Child protection champions honoured at annual awareness event
Social workers, police officers, child welfare organisations and corporate partners gathered to celebrate child protection achievements and strengthen collaboration in supporting vulnerable children.
The Child Guardian Unit hosted its annual event on May 28 to celebrate its second anniversary and raise awareness for Child Protection Week 2026.
Delani Hollhumer, co-founder and CEO of the Child Guardian Unit (CGU), said the organisation is dedicated to the protection, welfare, and empowerment of children and actively intervenes in cases of child abuse.
She added that the CGU also serves as a resource hub for children in crisis.
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Hollhumer said the event was attended by key stakeholders in child protection, such as the Department of Social Development, child welfares across the city, the Bertha Gxowa Care Centre, social workers from Edenvale hospital and Child Protection NPOs, security companies, SAPS members from across Gauteng and Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) branches, as well as corporates invested in child protection and the fight against child abuse.
Several individuals and businesses were also awarded a Children’s Champion trophy.
This year’s recipients included:
• Efficient Engineering
• Mamba Strike Force and its members, Willem Barnard and Tania Roux, were also awarded
• Guardian Angels Security
• Ironhide Security
• FCS Germiston
• Bertha Gxowa Care Centre and Sr Hazel Moagi
• Sunlight Safe House
• The Bedfordview Remedial Learning and Therapy Centre
• Daisy Murray and Lebogang Nyatlo from Edenvale Hospital.
Hollhumer noted, “Significant milestones that were achieved were also shared during the event, such as the establishment of the CGU mommy club for babies in hospitals and our collaboration with over 10 different police stations and five branches of FCS. The event was made possible by Efficient Engineering.”
