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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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