurement cents. Coins come in denominations of
The units of measurement used in 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, R1, R2 and R5. Notes
South Africa are metric. Road distances come in denominations of R10, R20,
are measured in kilometres, petrol in li- R50, R100 and R200.
tres and solid food in grams. These are
the basic conversions from metric to the All major credit cards are accepted in
imperial system, and vice versa: the country, particularly MasterCard,
Visa, American Express and Diners
-----------------------------------------------------
Club. Travellers’ cheques can be ex-
1 cm 0.39 inch
1 metre 3.3 ft or 1.1 yards changed in banks, bureaux de changes
1 km 0.62 miles and some hotels. Money can also be
1 kg 2.2 lb withdrawn at automated teller machines
1 litre 0.62 US gallons
(ATM) of which there are many coun-
1 litre 0.22 imperial gallons
1 gram 0.04 oz trywide. South Africa’s main banks are
----------------------------------------------------- Absa Bank, First National Bank, Ned-
1 ft 0.3 metre bank, Standard Bank and Capitec.
1 inch 2.45 cm
1 mile 1.6 km
1 lb 0.45 kg Tipping is common practice in South Af-
1 oz 28 gram rica, and the exact amount depends on
1 imperial gallon 4.55 litres the situation:
1 US gallon 3.8 litres
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23. • In a restaurant or bar it is polite to tip Banking, Shopping & Office hours
10-15%. Some restaurants will add All hours listed here are indicative only.
the tip to your bill automatically, so Precise hours at any given location may
check your bill before tipping. vary and are subject to change.
• Tour guides and coach drivers are
tipped at the end of the day. Recom- Banking hours
mended tip is usually R10.00 per per- 08h30/09h00 - 15h30/16h00 Mon-Fri
son on a day tour. 08h00/09h00 - 11h00/11h30/12h00 Sat
• At hotels and airports it is customary
to tip the porter R3.00-R5.00 per bag. Shopping hours
09h00- 17h00/18h00 Mon-Fri
• In South Africa, petrol (gas) stations
08h30/09h00 - 13h00 Sat (smaller centres)
are manned by attendants who will
09h00 - 17h00/18h00 Sat (urban areas)
refuel your vehicle, clean your wind-
10h00 - 15h00/16h00 Sun (urban areas)
screen and offer to check your oil, wa-
ter and tyre pressure. A tip here will
Office hours
depend on how much they do for you.
08h30/09h00 - 17h00 Mon-Fri
It is customary to pay in silver (R1, R2
and R5 coins) at your discretion.
Government department
• Consider a 10% – 15% tip for mas- 08h30 - 16h40 Mon-Fri
sages, body wraps, facials and hair-
cuts. Post Offices hours
• The 10% tipping rule also applies 08h30 - 16h30 Mon-Fri
when taking a taxi. Please note also 09h00 - 12h00 Sat
that most cabs work with cash only
and it is better to ask how much you’ll
be expected to pay for your journey Meal times
before getting in. Generally, breakfast is between 7-9 AM,
lunch anytime between 12-2PM and
dinner between 6-8PM.
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24. Childline south Africa
• Introducing Childline South Africa
• Meet the Childline South Africa Team
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25. Introducing
Childline South Africa
Childline South Africa is an effective
non-profit, non-government organization
that works collectively to protect children
from all forms of violence and to create
a culture of children’s rights in South Af-
rica. Childline services began in KwaZu- Childline South Africa is an affiliation of
lu-Natal in 1986 in response to the very provincial Childlines. Each Province in
high levels of child sexual abuse which South Africa , has a provincial Childline
characterised South Africa. Other pro- office to which the toll free line for chil-
vincial offices developed from this date dren is directed. The National Childline
with the National Office opening on 1st Office has a coordinating and develop-
August 2003. ment function and provides the online
counselling.
