Namibia: Gender Ministry Urges Parents to Claim Five Abandoned Children Before 1 October

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare is appealing to the biological parents or relatives of five abandoned children to come forward and make contact with social workers.

According to the ministry, this is a bid to complete the placement process of the children into permanent care.

In a notice issued on 10 July, the ministry says the appeal is part of its legal obligation under Section 227(5)(a) of the Child Care and Protection Act (Act No. 3 of 2015), which requires authorities to…