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Yeukai Chideya

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Yeukai Chideya

Children at a camp in Germiston for those who fled xenophobic violece.
REFUGEES

Showing solidarity with refugees in South Africa

As South Africa commemorates World Refugee Day, this article examines the nation's commitment to protecting asylum seekers and refugees. It addresses the challenges of…

  • Hassan Mahomed
  • Martina Lembani
  • Yeukai Chideya
6 min read
Asylum seekers and refugees leave their home countries because life has become intolerable. They seek safety and understanding.
ADONIS MUSATI PROJECT

Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home

Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa

  • Yeukai Chideya
5 min read
Children in Africa are exposed to violence such as armed conflict, with some children recruited as child soldiers. Photo: Stefanie Glinski/AFP
AFRICA

Safeguard the rights and welfare of Africa’s children

About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war

  • Yeukai Chideya
6 min read
Too many children in South Africa are raped, murdered or assaulted every day.
ASSAULT

Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa

We urgently need more interventions to protect children and address the root causes of violence in the country

  • Yeukai Chideya
6 min read
In Africa, refugees struggle to enjoy human rights and freedoms.
1951 UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE CONVENTION

Refugees are not migrants but people forced to flee their home countries

The plight of asylum seekers needs to be understood and treated with compassion, not xenophobia

  • Yeukai Chideya
6 min read