Childline South Africa (National Office) is
committed through the support and ca- Programmes
pacity building of its affiliates to inter alia: Programmes delivered through the pro-
• Developing appropriate child protection ser- vincial offices include:
vices including a 24-hour toll-free helpline and
supportive therapeutic services for children 1. Crisis Line
who have been victims of trauma & abuse, and The toll-free counselling line deals with
their families; thousands of queries from children and
adults. The line, which provides an in-
• Education and awareness raising programmes valuable preventive, educational and
facilitating the prevention of violence against remedial service, receives calls relating
children; to a wide variety of issues and problems
• Court preparation & support programmes for including abuse (physical, emotional,
children who have to give evidence in court; sexual); child pornography; abuse at
• Networking to establish strategic alliances with school by educators; abandonment;
the aim of advocating for policy changes that HIV/AIDS; relationship problems (peers,
will facilitate good management practices for parents, teachers); sexual problems and
abused children; pregnancy; depression and attempted
• Research into violence against children within suicide; neglect; financial problems;
the South African context; and learning and educational problems; bul-
lying; harassment; homeless children;
• On-going training and development of staff
begging; divorce, custody and access;
members and volunteers;
sibling issues; loneliness; and test calls.
• Online counselling service; The Childline Toll free number receives
• Training and capacity building within its own af- approximately 2 million calls on an an-
filiates, and including networking partners. nual basis across South Africa.
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26. 2. Prevention & Education and numerous policy documents related
Prevention and education programmes to the care and protection of children.
in schools, communities and other con-
texts provide information on children’s 7. Online Counselling Service
rights, child abuse, HIV/AIDS, leadership In the light of the ever growing use and
development and responsible relation- popularity of the internet, and an in-
ship and sexual behaviours. crease in popularity of online commu-
nication, particularly by adolescents,
3. Training of Volunteers Childline South Africa is keeping up with
The training of volunteers assists Child- the times, and meeting young South Af-
line to provide their services with the as- ricans where they are – online. Online
sistance of professional staff who moni- Counselling and assistance is offered
tor and mentor. Volunteers provide the nationally Monday – Saturday, from
majority of the on-line counselling ser- 2pm – 6pm. The Online counselling ser-
vices. Staff and volunteers receive train- vice is available to South African youth
ing around HIV/AIDS and counselling. If under the age of 21 years, who are
you are interested in receiving informa- registered on MXit, as well as to adults
tion regarding this training, please con- with concerns about children. Based in
tact your nearest Childline office for their the national office in Durban this ser-
schedule. vice networks closely with all Childline
provincial offices, to which children and
4. Treatment services to abused chil- youth requiring face to face services are
dren and their families referred. The aim of the online counsel-
This service focuses on the healing of ling service is to provide advice and in-
both the child and family from the trauma formation services to contribute to
of abuse and includes dealing with fami- the overall well-being of children, youth
lies of children who are HIV/AIDS infect- and caregivers of children and to ensure
ed as a result of abuse. Therapy reduces the inclusion of children and youth with
the cycle of violence in families and com- disabilities, particularly the hearing im-
munities through this healing process. paired.
5. Networking & Coordination 8. Some of the Childline offices also
Networking and coordination of services offer:
to children is an important activity to en- • Court preparation services. This is offered to
sure that children do not experience sec- abused children who have to testify in criminal
ondary trauma. court.
• Safe emergency care. This is offered to chil-
6. Advocacy dren in need of immediate removal.
Advocacy on children’s rights which in-
• Training of other professionals who in the
volves monitoring legislation and policy
course of their work may come into contact with
and its implementation. Developed and
children who have suffered abuse and neglect.
synthesized comment by Childline on
proposed legislation and a number of • Offender rehabilitation. This programme ad-
policy documents such as The Children’s dresses the offending behaviour of children and
Act, The Child Justice Act; The Criminal adults who have committed offences against
Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act; children.
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27. Offices and Contact Information
For immediate assistance, Childline South Africa has a toll-free number: 08000 555 55. Children and adults on
behalf of children who call this number are directed to the appropriate regional office.
