Namibia: Childcare And Protection Bill Revised

Namibia: Childcare And Protection Bill Revised
Theron Kolokwe
12 June 2009

Windhoek — Workshops aimed at revising the Child Care and Protection Bill that is intended to eventually replace the outdated Children's Act 33 of 1960 were being held in the capital this week.
A number of international specialists on child law had also been brought into the country to make inputs into the bill.
The purpose of these, as well as earlier consultative workshops, is for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare to ensure that the bill is in the best possible form before being tabled in Parliament at the end of the year.
The bill addresses a number of key areas including children's courts, early intervention services, procedures for removing endangered children from the home, foster care, adoption, child trafficking, child-headed households and many more issues.
"The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare has planned of revising the Child Care and Protection Bill through an extensive consultation process which is financially and technically supported by UNICEF.
During the last 15 years, the Bill has undergone numerous revisions and adaptations and finally there is a recently drafted Bill (Child Care and Protection) that is being completed by the Ministry of Justice in 2008." said Minister of Gender Equality and Social Welfare, Marlene Mungunda
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