Why adoption is a problem in South Africa
As 2018 drew to a close, the war of attrition over South African adoption took an ugly turn. In an […]
Author name: Dee Blackie
ee Blackie is a strategic consultant with extensive experience on Pan-African and Global projects. After seeing a picture of an abandoned child in a South African newspaper in 2010, Dee decided to take her 15 years of business consulting experience and focus this on the world of child protection. She facilitated the creation of the National Adoption Coalition for South Africa in 2011, and since then her primary focus has been on creating awareness of child protection through Courage, her community engagement programme. Blackie is completing her PhD at Wits in anthropology. Her research focuses on childhood learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders. See www.deeblackie.com for more information.
