Did you see a child, mother with a baby on her back, or an aged person today,

begging on street corners, prostituting themselves, endangering their lives and yours?

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An estimated 5.16 million children are aged between birth to four years: 86.1% are African, 7.8% Coloured, 1.7% Indian/Asian and 4.4% White.

An analysis of household earning data drawn fromthe General Household Survey 2005 [Leatt, 2006] indicates that 66% of children from birth to 18 years in South Africa live below the poverty line [less than R1200 per month].

Poverty impacts negatively on child health.  HIV and AIDS was the leading cause of death for children under five and accounted for 40% of child deaths, a total of 27% were caused by diarrhoea, lower respiratory infections and low bith weight [Bradshaw et al, 2004].  These three conditions are attributable to poor living conditions.