Childline National Office Chatsworth: Chatsworth Crisis Care Centre
Tel: (+27)-(0)31-207 9108 Port Shepstone: 1 Voortrekker Place
Fax: (+27)-(0)86 511 0032 / (+27)-(0)31 207 9082 Outer West: Mobile Unit in Other West / Pinetown
Postal Address: PO Box 51418, Musgrave, 4062 areas
Physical Address: Suite 310, 3rd Floor Cowey Park, Ndwedwe: Ndwedwe Justice Centre, Ndwedwe
91 Problem Mkhize Rd, Morningside, Durban, 4000 Inanda: Mobile Unit in Inanda
Email: admin@childlinesa.org.za
Web: www.childlinesa.org.za Childline Limpopo
Tel: (+27)-(0)15-2956449
Childline Free State Postal Address: PO BOX 3521, Polokwane 0700,
Tel: (+27)-(0)51-4303311 Limpopo Province
Postal Address: PO Box 1011, Bloemfontein, 9300 Physical Address 17 Hans van Rensburg St, Polok-
Physical Address: 54 Aliwal Street, Bloemfontein wane
Email: SanmarieD@childwelfarebfn.org.za Email: childliner.cl@telkomsa.net
Childline Gauteng Childline Mpumalanga
Tel: (+27)-(0)11-6452000 Tel: (+27)-(0)13-7522770
Postal Address: PO Box 32453, Braamfontein, 2017 Postal Address: PO Box 40017, The Village, 1218
Physical Address: 13 TMI Building, 305 Memorial Physical Address: Medeen building, 303 Hensall
Institute for child Health and Development, Joubert Street, Nelspruit, 1200
Street Extension, Johannesburg Email: Phumzile@childlinempu.org.za
Email: admingauteng@childline.org.za Web: www.childlinemp.org.za
Web: www.childline.org.za
Childline Northern Cape
Sub offices Tel: (+27) 053 8325962
Katorus: Katlehong Resource Centre, 824 Postal Address: PO Box 258, Kimberly, 8301
Ramokunopi, West Katlehong Physical Address: 6 York Street, Kimberly 8301
Soweto/Pfunanani: Chris Hani / Baragwanath, Old Email: administration@childlinenc.org.za
Potchefstroom Road, Soweto
Thembisa: Thembisa Multipurpose Centre, Andre Childline North West
Maphetu Street, Thembisa Tel: (+27)-(0)18-2974411
Sebokeng: No 19 Moshoeshoe Street, Sebokeng Postal Address: 31 Retrief Street, Potchef-
stroom,2531
Childline KwaZulu-Natal Physical Address: Same as above
Tel: (+27)-(0)31-3120904 Email: j.joeydekoker@gmail.com
Postal Address: PO Box 37875, Overport, 4067 Web: no site available as yet
Physical Address: 123 Percy Osborn Road, Morn-
ingside Durban Childline Western Cape
Email: administration@childlinekzn.org.za Tel: (+27)-(0)21-461 1113
Web: www.childlinekzn.org.za Physical Address: 56 Roeland Street, Cape Town,
8001 and 38 Flemming Road, Wynburg, Capetown
Sub offices 7800
Pietermaritzburg: 383 Bulwer Street Postal Address: Same as Above
Umlazi: Prince Mshiyeni Hospital, Comfort Zone Email: info@lifelinewc.org.za
Kwa Mashu: Kwa Mashu Police Station Web: www.lifelinewc.org.
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28. The Childline South Africa Team
Dumisile Nala graduated from the University of KwaZulu
Natal in Social Work, after which she worked for Childline
KwaZulu Natal for a period of 4 years. She started as a
Social Worker and when she left the organisation, she was
the Assistant Director. She then relocated to the United
Kingdom where she worked and lived for a period of 8
years. During this period, she gained extensive knowledge
on child protection, child mental health, foster care, and
adoption. In 2008 she moved back to South Africa and
worked for Childline National Office as the Assistant
National Director. In May 2009 she became the Chief
Executive Officer of Childline South Africa.
Joan van Niekerk began her work as volunteer in 1986,
designing and developing therapeutic programmes and
integrating them with the services on Crisis Line. National
Coordinator for 6 years (2003-2009), she headed up the
national office and was involved in using information from
CHI network to motivate changes in law, policy and
implementation. Passionate about Childline, she believes
that they continue making a significant difference in many
children’s lives.
Bhavna Lutchman has been the Online Counselling
Project Manager since 2011. As a psychology graduate,
she has always been counselling and assisting people. She
loves children and is happy to work for such an
organisation with such a wonderful vision.
