30/05/2025
📢 **Child Protection Week 2025: 29 May – 5 June**
🧡 *Theme: “Working together in ending violence against children”*
At **Lilly of the Valley Foundation**, we stand united with the Department of Social Development, civil society partners, and every South African in commemorating **National Child Protection Week 2025**.
Children are not just the future — they are *our present*, and they deserve to grow up in safe, loving, and nurturing environments, free from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect.
🛡️ The rights of children are firmly protected in the **South African Constitution** and the **Children’s Act (Act No. 38 of 2005)**. Now more than ever, we must come together to *honour, protect, and empower* the youngest and most vulnerable in our communities.
🚨 **If you or someone you know needs help**, support is just a call away:
📞 0800 428 428 (0800 GBV GBV) – 24/7 support and counselling
📲 Dial *120*7867 # – Request a call from a social worker (free from any cell phone)
📞 **Childline South Africa**: 116
📞 **Child Welfare South Africa**: 0861 4 CHILD (24453) | ✉️ [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
🧒🏽 Let’s be the voice, the shield, and the advocate for every child.
💚 **Together, we can break the cycle of abuse and build a future of safety, dignity, and hope.**
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