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Africa's 30 Year Journey with the African Children's Charter: Taking stock, rekindling commitment
Thirty years since the adoption of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), various measures have been put in place by African governments to advance children’s rights and wellbeing. Adopted on 11 July 1990, at a time when most
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The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2020: How friendly are African governments towards girls
The 6th edition of the African Report on Child Wellbeing provides a comprehensive review and analysis on the state of girls in Africa. By using a robust proprietary statistical framework called The Girl-Friendliness Index (GFI), the report examines the p
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CSO Forum to End Violence against Children: Annual report 2018
The Civil Society Forum to End Violence against Children (CSO Forum) is a broad coalition of civil society organizations operating at the national, regional and global levels to advocate for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2 an
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The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2018: Progress in the child-friendliness of African governments
This report tracks governments’ performance in improving the condition and wellbeing of children, and examines how countries are doing, for example, vis-à-vis their neighbours and over the years. We did this using the Child-Friendliness Index (CFI), a rig
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Violence Against Children in All Care Settings: Africa expert consultation
In 2014, the New York Working Group on Children without Parental Care and the Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) on Violence Against Children (VAC) collaborated to initiate a series of regional expert consultations on children’s prote
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Accelerating Efforts to End Violence Against Children: How CSOs could collectively engage in the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children
Through their collaboration and collective action CSOs increase their impact in ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, shape and contribute to the success of End Violence, and play a significant and complementary role in the ACHIEVEMENT OF SDG TARGET 16.2 and
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The African Children's Charter Project: Promoting the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
The African Children’s Charter Project (ACCP) is a multi-partner, multi-location four-year project whose central goal is to promote the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) in the African Union. This publica
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Children's Well-Being and Work in Sub-Saharan Africa
This policy brief examines how work impacts children’s opportunities to learn, their physical health, as well as their subjective well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on research presented by Young Lives and Save the Children at an East African Regio
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Child Participation Strategy for Eastern African Countries
Published by the ACPF, the African Child Policy Forum, this publication is intended to provide governments, civil society organisations, UN agencies and other actors working on child rights in Easter Africa with a basic framework for integrating and advan
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The African Report on Violence against Children
The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) is an independent, non-for-profit, pan-African institution for policy research and dialogue on the African Child. This report aims to both inform and accelerate efforts to prevent and respond to violence against child
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The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2013: Towards greater accountability to Africa's children
The 2013 African report on child wellbeing, prepared under the theme "Towards greater accountability to Africa's children", by the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), reports that Africa has become a better place for children compared to five years ago, al
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Intercountry Adoption- An African Perspective
Africa has become the new frontier for intercountry adoption. Between 2003 and 2010, the number of children adopted from Africa increased three-fold, yet Africa seems to be ill-equipped in law, policy and practice, to provide its children with enough safe