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Age Distribution of Children
Source: Situational Analysis of VC 2011
Majority of vulnerable households were in the foothills or the mountains – that is rural
and semi-rural areas.
The only data available on VC is on Basotho children. No data is disaggregated to
include minority groups as vulnerable. There are small communities of Muslims in most
urban areas in most Districts. There is also a significant population of Chinese expats
and increasingly Basotho born Chinese, as well as Basotho born children of Indian
decent. There is a very small expat community of Western workers. There is a lack of
any research into the children of these minority groups and they are therefore often
presumed to be not vulnerable.
Services received by households surveyed in previous 12 months: Social Welfare
Services 2147, Bursary services 11,458, Child grant 3735, Micronutrient supplement
2700, Bereavement counselling services 2414, Life-skills training 1588, Funeral
expenses support 1250, School related costs 2247, spiritual / pastoral care services
1758
7.0
BASIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
7.1
Survival and development (Article 5)
Legislative
Section 10 of the CPW Act provides for a child's right to live with parents and to grow up
in a caring and peaceful environment. The CPW Act further provides for a child's right to
education and health at section 11. Section 20(2) of the Act obliges parents and
guardians to provide children with good guidance, care, assistance and maintenance.