This Regional Programmes Newsletter presented by the Eastern and Central Africa Regional Office of Save the Children Sweden (SCS ECAf), gives the 2012 highlights experienced and shared by the programme staff, partner organizations and country office staff in Sudan and Ethiopia. Child Rights Governance, Child Protection and Child Protection in Emergencies being the three main programmes that SCS ECAf focuses on, have each made significant progress in their work towards ensuring that the rights of children in the region are realized and protected.