Guest : Felicity Guest | Founder at Child Maintenance Difficulties in South Africa |

Regardless of your marital status, if you are a loving, present parent chances are you
want to provide for your child. You want to be able to give them a better life than you
had and give them the comforts that other children enjoy.
You want to be able to give them the birthday parties that they deserve, the food they
need to grow up to be healthy and strong, the clothes that they need, the school
supplies that they need, and so much more.
Both parents have a duty to support their children, but this doesn't always happen. In
South Africa over 52% of children grow up without financial support from both parents.
Today is International Child Support Awareness Day – a day started by Felicity Guest,
founder of the Child Maintenance Difficulties in South Africa (CMDSA) is a Facebook
page – to highlight the important role financial support plays in helping a child grown
and thrive.
This year, she launched National Child Support Awareness Week (a first in South Africa)
which runs from 4 to 10 December, before culminating in International Child Support
Awareness Day today.
Delighted to be joined on the line by Felicity Guest now

Guest : Felicity Guest | Founder at Child Maintenance Difficulties in South Africa | Regardless of your marital status, if you are a loving, present parent chances are you want to provide for your child. You want to be able to give them a better life than you had and give them the comforts that other children enjoy. You want to be able to give them the birthday parties that they deserve, the food they need to grow up to be healthy and strong, the clothes that they need, the school supplies that they need, and so much more. Both parents have a duty to support their children, but this doesn't always happen. In South Africa over 52% of children grow up without financial support from both parents. Today is International Child Support Awareness Day &ndash; a day started by Felicity Guest, founder of the Child Maintenance Difficulties in South Africa (CMDSA) is a Facebook page &ndash; to highlight the important role financial support plays in helping a child grown and thrive. This year, she launched National Child Support Awareness Week (a first in South Africa) which runs from 4 to 10 December, before culminating in International Child Support Awareness Day today. Delighted to be joined on the line by Felicity Guest now

Get the best of both worlds with Lester Kiewit, a writer for the Mail & Guardian by day and presenter by night. Rather than looking back at the news of the day, explore new subjects and new perspectives.

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