Tjheja Msinyana Amatshwayo Ayingozi Wekankere YabeNtwana 

Ikankere yabentwana iyanda ephasini zombe lele, ngesilinganiso  esithi umntwana munye kabama-408 utholakala anekankere ngaphambi kweminyaka eli-15.
Ngokuya kuka-Taryn Seegers, oMvumelanisi wezo kuThintana eHlanganweni etjheja iKankere yabeNtwana eSewula Afrika (i-CHOC), ukholelwa bona abantwana ababili kabathatu abanekankere abayifumani imitjhoga begodu kanengi labo abayifu manako kusuka sekukhambe isikhathi sele baseengabeni zokugcina zokugula.
Solo kwangomnyaka wee2011, i-CHOC beyisebenza nomNyango wezePilo,  neenyanga zesintu  abosolwazi bezepilo, abasebenzi bezepilo, iinyanga zesintu kunye nemiphakathi ukuni kelana ngelwazi elimayelana nekankere yabentwana.
“Abentwaba bafundiswa ngamatshwayo wokuthoma wekankere le ayingozi ukuhlahluba ngekambiso ye-Siluan nokobana baqalane njani nezwangobatjho nokuniwa okurhageleko emiphakathini,” kutjho u-See gers.  Amatshwayo wokuthoma we-Siluan ayingozi ngila: •	Funa: Isizo lokwela tjhwa kwamatshwayo wokuthoma, nama tshwayo aphikelelako. •	Ilihlo: Ibala elimhlophe ngaphakathi kwelihlo, amehlo angaqali nda -wonye, ukuphophala okutjha, ukuvuvuka kwenhlavu zelihlo. •	Iliqa: Ngenzasi kwa mathumbu nedini ihloko nentamo, imikhono nemilenze, izitho za ngasese zabesanyana begodu neendlala.  •	Okungahlathulule kiko: Ukutjhiselwa komzimba isikhathi eside ukudlula iimve ke ezimbili, ukwehla emzimbeni, ukutlhapha, ukudinwa, ukulimala lula nofana ukopha •	Ubuhlungu: Amatha mbo, amajoyini, umgogodlha begodu nokwephuka butjhwileni.  •	Amatshwayo wemizwa: Ukutjhuguluka nofana ukuwohloka ekukha mbeni, ukudzimelela  nofana ukungasazwa kali umuntu nakakhulumako, ukurhobha  kwepumelelo yomu ntu, ubuhlungu behlo ko,isikhathi esidlula iveke okukhamba noku hlanza nofana ukungahlanzi begodu noku khula kwehloko.
 Ikankere Yabentwana Ikankere yabentwana ye hlukile kileyo ehlasela abantu abakhulu. Ivame ukubamba izitho zomzimba, ibonakala yehlukile ngaphasi kwe-mayikhroskopi begodu ilapheka lula ngemitjhoga, kutjho u-Seegers.
 “Amazinga wokwelatjhwa kwekankere yabentwana aphezulu khulu ukudlula lawo wekankere yabantu abakhulu. Amalanga la, ema zweni asathuthukako, ubu -nengi bekankere  yabentwana ingelatjhwa ngepumelelo, begodu hlangana nama-50% ukuya kama-60% ingelatjhwa.
Emazweni anengeniso ephezulu, izinga lokusinda lingaba hlangana nama-85% ukuya kama-90%.”  Abentwana abanengi ba tlhoga ukupopolelwa/uku khanyiselwa ukugulokhu kusese sezingeni lokuthoma begodu bafumane imitjhoga efaneleko – kumasentha akhethekileko wemitjhoga ebuya kibosolwazi abalunge leko – nange sifuna ukwandisa izinga lokusinda. Ukufumana ilwazi elinabileko, dosela bakwa-CHOC ku-0800 333 555. 
