Childhood Matters: Episode 6: "Child protection here is not just a policy, it's a promise"

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It’s Child Protection Week in South Africa, a time to shine a light on the country’s most vulnerable children, and the people quietly working to protect them.

In Johannesburg, a small team at Princess Alice Adoption Home is doing just that - caring for babies who’ve been abandoned or given up for adoption - while they wait for families to call their own.

HOT1027’s Natasha Thorp has more...
30 May English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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