Child Rights Governance
We advocate for laws, policies, and practices that uphold the best interests of the child. Through policy engagement and accountability mechanisms, we support government efforts to meet national and international child rights obligations.
Capacity Building
NGO CCR strengthens the capacity of CSOs working on child rights through trainings, joint monitoring, and technical support in advocacy, child-sensitive reporting, budgeting, and inclusive programming.
Coordination
As a national coalition, we coordinate and harmonise CSO efforts to amplify collective impact. We facilitate information sharing, joint planning, and coordinated reporting on child rights treaties and instruments.
Public Investment in Children
We promote child-sensitive public finance by analysing national and district budgets, engaging policymakers, and supporting CSOs to influence allocations that prioritise children’s wellbeing and development.
Budget Transparency and Accountability (Open Budget)
NGO CCR advances transparency by promoting citizen budgets, open budget surveys, and public participation in budget processes to ensure accountable use of public resources for children.
Civic Space
We work to protect and expand civic space, enabling children and CSOs to organise, speak out, and participate freely in governance and development processes.
Child Rights Treaty Monitoring and Reporting
We lead CSO-led, child-informed, and child-led reporting to regional and international human rights bodies, and track the implementation of concluding observations to strengthen accountability.
Child Participation
We champion meaningful child participation by creating safe platforms where children influence decisions at community, national, and international levels, recognising children as active rights-holders.
Child Rights and Business
NGO CCR engages the private sector to respect and promote children’s rights by advancing the Children’s Rights and Business Principles through awareness, training, and technical support.
Budget Transparency and Accountability (Open Budget)
NGO CCR advances transparency by promoting citizen budgets, open budget surveys, and public participation in budget processes to ensure accountable use of public resources for children.
Child Rights Treaty Monitoring and Reporting
We lead CSO-led, child-informed, and child-led reporting to regional and international human rights bodies, and track the implementation of concluding observations to strengthen accountability.
Child Rights and Business
NGO CCR engages the private sector to respect and promote children’s rights by advancing the Children’s Rights and Business Principles through awareness, training, and technical support.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR THEMATIC AREAS
| THEMATIC AREA | STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE |
|---|---|
| 1. ADVOCACY | 1.1. To ensure formulation and implementation of child friendly policies, disability friendly laws, systems, processes, social services and practices at all levels of socio-economic development in Malawi 1.2. To advocate for domestication of Child rights and disability inclusion international Instruments and Treaties by the State (UNCRC, UNCRPD, and ACRWC. 1.3. To promote Visibility, Voice and age appropriate and inclusive participation of Children in Malawi |
| 2. COORDINATION | 2.1. To scale up Coordination of CSO’s efforts towards protection and promotion of child rights in Malawi. 2.2. To enhance coordination of CSO’s efforts in monitoring and reporting on the status of UNCRC, UNCRPD and ACRWC in Malawi. 2.3. To enhance sharing of information, learning and best practices among CSOs in Malawi. |
| 3. CAPACITY BUILDING | 3.1. To strengthen the capacity of CSO’s working on child rights governance in Malawi 3.2. To strengthen the capacity of children Structures in areas of Child rights, inclusive child participation, child-led reporting on International child rights Treaty Instruments like, UNCRC, UNCRPD and ACRWC, child-led social accountability and advocacy, children parliaments at district and National Levels, Children forum at SADC, AU and UN levels. 3.3. Promote dissemination of UNCRC/UNCRPD/ACRWC guidelines and protocols, Concluding observations and national laws/policies to CSOs and communities in Malawi 3.4. To champion establishment and maintenance of Child rights database/portal in Malawi 3.5. To promote civic education and training to the Children and youth Structures like Children corner, Children Parliament and Youth Parliament. |
| 4. MONITORING AND REPORTING | 4.1. To leverage knowledge on child rights in order to inform policy, programs and best practices in Malawi. 4.2. To monitor and report on the status of UNCRC and ACRWC through periodic reports like UPR, Child-led reports, CSO Alternative reports to the UN and CSO Complementary reports to the AU. 4.3. Monitor, analyze and report various forms of child right violation, neglect, exploitation and abuse. 4.4. To monitor and track public sector financing and expenditure for children. 4.5. To monitor and track status of child friendly and disability inclusive services in Malawi, |