The Department of Social Development is calling for stronger partnerships between government and communities to improve care and support for children with disabilities and their families.
The department says its respite care programme, which provides temporary relief to parents and caregivers, is currently being piloted in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape, benefiting 220 children and their families.
The initiative includes caregiver training and improved referral services through a partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Meanwhile, SASSA pays 179,609 Care Dependency Grants monthly to qualifying caregivers of children with disabilities.
The department says it is also working with the Departments of Basic Education and Health to improve early identification and access to essential services.
The call comes during Disability Rights Awareness Month, observed under the theme “Creating Strategic Multisectoral Partnerships for a Disability-Inclusive Society”.
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