CSOs UPR civic space reporting documentation

During the CSOs UPR civic space reporting documentation, the NGO Coalition on Child Rights (NGO CCR) played a pivotal role in facilitating the documentation of the Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Civic Space Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report. This initiative was carried out in close collaboration with the Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre (MHRRC) and aimed at consolidating key civic space concerns, experiences, and recommendations from...

CSO Side Event during the Continental Commemoration of the Day of the African Child

The 2025 commemoration of the Day of the African Child provided a valuable opportunity for civil society organizations (CSOs) to convene and reflect on the current status of child rights in relation to the theme, “Budgeting and Planning for Children’s Rights: Progress Since 2010.” The NGO Coalition on Child Rights took the lead in planning and coordinating the CSO side event. The event featured a series of presentations that highlighted...

Documentation of Child-led NDCs Contribution report

The coalition supported children to write child-led Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) contribution report. Malawi signed to the Paris agreement, as a way of showing its commitment to the agreement, the government is obliged to write NDCs, which was firstly submitted in 2017 and it was later updated and resubmitted in 2021. Currently the ,2021-2025 is under review, and the government is expected to submit a new updated NDCs. Children is...

Child Care Study (WUSC)

The NGO Coalition on Child Rights (CCR) conducted a comprehensive baseline study under the Action for Paid Childcare Sector Transformation Act Project. This study aimed to generate foundational data and insights to inform the project’s interventions. The study was conducted in the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the research specifically targeted key stakeholders within the paid childcare ecosystem. These included paid caregivers, owners and...

Children Reference Group Attendance to the Commemoration of the Continental Day of the African Child

The Lilongwe Child Reference Group under the Malawi Human Rights Commission participated in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child during the capacity building of children where 5 children attended and an additional 30 children during the commemoration. The children’s involvement during the commemoration gave them a great opportunity to express themselves and share their views on issues around planning and budgeting. On 16th of...

Districts CSOs Support, Monitoring and Supervision visits

The NGO CCR secretariat team and UNICEF staff visited CSO members in Nsanje, Chikwawa, Blantyre and Machinga districts to support district CSO members with knowledge on budget analysis, tracking, monitoring activities so that they are able to conduct such activities at council level, monitor their activities in regards to budget influencing and supervise the budget related activities action points

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