Beauty Makhanya has been the Office Administrator for
the last 2 years, providing administrative support within the
National Office and Childline Network. She ensures that
meetings, training sessions and international engagements
are efficiently well arranged.
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29. The Childline South Africa Team
Dieu-Donne Clemitson has been the Data Capturer since
the beginning of 2012. She is involved with the back-office
support which helps orphans and vulnerable children in
South Africa. She believes that they all need the guidance
and nurturing possible to turn them into self-efficient adults.
Farah Adam was a volunteer counsellor for 2 years. Since
2010, she has been the Assistant for the Childline SA
Resource Centre and The Sixth International Consultation
of Child Helplines 2012 on behalf of Childline South Africa.
As a psychology graduate, she enjoys counselling, helping
and assisting others. She believes that helping children is a
privilege.
Natashya Pillay joined Childline SA at the beginning of
2012 as PEPFAR Fellow assisting with Monitoring and
Evaluation (M&E). She is qualified with a Bachelor of Social
Science degree (Psychology and Industrial Psychology)
and a Master’s degree in Population Studies (School of
Development Studies). Her experience and skills in in
research, development and M&E, is hoped to assist
Childline in its aims to strengthen its M&E division.
Nolusindiso Buyana -Training Officer, she joined Childline
SA in 2011. Her professional background in Social Work
conducting training. Her aim is to capacitate the Childline
Network and its partners so that they provide high quality
child protection services to children and families throughout
South Africa. She us very proud to be part of this
organisation.
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30. The Childline South Africa Team
Reshma Singh - Training Officer since 2011. Her work
entails training of caregivers and other professionals on
Child Protection and legislation pertaining to Children in the
South African Context. She feels fortunate and loves
working and caring for children.
Sibusisiwe Khumalo - OVC Programme Manager. Her
passion is dealing with disadvantaged communities. Her
work helps her to make contribution to the orphaned and
vulnerable children and their families and ensuring they
have access to desperately needed services offered by
Childline.
Childline South Africa Regional Directors
Alice Carnell: Childline North West
I am Alice Carnell and was appointed as director of
Childline North West in February 2002. Since then the
organisation has grown so much that it is difficult to recall
where we have stated. I have 28 years experience as a
social worker and 4 years as an educator. I am passionate
about children and my job. For me this is actually not a job,
but a calling and my whole life!! I am proud to say that
Childline North West IS making a difference in the lives of
children.
Dr Benita S Nel: Childline Mpumalanga
Is a founding member of CLMPU and launched the
Crisisline for children in Mpumalanga in 2003. She has
been the director of CLMPU for the past eight years. she
entered the NPO sector in 2001 when she was appointed
the director of LifeLine Nelspruit. In 2007 Dr Nel registered
for a PHD in Social Work with the research focussing of the
transition from social worker to NPO manager. She
completed this process in February 2012.
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31. The Childline South Africa Team
Loinel Scott-Muller: Childline Western Cape
Widely experienced in Social Work, Management in NPO
and Executive/Board level work and has been working as
Director of the Spades Youth Development Agency for the
past 13 years. He wrote his Master’s Thesis in Social Work
at Stellenbosch University in 2010 and Joined Childline
Western Cape in August 2011. “I see Childline as a beacon
of hope for vulnerable children throughout the world.
Through Childline we can address and protect the rights of
children and give voice to their plight."
Marietha Johnson: Childline Free State
I was part of the affiliation with Childline Free State in 2005
and furthered from a social worker to newly appointed
director of the organisation. Working at Childline Free State
allows me to be innovative and creative in applying new
systems or projects to enhance current work environments.
I am passionate about Childline Free State and see this
organisation growing to a leader within the child protection
field. "I believe in giving someone the best you have, the
best will come back to you."
Motlatso Priscilla Molaudzi: Childline Limpopo
Priscilla Motlatso Molaudzi was at Ga Phooko Village in
Sekgosese, in the Limpopo province. She matriculated in
1988 at Mahudu High School, Limpopo. From 1990-1998.
she worked as a domestic while studying at UNISA for a
social worker profession. She worked for 4 years at
Mpumalanga Mental Health as a social worker. She has
been director of Childline Limpopo since 2005. “Bringing
hope to the hopeless motivates me to keep doing what is
necessary and possible.”
