Agenda -9th CSO Forum

Ninth CSO Forum on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
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2 – 4 April 2014
Dakar, Senegal
‘‘A child friend, quality, free and compulsory education for all children in Africa’’
Concept note
Article 11 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) provides for the right of every child to education, including the duty of state parties to
provide free and compulsory basic education.
The ACRWC also encourages state parties to develop secondary education in its different forms and to make it progressively free and accessible to all.
A unique provision of the ACRWC is the responsibility of states to encourage regular attendance of schools and reduction of ‘drop-outs’. To encourage attendance, the
state needs to, among other things, provide incentives for attendance such as feeding schemes in predominantly poor areas and creation of awareness on the benefits of
education and regular school attendance. According to the ACRWC, education should be aimed at the promotion and development of the child’s personality, talents,
mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential. Education also ought to prepare children to live responsibly in a free society.
In view of the above, the 2010 African Union’s report on the State of Africa’s Children noted that education in most African countries was characterized by poor completion
rates, high withdrawal rates, poor indicators for secondary education, and poor continental commitments to pre-primary education. In the 2012 Millennium Development
Goals report, it was indicated that Africa, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, still has the highest number of out of school children.
It is therefore the responsibility of CSOs to ensure that the norms and standards on the interpretation of the right to education are developed and followed through.
The determination of whether the state is fulfilling its duties with respect to the right to education therefore entails an assessment of whether each of these features of
education has been implemented.
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It is our sincere hope that the 9 CSO Forum will go beyond merely deliberating on and providing recommendations to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and
Welfare of the Child (ACERWC).
We look forward to concrete commitment in practical actions through collaboration with the ACERWC and amongst CSOs across regional blocks in tackling the issues raised
by the theme.
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Objectives of the 9 CSO Forum
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To create a platform for sharing of practices that relate to the theme
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To strengthen the interaction of CSOs and the ACERWC, and other Regional Economic Bodies
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To foster the strengthening of regional coalitions through development of joint work plans
Management Committee of the CSO Forum
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Mr. Sidikou Moussa, Président de la Coalition des Organisations Nigériennes des Droits de l'Enfant (CONIDE); Representing West Africa(Chair Person of the CSO
Forum)
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Mrs. Phoebe Wahome, Legal Officer - Children’s Legal Action Network, Kenya - Representing East Africa (Vice Chairperson of the CSO Forum and Representative of
East Africa)
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Mr. Theodore Kabanga Bitoka, