30 years after the adoption of the charter, the Africa Union aspires to accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2040 encapsulated in these 10 points:
Aspiration 1: The African Children's Charter, as supervised by the African Children's Committee, provides an effective continental framework for advancing children's rights.
Aspiration 2: An effective child-friendly national legislative, policy and institutional framework is in place in all member States.
Aspiration 3: Every child's birth and other vital statistics are registered.
Aspiration 4: Every child survives and has a healthy childhood.
Aspiration 5: Every child grows up well-nourished and with access to the basic necessities of life.
Aspiration 6: Every child benefits fully from quality education.
Aspiration 7: Every child is protected against violence, exploitation, neglect and abuse.
Aspiration 8: Children benefit from a child-sensitive criminal justice system.
Aspiration 9: Every child is free from the impact of armed conflicts and other disasters or emergency situations.
Aspiration 10: African children's views matter.
Here's how Kenya is working towards implementing child-friendly national legislative, policy and institutional frameworks:
- Replacing children's homes with family care. READ MORE
- Establishing more Children's Courts which are child-friendly. READ MORE
- Pan African agitation for concrete children's rights and welfare in the country. READ MORE
- Establishing Anti-Human Trafficking Child Protection Unit (AHTCPU) READ MORE
