Author: NGO CCR

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...

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

The coalition supported children to conduct budget analysis and engagement with the committee of social and community affairs. Investing in children has long-term economic benefits for both the country and to children, it is also a way of ensuring that children are able to fully enjoy their rights by being put at the center of decisions in the country as they are the future leaders. During the 2025/2026 CSOs budget analysis, the children were...

The activity was conducted in order to develop a roadmap for 2025/26 budget related activities, to orient children and CSOs on how to do a child friendly budget analysisandanalyze the 2025/26 national budget As part of capacity building and ensuring that the analysis is child centered, 4 children from Lilongwe and Mzimba took part during the analysis process that also helped CSOs in prioritizing the issues and key messages for advocacy. A total...

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) conducts a review of its member states every five years through a mechanism known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR aims to assess the human rights situation in all member states. Currently, countries are preparing reports for the 4th cycle review. The Government of Malawi is expected to submit its state-party report, while human rights organizations are expected to submit their...

The NGO Coalition on Child Rights supported its partners in the TiKuMA Consortium; the Malawi Girl Guides Association (MAGGA) in Balaka and the Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) in Mchinji during a capacity-building exercise for community Child Parliamentarians. As part of efforts to promote meaningful child participation, the TIKUMA project is establishing Children’s Parliaments in targeted communities. These platforms are designed to...

In an effort to promote child participation, as outlined in Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the Government of Malawi and its partners developed the National Child Participation Guidelines in 2020. These guidelines aimed to harmonize the involvement of children across various levels and platforms. However, during implementation, gaps and challenges were identified, necessitating a review of the...

The coalition developed integrated ACERWC COBs implementation framework:  Malawi signed and ratified the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child. To fulfil the obligations of State Parties to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Malawi government is obligated to write treaty reports to the ACERWC committee, which helps the committee to track progress in implementing the Charter's provisions and address any...