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Identikidz Programme

<div class="ExternalClass5A0E33D5111445CCBB09889BBAFCCCB9"><p>Our Identikidz teams are deployed at popular beaches across Cape Town during the summer holidays to ensure the safety of young beachgoers. </p></div>

<h2 class="sectHeading">Programme schedule<br></h2><p>The Identikidz programme will be available <strong>between 09:00 - 18:30 </strong>at the following beaches over the 2024/25 festive season:</p><div class="mobile-scroll"> <table style="width:605px;"><thead><tr><th>Beach</th><th style="width:197px;">December<br></th><th colspan="1" style="width:184px;">January<br></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Big Bay, Camps Bay, Fish Hoek, Gordon’s Bay, Harmony Park, Lagoon Beach, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton Beach, Mnandi, Monwabisi, Muizenberg, Sea Point and surrounding area, Silwerstroom, Strand and Strandfontein <br></td><td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;">14, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and 31 December 2024<br></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> <p>1, 4, 5, 11 and 12 January 2025</p></td></tr><tr><td>Maiden’s Cove </td><td style="width:197px;">26 December 2024<br></td><td colspan="1" style="width:184px;">1 January 2025<br></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h2 class="sectHeading">About the programme</h2><p>During the summer holidays, beaches can become overpopulated and often children are lost or separated from their families.</p><p>Our <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Departments/Community%2c%20Arts%20and%20Culture%20Development">Community, Arts and Culture Development Department</a> helps to alleviate this problem with the Identikidz Programme. </p><p>The programme provides safety for children and peace of mind for parents or caregivers visiting the beaches. Teams made up of City staff and <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/work%20and%20business/jobs-and-skills-development/youth-careers/find-an-opportunity-with-epwp">EPWP</a> workers are deployed to various 'hot spots' to register children and issue identification armbands.</p><span><figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"><img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Inline%20Images/Identikidz%20launch%201%20.jpg" alt="" /></figure></span> <div class="notification with-heading dark-copy light-blue bg-light-grey"><div class="graphic with-border"> <i class="info quickstat"></i> </div> <div class="desc"><h4>Quick stat</h4><p> During the 2023/24 festive season, 133 730 children were tagged, and just over 302 children were reunited with their families.<br></p></div></div><h2 class="sectHeading">How it works</h2><p>Easy-to-spot City branded booths are stationed at the various participating beaches. When you arrive at the beach, you can go to the nearest booth to register your child.</p> <span> <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Inline%20Images/Identikidz%20launch%203.jpg" alt="" /></figure></span> <p>We take down your full name, contact details and home address as well as your child’s name, age, gender and a short description of their appearance. Once we have all the necessary details, we will issue your child with an identification armband.</p> <span> <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Inline%20Images/Identikidz%20launch%204.jpg" alt="" /></figure></span> <p>The armband has a unique number on it which is recorded next to the details during registration. It is waterproof so your child can still swim and have fun without damaging it.</p><p>We will use your contact details to track you down in the event that your child is lost, and we can use your child’s description to identify them if they are reported missing. </p><div class="notification with-heading dark-copy pink bg-light-grey"><div class="graphic with-border"> <i class="info note"></i> </div><div class="desc"><h4>unclaimed children</h4><p> It is important that you keep your cellphone close by and charged throughout the day in case we need to contact you. If a child is found on the beach and we are unable to track down the family by the end of the day, the child is handed over to the <a href="https://www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/social-development" target="_blank">Western Cape Department of Social Development<i class="icon link-external"></i></a>. </p></div></div><p>If you report your child missing, we will notify the relevant authorities. We work with our <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Departments/Disaster%20Risk%20Management%20Centre">Disaster Risk Management Centre</a> as well as the <a href="https://www.saps.gov.za/" target="_blank">South African Police Service (SAPS)<i class="icon link-external"></i></a> to find missing children.</p><h2 class="sectHeading">Contact us</h2><p>For more information, contact:</p><h4> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Departments/Community%2c%20Arts%20and%20Culture%20Development">Community, Arts and Culture Development Department</a><br></h4><p> <em>Email:<br><a href="mailto:communityartsandculturedevelopment@capetown.gov.za">communityartsandculturedevelopment@capetown.gov.za</a></em></p><p>To report emergencies, contact the City's Public Emergency Communication Centre on <a>021 480 7700</a> from a cell phone and <a>107</a> from a landline.</p>

Our Identikidz teams are deployed at popular beaches across Cape Town during the summer holidays to ensure the safety of young beachgoers