All times listed are South African Standard Time (SAST)
Small changes to the programme may occur
Plenary 1: 9h00 - 10h10
9:05 - Welcoming Remarks
Ms Margaret Nienaber, Chief Executive, Standard Bank Wealth
9:25 - Keynote Address
Mrs Lindiwe Zulu, Minister Department of Social Development South Africa
9:40 - Keynote Address
Ms Catherine Wanjiru Maina, Acting Secretary, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children (ACERWC)
9:55 - VIDEO Keynote Address
Dr Najat Maalla M’jid, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children
Plenary 2: 10h10 - 11h15
10: 10 - PANEL SESSION 1
Building a Resilient Africa through advancing children’s rights, sharing experiences, knowledge and good practice from the ground: How can the Leave No Child Behind Charter be instrumental in driving this agenda
Facilitator: Dr Edward Addai, UNICEF, African Union Representative
Panellists: Dr Joan van Niekerk (Consultant, Jelly Beanz), Dr Chantell Witten (Dietitian & Lecturer, North West University), Hellen Nyangoya (Senior Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF)
11:40 - Children in the time of COVID-19 - rights vs best interests
Prof Ann Skelton, Advocate and Member UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Stream A: 11h10 - 12h25
11:10 - Attachment aware schools in South Africa
Francesca Chetwin, Clinical Psychologist
11:30 - Encouraging connectedness in the time of COVID-9, Nicolette Vigeland, Counsellor
11:50 - Trauma interventions for children, caregivers and communities: what works on the ground, Jessica Wasserman, Educational Psychologist
12:10 - The value of connectedness during lockdown for webrangers
Phakamile Khumalo & webrangers, Media Monitoring Africa
Stream B: 11h10 - 12h25
11:10 - School violence - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Antoinette Basson, Research Psychologist)
11:30 - He would beat the children first to get to me: Children as victims in intimate partner violence in rural areas
Cyndirela Chadambuka, Social worker
11:50 - Maternal Filicide: A case study in Dobsonville, Soweto, Faith Nkomo, Social worker
12:10 - Improved prevention and response to child marriage
John Malanda, Executive Director, Love in Action
Plenary 3: 12h35 - 13h40
12:35 - PANEL SESSION 2
What we learn from children and families during lockdown and thereafter
Facilitator: Dr Shaheda Omar, Teddy Bear Foundation
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Panellists: Dumisile Nala (National Executive Officer, Childline SA); Enid Smith (Department of Education, Directorate Psycho Social support); Carina Coetzee (Senior Public Prosecutor, National Prosecuting Authority); Maurice Smithers (Director, Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in South Africa)
13:10 - PANEL SESSION 3
COVID 19 pandemic, national lock downs and online sexual exploitation of children: Inspiring new ways to address this crisis through on the ground resolutions
Facilitator: Willy Buloso, ECPAT International
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Panellists: Dorine van der Keur (Lawyer, Disrupting Harm Project ECPAT International); Mr Tim Ekesa (Director, Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children (KAACR), Sinah Moruane (Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF)
Programme Closes
All times listed are South African Standard Time (SAST)
Small changes to the programme may occur
Plenary 1: 9h00 - 10h20
9:10 - Keynote Address
Ms Nardos Bekele Thomas, United Nations Resident Coordinator
9:25 - Keynote Address
Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister of Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities of South Africa
9:40 - Keynote Address
Ms Tsidi Maaga, Chief Director Child Protection, Children’s Department, Department of Social Development
9:55 - PANEL SESSION 4
Psychological interventions in emergencies
Facilitators: Edith Kriel (Social Worker, Jelly Beanz) Panellists: Marita Rademeyer (Clinical Psychologist, Jelly Beanz); Carla Brown (Social Work Manager, Red Cross Children's Hospital), Clever Ndanga (REPSSI)
Stream A: 10h30 - 12h00
10:40 - Linking physical, social and spiritual pain: Implications for trauma interventions
Dr Annemarie Oberholzer, Registered Nurse
11:00 - Role of men as fathers in the social mobilisation to break the cycle of violence
Dr Garth Japeth, Heartlines
11:20 - Reflections of a therapy dog: what my human learnt from children that have experienced trauma
Edith Kriel, Social Worker
11:40 - Mandate of the Western Cape Commissioner for Children Christina Nomdo, Children's Commissioner
Stream B: 10h30 - 12h00
10:40 - Insourcing parenting as a panacea to violence against children -Firmly establishing & scaling up parenting interventions in Africa
Miss Nyasha Manjengenja, Technical Programme Specialist
11:00 - Holistic trauma-informed support for child victims of sexual abuse and their caregivers in an informal settlement in SA
Bandile Seleme, Drama Therapist
11:20 - Using family group conferencing as a restorative conflict resolution intervention for children in SA
Tarryn Roy, PhD Candidate Criminal justice
11:40 - The elimination of commercial exploitation of children in Busia County, Kenya
Sophie Omutanyi, Program Coordinator African Network for Prevention Against Child Abuse And Neglect
Plenary 2: 12h10 - 13h40
12:10 - PANEL SESSION 5: SOCIAL COMPACT CORPORATE PANEL
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Moving beyond rhetoric: mobilising the private sector, identifying financial, human and technological solutions
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Facilitator: Gloria Khoza, UNICEF South Africa
Panellists: Janine Hills (CEO Authentic Leadership); Eldrid Jordaan (CEO GovChat); Nonhlanhla Onverwacht (Multichoice)
12:35 - PANEL SESSION 6: THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Conference outcome: The Emergency Action Plan for Child Protection
Mayke Huijbregts (Chief Social Policy and Child Protection, UNICEF) and Dr Joan van Niekerk (Child rights consultant)
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Commitment from key stakeholders on national, continental and global level
12:55 - Message of support by Global Partnership to End Violence
Sabine Rakotomalala, Senior Advisor
13:10 - Closing remarks
Ms Christine Muhigana, UNICEF Representative