As the African saying goes, "It takes a village to raise a child," therefore child protection starts in the home and in the community. We are pursuing agreements with the City of Tshwane, the Ugu District Municipality, the Port St Johns Municipality and Taung to pilot the child- friendly cities or communities model to create safe spaces for our children where they can live and play safely, free from abuse, exploitation and other environmental hazards, such as baboons eating children in the North West and sharks in the Eastern and the Western Cape.