Stronger together for children
Stronger together for children
#ngoccrMw #ChildRights
We generate and use data and evidence to inform programs, policies, and advocacy. Through robust research and MEAL systems, we track progress, promote accountability, and support continuous learning to improve outcomes for children.
Read MoreWe promote increased and equitable allocation of public resources to services for children—such as education, health, nutrition, and protection—based on evidence and rights-based budgeting approaches.
Read MoreWe advocate for open, inclusive, and accountable public finance systems that prioritize child rights. Our work involves budget analysis, citizen engagement, and monitoring of public expenditure on services that affect children.
Read MoreWe lead and facilitate multi-stakeholder coordination platforms to ensure effective collaboration and alignment among actors working in child rights. This enhances collective impact, reduces duplication, and strengthens joint advocacy efforts.
Read MoreWe defend and expand civic space to ensure civil society organizations and child-led groups can operate freely and contribute meaningfully to governance. This includes legal advocacy, capacity support, and coalition-building to protect fundamental freedoms.
Read MoreWe support the state and civil society in fulfilling international obligations related to child rights, including reporting to treaty bodies like the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. We also facilitate children's participation in reporting processes
Read MoreWe strengthen the capacity of institutions and civil society to ensure child rights are mainstreamed into national and local governance frameworks. This includes promoting legal reforms, accountability mechanisms, and inclusive policy making.
Read MoreRecognizing the disproportionate impact of climate change on children, we integrate child rights into environmental and climate policies. We support climate resilience programs that prioritize children's health, education, safety, and participation in environmental governance.
Read MoreWe engage the private sector to uphold and respect children's rights in the workplace, marketplace, and surrounding communities. Our work involves advocacy, policy influence, and promoting child-sensitive business practices and corporate social responsibility.
Read MoreWe work to improve the structures and services that safeguard children from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence. This includes supporting legal reform, case management systems, social welfare workforce development, and community-based child protection mechanisms.
Read MoreWe promote meaningful engagement of children in decisions that affect their lives. This includes building platforms and safe spaces for children to express their views, participate in governance processes, and influence policies in line with their evolving capacities.
Read MoreWe support government and civil society actors to enhance their skills, knowledge, and infrastructure to deliver quality child-focused services. This includes training, institutional support, and policy development to ensure child rights are effectively implemented and monitored.
Read MoreThe NGO CCR is a national Coalition of NGOs and Civil Society Organizations whose broad goal is to entrench child rights programming in all development processes in Malawi anchored under the four fundamental principles of the rights of the Child: Non-discrimination; The best interest of the child; Right to life, survival and development; and Participation within the evolving capacities of the Child. It was founded in 2010 by various sectorial civil society networks in Malawi.
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