Naomi Dube: Childline Northern Cape
The director of Childline Northern Cape, a very young
organisation that has been in existence May 2009. I joined
the organisation in December 2011. My motivation for this
job is the children who should be awarded a platform to
advocate for issues relating to them. As a result CLNC
seeks to establish a very strong arm of advocacy and child
mobilisation in the Northern Cape in the next three years.
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32. Child helpline international
(Chi)
• Introducing Child Helpline International (CHI)
• CHI Supervisory Board
• CHI Governance Structure
• Meet the CHI Team
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33. Giving a voice to children and young people worldwide.
Child Helpline International (CHI ) is the global network
of child helplines in 136 countries (as of August 2012),
which together receive over 14 million contacts a year
from children and young people in need of care and
protection. CHI supports the creation and strengthening of
national toll-free child helplines worldwide, and uses child
helpline data and knowledge to highlight gaps in child
protection systems and advocate for the rights of children.
Vision
A world where technology allows children to be heard one by one and through
their voices shape the world and realise their rights.
Mission
To respond to children in need of care and protection and voice their concerns to
policy and decision-makers.
CHI’s Soul Statement
hildren are full citizens of the world. They need, deserve, and have an
inalienable right to respect, nurturance, and support aimed at keeping
them safe and helping them to participate fully in their lives according to
their individual capabilities. Adults have a special obligation to ensure that
children are safe and receive this respect, nurturance and support.
hild helplines provide children with unique opportunities to express their
thoughts, feelings, and needs and to seek help in their own terms, without
fear or inhibition. Trusted by children, child helplines help to keep children
safe and to receive respect, nurturance and support. They do this through
their own direct responses and by using the knowledge given to them by
children to advocate on their behalf.
HI exists because child helplines around the world gain strength from
working together to express these shared ideals, values and beliefs.
~ CHI’s Articles of Association, Article 2.1, March 2009
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34. CHI Supervisory Board
Each of CHI’s Supervisory Board members is a leader in the corporate or child protection sectors. Of
the eight board members, five are regional child helpline representatives. Selected by child helplines from
their region to represent them in all matters, Regional Representatives provide a solid system of «checks
and balances» and are a critical aspect of CHI›s governance structure. They enable the Secretariat to
better develop appropriate programmes, services and products for member child helplines. Three of the
Board members are recognised experts in their field, with the Chair being social entrepreneur Jeroo Bil-
limoria. Four members from the Management Team of the CHI Secretariat form the Management Board.
They provide an essential link between the strategy of the network and the work of the Secretariat.
Patron - Baroness Valerie Howarth (unpaid)
Supervisory Board (unpaid)
Chair: Jeroo Billimoria
Secretary: Kees Peijster
Treasurer: Anita Nijboer
Regional Representatives (unpaid)
Regional Representative Africa – Irene Nyamu (Kenya)
Regional Representative Americas and Caribbean – Barbara Prado (Peru)
Regional Representative Asia Pacific – Madhav Pradhan (Nepal)
Regional Representative Europe – Sheila Donovan (Spain)
Regional Representative MENA – Khalifa Al Jaber (Qatar)
Management Board (paid)
CHI Executive Director - Nenita La Rose
Head of Policy and Research – Ravi Prasad
Head of Programmes - Leen Decadt
Head of Operations - Helen Mason
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36. The CHI Team
he CHI Secretariat is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and is headed by
Nenita La Rose. With a small and dedicated team of 17 part- and full-time staff
members and numerous invaluable volunteers, the Secretariat works to support,
promote and expand CHI’s member child helplines worldwide. The CHI
Secretariat is divided into three departments: Programmes, Policy and Research,
and Operations. Programmes is our largest department and its staff members
work directly with our member child helplines, embracing CHI’s bottom-up
approach.
ach department is led by a department head who, along with our Executive
Director, form the management team. Together, everyone at the CHI Secretariat
works to help establish, promote and strengthen child helplines everywhere, so
that children’s voices may be heard and their rights to protection, provision and
participation can be ensured worldwide.
