Changing the fatherhood narrative
As the annual 16 Days of Activism ends, a South African dad speaks out about absent fathers, crime and the stigma of being a single male parent
17 December 2023 - 10:48
I recently had the opportunity to visit several schools in Gauteng. When I stood up and asked a small group of children about their experience of having a father in their lives, I was met with many blank stares. They simply didn’t have a response because they weren’t growing up with one. They’d never had a consistent father by their side...
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