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It aims to guide the Government of the Republic of South Africa and partners in prioritizing policies and actions across education, skills, health and nutrition, and social protection and jobs throughout the life cycle.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disc losure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nINVESTING INHUMAN CAPITAL IN SOUTH AFRICA  \nA Framework for a Coordinated Multi-Sectoral Approach  \nAuthors:  \nElizabeth Ninan Dulvy, Tihtina Zenebe Gebre, Jesal Kika-Mistry,  \nJutta Franz, Yi-Kyoung Lee, Kenneth Munge Kabubei, Thulani Matsebula, Victoria Monchuk and Wendy Cunningham.  \nPub lic Disc losure Authorized  \n© [2023] International Bank for Reconstructionand Development /The World Bank 1818 HStreet NW  \nWashington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000  \n[Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)  \nThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. 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The ultimate objective is for the note to serve as a guide for the Government of the Republic of South Africa and its partners for prioritizing policies and actions to support human capital formation in the country.  \nThe note builds on the wide body of literature available in South Africa on education, skills, health and nutrition, and social protection and jobs. The note was prepared under the guidance and support of the Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly (Country Director for Southern Africa, World Bank); Amit Dar(former Regional Director for Human Development, Eastern and Southern Africa Region, World Bank); Daniel Dulitzky (Regional Director for Human Development, Eastern and Southern Africa Region, World Bank); Asmeen Khan (Manager for Operations, South Africa, World Bank); MunaSalih Meky (Practice Manager for Education, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank); Paolo Belli (Practice Manager for Social Protection and Jobs, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank); and Francisca Ayodeji Akala (Practice Manager for Health, Nutrition and Population, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank) . The team is grateful to Ronald Mutasa (World Bank), Samer Al-Samarrai (World Bank), Victoria Strokova (World Bank) and Servaas Van der Berg (University of Stellenbosch) for peer-reviewing and providing invaluable feedback on a draft note.  \nThe authors of the note are Elizabeth Ninan Dulvy (Program Leader for Human Development, Southern Africa, Wo","cbCaifG2Ry65kv35","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifG2Ry65kv35","pdf",1417511,4,1,65,"English","en",105,"# Acronyms\n# The South African Context\n## Macroeconomic Context\n## South Africa's Human Capital Development in the Global Context\n# Assessment of Human Capital Outcomes Across the Life Cycle\n## Early Childhood (From Pregnancy to Age 5)\n## School Age Children (Age 6-17)\n## Youth to Adulthood (Ages 18 and older)\n# Multisectoral Framework to Accelerate Human Capital Development\n## Policy priorities for early childhood\n## Policy priorities for children of school going age\n## Policy priorities for youth into adulthood\n# References\n# 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