Executive Director – Nenita La Rose
In January 2007 I began to lead CHI into a new phase
of development and now in our next strategic phase
2011-2015. CHI is entering an even more exciting and
challenging period of growth. As the Executive Director
of CHI I am responsible for not only leading a fantastic
team of committed and passionate people, but also for
supporting the implementation of Children’s Rights. I
firmly believe in child helplines and the role they play in
strengthening child protection systems around the
world.
Head of Operations – Helen Mason
As the Head of Operations I lead the Operations team in
coordination of finance & accounting, human resources,
office management, donor reporting and M&E.
Recently, I have taken up the role of coordinating CHIs
resource mobilisation efforts. The variety of my work
makes for an exciting and demanding role. I am
dedicated to the work of CHI and I am awed by the
amazing work of child helplines across the world. I am
originally from Sheffield UK, I have a background in the
Arts and retail management. I have been living in the
Netherlands for over 10 years and proud to call
Amsterdam my home!
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37. Head of Programmes – Leen Decadt
As Head of Programmes, I am responsible for
coordinating CHI’s programmes department which
consists of five regions (Africa (francophone and
anglo/lusaphone Africa), Americas and Caribbean, Asia
Pacific, Europe and MENA). I am involved in managing,
evaluating and reporting on CHI’s Programmes to
various key stakeholders, developing and sustaining
external relationships and advocating at all levels. I
returned to Europe 6 years ago, after having lived for 14
years in different parts of Africa, working for U.N. and
NGOs in child protection and community development.
Head of Policy and Research – Ravi Prasad
I am the head of the Policy and Research team and
work with my colleagues to raise policy and child rights
issues that need to be addressed by policy makers and
civil society itself. I spent over two decades working as
a journalist, much of it in conflict zones around the
world. Influenced by what I saw, experienced, reported
and narrated about the human suffering, I switched over
to working for international organisations and was
involved with policy, advocacy, campaigns and
communications.
Programme Manager for Anglophone and
Lusophone Africa – Alice Mapenzi Kubo
I am originally from Kenya and have lived in the
Netherlands since 2000. My work as Programme
Manager for Africa involves cooperation with member
child helplines, establishing and strengthening helplines,
establishing and maintaining relationships with like-
minded organisations, regional advocacy on behalf of
partner organisations and the African children.
Programme Manager for Francophone Africa –
Vincent Arah
As Programme Manager for Francophone Africa my
main tasks are assisting francophone African countries
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38. The CHI Team
in establishing new Child Helplines or scaling up of
existing ones, lobbying for toll free numbers, creating
partnerships and facilitating networking and learning
among Francophone African countries.
Programme Manager for the Americas and
Caribbean – Magdalena Aguilar
As the Programme Manager for the Americas and
Caribbean at CHI, I work to facilitate the exchange of
knowledge among member child helplines. I’m also
expanding our network by helping set up child helplines
in those countries where there are none, and by
searching for child helplines that might be interested in
joining our network. Further, I work as a liaison between
the members and the Secretariat, exposing the
members’ needs and challenges, which are translated
into the development of manuals and theme based
trainings.
Programme Manager for Asia Pacific – Vivian
Velema-Andyka & Laurence Caron
As the Programme Manager for Asia & Pacific, we are
responsible in assisting in the establishment, the scale-
up, and the networking of helplines throughout the
region. It is our goal to create a positive relationship
amongst these helplines, which will allow for a free
exchange of knowledge and learning experiences.
Programme Manager for Europe – Thomas Mőller
As the Programme Manager for Europe, I closely work
together with CHI’s European membership. I have a
strong focus on membership development within this
very diverse region that includes organisations from
Iceland all the way to the far eastern parts of Russia. In
2011, I have joined the CHI Management Team and
since coordinate the Secretariat’s efforts in engaging
with the telecoms and ICT sector. Living in The
Netherlands since 2007, I am a happy and proud father
of two boys, which I am currently trying to turn into
football enthusiasts.
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39. The CHI Team
Programme Manager for Middle East & North Africa
– Nafila Maani
As the Programme Manager for the Middle East and
North Africa, I am responsible for networking with the
existing child helplines in the region and facilitating new
child helplines in countries where there are none. A
major part of my work involves supporting child
helplines at all stages of development and keeping an
overview of all country level activities. Additionally I
support CHI’s members in the region through
advocating with regional bodies.
