Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town

19/06/2026

📢 We're Hiring: Child and Youth Care Worker

Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town is seeking a qualified and experienced Child and Youth Care Worker to join our team.

Click the link to apply is here: https://www.scalabrini.org.za/vacancies

Closing Date: 02 July 2026

To welcome, to protect, to promote and to integrate, people on the move into local communities

19/06/2026

Today, as we look forward to World Refugee Day on the 20th of June 2026, Scalabrini pauses to recognise the strength, courage and resilience of refugees, asylum seekers and all people on the move.

Around the world, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes because of conflict, persecution, violence, economic hardship and other circumstances beyond their control. Behind every statistic is a human story, a parent seeking safety for their child, a young person searching for opportunity, a family hoping to rebuild their lives with dignity.

At a time when migration is the subject of intense public debate in South Africa and across the world, we look at World Refugee Day as a reminder of our shared humanity. While communities face real social and economic challenges, we believe that lasting solutions are built through dialogue, understanding and respect for the dignity of every person.

Refugees and migrants are more than labels, statistics and numbers. They are neighbours, colleagues, entrepreneurs, students, friends and community members who contribute to the social, cultural and economic life of our country every day.

This World Refugee Day, we invite everyone to choose compassion over fear, understanding over division, and solidarity over exclusion.

Together, with strength and courage, we build communities where every person can belong.

03/06/2026

This is a fact sheet from Collective Voices for Health Access pushing back against anti-migrant narratives in South Africa.

It uses census data, government reports, and academic research to address myths claiming that migrants are responsible for unemployment, service pressure, and social grant strain. It shows that rather than blaming outsiders we should ask what insiders have taken through corruption, underfunding, and structural inequality - and why no one is challenging this.

It also places South Africa within a recognisable global pattern of economic scapegoating, and argues that acting on evidence rather than myths help us address the real problem and break the xenophobic pattern of misdirected blame.

02/06/2026

29/05/2026

Today marks the beginning of Child Protection Week, a time to raise awareness, advocate for children’s rights, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to create safe, nurturing environments for every child.

At Scalabrini we believe every child deserves protection, dignity, care, and the opportunity to thrive. Throughout this week, we stand together in promoting the safety and wellbeing of children everywhere.

27/05/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa - SIHMA, Consortium for Refugees and Migrants South Africa (CoRMSA), Jesuit Refugee Service East Africa and Catholic Centre for Legal Aid Services

This project is funded by the European Union via the MMD Grant Facility of International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

26/05/2026

21/05/2026

URGENT NOTICE - The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town has become aware of misleading social media content currently circulating on platforms including TikTok, falsely alleging that the organisation is assisting foreign nationals in South Africa to travel to Canada to seek asylum or refugee status through programmes that are not run through or facilitated by Scalabrini.

21/05/2026

📢 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY 📢

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Pretoria is now accepting applications for the January 2027 intake for Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Honours & Masters) studies.

This fully supported scholarship is open to academically talented young people across Africa, especially:

✅ Refugees

✅ Asylum seekers

✅ Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

✅ Young people from vulnerable and marginalised communities

✅ Persons living with disabilities


The programme provides comprehensive support, including:

📚 Tuition fees

🏠 Accommodation

💳 Monthly stipend

🩺 Medical aid

✈️ Internship support

🌍 Leadership development and mentoring


The scholarship is available to students from all 54 African countries who demonstrate:

⭐ Academic potential

⭐ Leadership qualities

⭐ Commitment to giving back to their communities



🗓️ Deadline: 30 September 2026

Apply here:

https://www.up.ac.za/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program/how-apply

For enquiries:
📧 [email protected]
☎️ 012 420 4297


❗Note that this scholarship opportunity is for studies at the university of pretoria only.

⚠️ Disclaimer: We are sharing this opportunity for informational purposes to support access to education opportunities. We are not involved in any part of the application or selection process. Please direct all questions directly to the Mastercard Foundation

19/05/2026

Conference Announcement | Children on the Move

Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Consortium for Refugees and Migrants South Africa (CoRMSA), Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa - SIHMA, Jesuit Refugee Service East Africa and the Catholic Centre for Legal Aid Services, through the Enhancing Protection & Asylum Project, are proud to host the second Children on the Move Conference in 2026.

Taking place on 27 & 28 May 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, this conference will bring together partners, practitioners, and policymakers to strengthen protection responses for children on the move in Uganda and South Africa.

Through dialogue and comparative research, we will engage critical issues including:
- Identity rights and birth registration
- Statelessness
- Care arrangements for unaccompanied and separated children
- Closing protection gaps through evidence-based best practices

This convening reflects our ongoing commitment to advancing rights-based, child-centred protection systems across the region.

This project is funded by the European Union via the MMD Grant Facility of International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)