In collaboration with the Department of Social Development, UNICEF, Save The Children South Africa, UNHCR, IOM, Lawyers for Human Rights and Centre for Child Law, CoRMSA is currently participating in a 3-day Capacity Building Workshop for Duty Bearers on the care and protection of Unaccompanied Vulnerable Children in South Africa in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province. The…
CoRMSA, in collaboration with MLAO, conducted a workshop on #DocumentUs Campaign on Child Rights and Access to Birth Certificates for all children in South Africa (locals and non-nationals) in Limpopo Province, Messina on the 2nd of September 2022. The initiative was intended to equip children with child rights and actions to claim them as well…
CoRMSA participated in a 2- day session of the Drafting of the Implementation Plan of the revised Social Cohesion Strategy organised by the National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in collaboration with UNDP. The engagement was intended to plan and develop the implementation plan of the Social Cohesion Strategy in order to enable a…
In honouring the resilience of all women (local and migrant women), CoRMSA in collaboration with CAOSA hosted a Community Engagement in Jericho, North West Province to raise awareness about gender-based violence and develop an integrated approach to address and fight GBV.
All CoRMSA Member Organisations from various provinces met for the quarterly CoRMSA Members Meeting in Johannesburg on the 4th of August 2022 to strategise on how to strengthen the Consortium’s work on promoting and protecting the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.
CoRMSA attended and participated in the Africa Mobility Initiative (ACMI )Stakeholder forum -Virtual Summit from 28-29 July 2022. Topics of discussion: a, Towards a Youth-led Action Agenda for Climate Mobility at COP27: Developing an African Youth Declaration b, Supporting the Agency of Young People in the Context of Climate Mobility: Building Partnerships for Green Skills,…
“It gives us joy to do what we can, with what we have, wherever we are.” CoRMSA distributed food parcels at Reaven Old Age Home in Johannesburg in honour of Mandela Month.
CoRMSA shared its position on xenophobia. You can also find its position on Media Center Page under Articles. Click the link below for more information: CoRMSA Position on Xenophobia
On eNCA News, SABC FM, SABC Channel Africa, Vhembe FM and Jacaranda FM: On countering the recent Xenophobic attacks, CoRMSA calls the Department of Home Affairs to issue necessary documents to non-nationals so that they can be regularised. It also calls the Police service to bring all perpetrators to book. CoRMSA further calls for the…
Panel Discussion on the Implications of Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
CoRMSA, alongside the youths, attended a Panel Discussion on the Implications of Xenophobic violence in South Africa’s Economic and Political Future at Wits University on the 3rd of August 2022. The discussion stemmed from the current Xenowatch report which describes xenophobic violence as an increasingly integral part of the country’s socio-economic and political landscape. …
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