All children have material needs such as food, shelter, health care and education. But children also have the right to be cared for, loved, encouraged and protected from harm. Children and youth exposed to the devastating effects of poverty, conflict, HIV and AIDS are especially in need of care for their emotional and social (psychosocial) wellbeing. At REPSSI (the Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative), we help children get the crucial emotional and social support to which they are entitled. We are a non-profit organisation working to lessen the devastating social and emotional (psychosocial) impact of poverty, conflict, HIV and AIDS among children and youth across East and Southern Africa.
Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE X-NONE Psychosocial support is love, care and protection. It is support for the emotional and social aspects of a child’s life, so that they can live with hope and dignity.
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Representatives from funding organisations, research institutes and non-governmental organisations gathered together in Geneva last week for a lively discussion on psychosocial support. “There needs to be a critical mass of people who believe in emotional and social support for children,” … 
Next week, the first Conference on Child Protection Systems Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa will take place in Dakar, Senegal the 7th, 8th and 9th of May 2012. The conference is by invitation only, but everyone is encouraged to participate in … 
Strengthening child protection system begins with building a strong workforce at community level to interact directly with children, their families and communities. In recognition of this, REPSSI and UNICEF have developed an innovative accredited distance learning Certificate programme for people … 
A new review by PEPFAR, “Children in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic“, assesses the success of approaches in providing support to vulnerable children, and recommends priorities for the future. Some of the key recommendations of the review are to: Prioritize strengthening family … 
A new five minute video, featuring teachers across Africa who changed their view of children after psychosocial training from REPSSI, was screened for the first time at the International School Social Work Conference in Ghana last week. Schools play an …  |
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