Child care and protection

Community care

Adopting a child

The decision to adopt is life changing for both the respective parents and the child.

Community care

Children are placed in foster care for different reasons, which include abuse, deliberate neglect and exploitation.

With Child Protection Week commencing on Sunday, 19 May, this year, the Western Cape Department of Social Development wishes to emphasise...

Despite the difficult fiscal and economic situation the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) finds itself in – as all other...

During the month of May, when we commemorate Child Protection Month, the Western Cape Department of Social Development will ramp up its...

The United States and South Africa today signed a new Comprehensive Case Management for Children Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement...

As we celebrate International Day of the Girl Child, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) continues to promote the...

Child Protection Month may be over, and Youth Month coming to an end, but the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) is...

To commemorate Youth Day, the Western Cape Department of Social Development, along with its partners, hosted a Provincial Youth Expo in...

Head of the Western Cape Department of Social Development, Dr Robert Macdonald: Child Protection Week, observed annually between 29 May and...