Policy and Partnerships Coordinator – Johan
Martens
In January 2008 I joined the Child Helpline International
Secretariat. In September 2011, the Advocacy
department refocused its efforts as the Policy and
Research department. In my role as Policy and
Partnerships Coordinator I am responsible for policy
influencing with United Nations agencies and
international child protection organisations. Towards this
end, I work with my colleagues to collect information
from the child helplines around the world on the
contacts they receive from children in need and use this
information to implement research, develop
partnerships, write policy documents and advocate on
the regional and international level.
Policy and Research Coordinator- Marieke Noz
As Policy and Research Coordinator I work on the
coordination of awareness raising efforts, for CHI as a
network and on relevant topics. One of CHI’s most
insightful publications, Connecting to Children, is
produced annually with help of all (member) child
helplines. This data outlines the reasons why children
call, their profiles and information on the helplines
themselves. With the continual support of our members,
coordinating the collection of this data and compiling
Connecting to Children is my main task at CHI. I have a
university degree in Human Geography and
Communications (M.A and M.MSc).
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40. The CHI Team
Communications Manager – Ammanjah de Vries
As Communications Manager I have the privilege of
being involved in many facets of the Secretariat’s work,
from the production of communication products and
tools for our extensive network of members, to external
communication with key stakeholders and policy and
decision makers. I am also responsible for guiding
internal branding and marketing processes. Together
with the rest of the CHI team I hope to do my part to
ensure children everywhere are afforded their full rights,
and that their voices can be heard and counted.
Financial Officer – Jonathan Mateyo
As CHI’s Finance Officer I am responsible for
processing all financial transactions. In my position, I
am also responsible for the quarterly financial reports
and donor financial reports. The preparation of our
financial annual report and facilitating the required
annual audit process are also part of my tasks.
Services Coordinator – Jane Hannon
As the Services Coordinator at CHI I work closely with
the Deputy Head of Programmes to ensure that all CHI
hosted training events run efficiently and effectively,
with the overall goal of strengthening child helplines
across the world.
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41. The CHI Team
Evaluating & Monitoring Officer – Ann Murray
Klaasman-Brown
I am Jamaican and I am the Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer at CHI. In terms of monitoring, I track the
implementation of programmes in our member
countries. On the evaluation side, I assess our
delivering service to
effectiveness and impact in delive
children world-wide.
Maternity cover - Evaluating & Monitoring Officer –
Manon Becher
I have recently joined the CHI team as the new
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, temporarily replacing
Ann-Murray Brown during her maternity leave. With
Murray Within
this exciting role I work across the teams, supporting
them in measuring the quantitative and qualitative
progress made within their programmes and projects. I
am responsible for the development and maintenance
of reporting and evaluation processes for project
performance management, and ensuring programmes
meet or exceed donor expectations and CHI’s str strategic
goals.
Office Manager – Indra Biseswar
As the office manager my role involve multitasking and
involves
flexibility. I am responsible for the day day-to-day office
operations and logistics and help coordinate and
connect between all of CHI’s different operational
s
facets. Additionally, I support the team as a whole in the
myriad of activities they undertake, including contacts
with members and partners throughout the network, and
also coordinate the CRM.
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42. Agenda information
• General Information
• Full Programme
• Keynote Speakers
• Parallel Sessions
• Marketplace
• Regional Spaces
• Open Space
• Site Visits
(For information about the General Assembly, see pages 69-78)
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43. General Information - Agenda
Below you will find some general information regarding the agenda for the International
Consultation 2012. The detailed programme, further information on conference rooms,
keynote speakers, parallel sessions and regional spaces can be found further on in this
chapter.
Locations of sessions and meetings Translations during IC sessions
All plenary sessions, regional spaces Please note that the official language
and workshops will take place at the of the IC is English. We are doing our
Gateway hotel. Meeting rooms are lo- utmost to have simultaneous transla-
cated on the ground floor. The exact tions for Spanish, French and Arabic at
rooms for the different sessions are list- the plenary sessions and appropriate
ed in the full programme on pages 44- translation available during the Regional
53. Any room changes will be announced and Spaces and workshops. Some technical
posted at the IC. limitations will be unavoidable,however.
