{"id":4605,"date":"2024-01-10T11:54:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T11:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/?page_id=4605"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:52:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:52:50","slug":"advocacy-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartstart.org.za\/about\/advocacy-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Meet our Advocacy Team that is responsible for engaging with our network and the sector to gather perspectives and understanding how provisioning issues affect the sector. The also work with government at different levels to affect changes in legislation and regulation to support the Early Childhood Development sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Children are the foundation of a successful and prosperous nation. If we cannot take care of our most important citizens, then we will never achieve any kind of redress.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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