African Child Policy Forum
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About
The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is independent, not-for-profit, pan-African institution with the focus on the African child. The aim is to put children on the public agenda with encouraging policy research and dialogue "for the realisation of their rights and wellbeing and for bringing about lasting social and economic Progress in Africa." [1]
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child [2] other regional and international human rights initiatives are used as guidelines. ACPF identifies and develops pro-child policies and programmes in collaboration with governments, inter-governmental organisations and civil society "to promote a common voice for children in and out of Africa."[3]
Download Publications
The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2011: Budgeting for Children.
The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2008: How child-friendly are African governments? In this report, they assessed the performances of 52 African governments through the Child-friendliness Index.
The African Child Information Hub
The African Child Information Hub is a project of the ACPF. It is a platform for the exchange and dissemination of information and networking among organisations, experts and advocates for the rights and welfare of the child. We welcome information on related issues, policies, programmes and events. The InfoHub offers the following services:
• A database of child-focused organizations
• Data and Statistics on indicators of the wellbeing of children in Africa
• The African Child E-Newsletter
• News
• An events calendar
• Reports, documents and research publications on the state of children
ACPF Programmes
The African Child Observatory
The African Child Observatory is a centre that gathers knowledge and information about children in Africa. That is also beneficial for regional, national and international bodies, such as the African Union. The lack of information are the major barriers to promote and to track the progress of children’s rights and wellbeing.
The African Child Law Centre
The African Child Law Center programme includes the following projects:
- Law Reform and Harmonization in Africa
- Justice for Children
- Extending Legal Protection to Children
- Promoting Child Friendly Laws, Policies and Practices [4]
The Family and Child Institute
The family and child institute promotes that the family is the most important issue while talking aboput child protection and child well-being. The family plays a key role in the physical, social and mental development of children. The two main areas are parenting and economic and social policies that can have an impact on child poverty. Other issues such as HIV/Aids, child deprivation, abuse and exploitation are also adressed.
Child friendly governments
Dr. Assefa Bequele (Executive Director) talks about how to measure child friendly governments (UNICEF television)
References
- ↑ African Child Policy Forum Website
- ↑ African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- ↑ African Child Policy Forum
- ↑ ACPF African Child Law Centre
See also
External Links
Progress Papers and Publications
- Commentary and Points for Discussion: Child wellbeing session (Presentation) by Yehualashet Mekonen, Coordinator for Information and Statistics of the African Child Policy Forum at the 3rd OECD World Forum, Busan, Korea, 2009
- The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2008: how child-friendly are African governments?
