The Private Sector plays critical role in respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of Children in Malawi as well as at global level. As established by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Children’s Rights and Business Principles call on businesses to respect and support children’s rights throughout their activities and business relationships, including in the workplace, the marketplace, the community and the environment.
The principles identify a comprehensive range of actions that all businesses should take to prevent and address any adverse impact on children’s rights, as well as measures that all business be encouraged to take to help advance children’s rights.
The principles aspire to be a key reference point for existing and future voluntary and other initiatives on children, and to promote multi-stakeholder collaboration. They are for all business, transnational and other, regardless of their size, sector, location, ownership and structure.
NGO CCR with its coordinating role, has been able to engage a few companies and signed memorandum of Understandings which state that they are ready to commit to supporting children’s rights in the country.
Other strategies used by NGO CCR to ensure the achievement of thus program include; · Conducting awareness meeting on CRBP · Conducting trainings on CRBP · Offering Technical Support to mainstream CRB