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Malawi: Open letter to Madonna about adoption laws

Organisation aims and activities: To promote and protect child rights in Malawi and encourage young people's participation through lobbying, advocacy, and other child rights programmes.
1. To encourage young people to participate and voice their concerns on issues that affect them by running education awareness programmes and campaigns;
2. To advocate for and monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of

Further details:

co ordinating National network on child trafficking
co ordination Blantyre Juvenile Justice Forum
chair Gender Network - child rights thermatical committee
memeber of national child labour network
advocacy on child rights
capacity building on child protection
resource center

Operational level: National

Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18

Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation

Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Undertake legal casework on behalf of children, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press

Areas of expertise: Child labour and working children, Children and violence, Children in conflict with the law, Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children working and living on the street, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Rights based programming, Sexual exploitation of children

Countries in which this organisation works: Malawi

Other organisations based in Malawi:

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Last updated 31/07/2009 06:35:41

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