More information will be available upon
registration.
Agenda Overview and Detailed Programme
An easy block overview of the IC agen-
da can be found on the back cover of Your posters and materials at the IC
this booklet and will be handed out to In true IC-spirit, and with an eye to shar-
you upon registration. The full IC pro- ing and networking, we are please to re-
gramme can be found on page 44-53 of mind you that there will be a designated
this booklet. exhibit area where you can share your
posters and other materials with your
fellow participants. The exhibit area will
Parallel Sessions – how to register for be open to visitors at all times during the
In order to facilitate translations during IC, and you are invited to hand in your
the parallel sessions, you will be asked material upon registration. CHI staff will
upon registration at the hotel to indicate ensure that your material is included in
which sessions you will be attending. the exhibit area, alphabetically by coun-
Please have a look on pages 60-62 of try. Please do bear in mind that space is
this booklet and choose the sessions somewhat limited and plan accordingly.
you wish to attend. Registration from the If you have any questions, please do not
parallel sessions will be on a first come hesitate to contact us at IC2012@child-
first serve basis. helplineinternational.org or speak to a
member of the CHI staff at the event.
More information on the parallel sessions, includ-
ing abstracts and information on speakers, can Also, for those members whose annual reports
be found on page 60-62. are not available on-line, please bring a hard
copy to give to your CHI programme manager.
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44. Full IC Programme
The information presented here is subject to change. Please be
sure to check the latest agenda information, including times and
room numbers, throughout the International Consultation.
Please see pages 60-68 for more detailed information about the
Parallel Sessions, the Marketplace Session, the Regional Spaces,
Open Space and site visits.
Please note that you will be asked to pre-register for the Parallel
Sessions when you sign-in at the IC Information Desk in the lobby
of the Gateway hotel. See pages 60-62 for more details.
You will be given more information on departure times and bus ar-
rangements for travel to and from the Civic Reception and Dinner,
and the site visits, during sign-in at the IC Information Desk in the
lobby of the Gateway hotel.
Please find more detailed information about the General Assembly
on pages 69-78.
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45. Tuesday 16 October 2012
Arrival and Registration
15.00 – 19.00 Arrival and Registration IC info desk, hotel lobby
IC participants are invited to register at the IC info desk, to sign up for the parallel
sessions and to drop of any materials for the poster exhibit. Your ID badge and
conference bag will be handed out upon registration.
* There will also be someone at the registration desk at all times, for late arrivals and
questions regarding logistical and travel matters.
19.00 onwards Arrival dinner hotel restaurant
Delegates are invited to join an informal dinner which will be served in the hotel
restaurant. We hope that this buffet dinner will allow all delegates to rekindle friendships
and get into the IC mood.
* Note: The information presented in this programme is subject to change. Please be sure to check the
latest agenda information, including times and room numbers, during the International Consultation itself.
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46. Wednesday 17 October 2012 – Morning Sessions
8.15 – 9.00 Press Conference (closed session) follow room signs
th
9.00 – 10.30 Official Opening & Launch of 10 Anniversary CHI Umboni room
All IC participants are invited to join the official opening session of the Sixth CHI
th
International Consultation, which also marks the official launch of CHI’s 10 anniversary
(2013).
Speakers:
• Nenita La Rose, Executive Director Child Helpline International
• Words of welcome His Worship the Mayor of Durban, Cllr James Nxumalo
• Words of welcome Premier of Kwa Zulu Natal, Zweli Mkhize (tbc)
• Minister Lulama Xingwana, Ministry of Women, Children and People with
Disabilities, South Africa (tbc)
• Minister Bathabile Olive Dlamini, Ministry of Social Development (tbc)
• Youth participant speaker
• Rev. CD Jaftha, Deputy Chair of Childline South Africa
10.30 – 11.00 Press Interviews (closed session) follow room signs
10.30 – 11.00 Group Photo - followed by Tea/coffee break hotel restaurant
This moment will also be used to take a group photo of all delegates present. Please
await instructions from members of staff.
* Note: The information presented in this programme is subject to change. Please be sure to check the
latest agenda information, including times and room numbers, during the International Consultation itself.
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