10 November 2010

Dr Cluver gave a presentation on Young Carers and bullying to the Department of Basic Education Strategy Planning Meeting for Social Cohesion in schools, held in Pretoria, South Africa.

5 November 2010

A news article on the Young Carers Project was added to the PlusNews website for Global HIV/AIDS News and Analysis. Read the article here.

4-5 November 2010

Dr Cluver presented work on Young Carers as part of a technical advisory panel to the World Health Organisation in Geneva.

30 October 2010

Team members Dr Lucie Cluver, Dr Caroline Kuo and Marisa Casale each presented work on Young Carers at the 1st OVC in Africa Conference, held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

22 September 2010

Two recent presentations of the Young Carers Project: one to the new Department of Health Chief Director for Maternal and Child Health in Pretoria, South Africa; and a presentation and workshop to UNICEF Southern Africa, also held in Pretoria.

7 September 2010

Dr Cluver was interviewed by Rafi.ki, an online learning community that links schools across the world and develops educational projects. The interview discussing the lives of young carers in South Africa can be found here.

30 August 2010

Dr Cluver presented the latest study findings to 70 policy-makers and NGOs at the National Action Committee for Children Affected by AIDS, South Africa (30 August - 1 September).

1 August 2010

Between 18 and 23 July, Young Carers staff presented three papers at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna: 1) Parenting, disability and HIV/AIDS: understanding impacts on children in AIDS-affected families; 2) Persisting psychological problems for AIDS-orphaned children: longitudinal findings; and 3) Resilience amongst AIDS-orphaned children in South Africa.

3 July 2010

A version of the Guardian (UK) article has appeared in a number of South African newspapers - the Mail & Guardian (25/06/2010), the Saturday Star (03/07/2010), and the Argus (03/07/2010).

1 July 2010

The Young Carers Project South Africa is recruiting volunteers for our Western Cape and Mpumalanga field sites! Details and an application form are available here.

22 June 2010

An article on the Young Carers Project South Africa appears in the June 22nd edition of the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom. The article can be accessed here.

22 June 2010

The Oxford University News Service carried a press release about the Project today (22 June). View the release here.

31 March 2010

Dr Lucie Cluver will present the Young Carers Study to the National Department of Social Development Policy Forum on 19 April 2010.

10 February 2010

Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and Young Carers are on the agenda for the NACCA Meeting between 23 and 24 February.

9 September 2009

Dr Lucie Cluver is participating in the NACCA Research Dissemination Workshop to be held between 20 September and 2 October 2009. The presentation discusses the Health and Education Outcomes for Orphans and Young Carers in South Africa. UPDATE: read the full NACCA Workshop report here.

31 March 2009

The Young Carers study is having a stakeholder consultation in a presentation at the South African AIDS Conference 2009, at the ICC Conference Centre in Durban. This will be on Thursday 2nd April, 11am-12.30 in Hall 4 (Track 6, Community Exchange Encounters)

30 March 2009

The Young Carers study is featured on the BBC World Service 'Health Link' on Monday 31 March, 2009. Tune in to hear more!

Previous news items can be found here.