| Identikidz tag more than 25 000 children over two days | Identikidz tag more than 25 000 children over two days | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Identikidz.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <p>The City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme saw 25 770 children tagged over the past two public holidays, with 169 lost children reunited with their loved ones. <br></p> | <p>Identikidz is coordinated by the City’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department.</p><p>By location, the busiest beaches over Christmas and Boxing Day were Strandfontein (3 264), Strand (3 183), and Monwabisi (3 005).</p><p>‘The number of children tagged is an indication of how packed the beaches were. It is easy for young children to lose sight of where their family is located and get lost in the crowds. A number of the lost children in the past two days were not tagged. Parents and caregivers can rest assured that their information is confidential and is only used when their child is lost. Help us to keep your little ones safe. With more holidays and good weather coming up, I want to encourage parents and caregivers who visit the beach with small children to find the Identikidz registration desks and get their little ones tagged,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Patricia van der Ross.</p><h4>The rest of the participating beaches returned the following statistics:</h4><ul><li>Camps Bay: 1 933</li><li>Muizenberg: 2 904</li><li>Mnandi: 2 589</li><li>Sea Point: 460</li><li>Harmony Park: 1 815</li><li>Gordon's Bay: 1 486</li><li>Fish Hoek: 1 109</li><li>Milnerton Beach: 1 165</li><li>Melkbosstrand: 664</li><li>Silwerstroom: 893</li><li>Lagoon Beach: 332</li><li>Big Bay: 785</li><li>Maiden's Cove: 183<br></li></ul><h4>Staff at the Identikidz registration desks will:<br></h4><ul><li>With the permission of parents or caretakers, register children and issue them with an identification tag/wrist band</li><li>Assist with the reunification of a lost or displaced child Work closely with the provincial Department of Social Development, the City’s enforcement agencies and the South African Police Service to ensure the safety and reunification of a lost or displaced child with their family.</li></ul><p><strong>End</strong><br></p> | 2024-12-26T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#91b32b75-e5b2-4c6f-aa36-8403fd64d234;L0|#091b32b75-e5b2-4c6f-aa36-8403fd64d234|Identikidz Programme;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GPP|#d5141e36-ff62-46df-b0f1-9b4b0b021e67;GP0|#272100f7-934d-4419-9027-2d113fa28ead;L0|#0272100f7-934d-4419-9027-2d113fa28ead|Beach safety;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
