On Monday, April 22nd, OVCSupport.net hosted a webinar titled:

About the webinar

The webinar focused on scaling-up the community-based child and youth care workers cadre.

Speakers included:

• Zeni Thumbadoo, Deputy Director, National Association of Child Care Workers, South Africa


• Lucy Jamieson, Senior Advocacy Coordinator, Children''s Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa


• Kathy Scott, National Training Manager, National Association of Child Care Workers, South Africa

This webinar offered an opportunity to hear from three experts who will describe the process behind the scale-up of this cadre of community-based child and youth care workers, including the rationale for its expansion, and recommendations for others on how to plan and operationalize a similar program. Participants had the opportunity for discussion with the speakers as well as other participants through the webinar format.

Presenters addressed questions such as:

• What is the history of child and youth care work in South Africa?


• Why was this cadre created, what kind of training/qualifications do they receive, and what services do they provide?


• How are they regulated, managed and supported?


• What plans have been put in place to scale up and sustain the program?


• What are some of the lessons and recommendations that may enable other interested countries to replicate and adapt successful processes in their own context?

Link to the recording of the webinar:

This free webinar can be accessed by clicking on the link here.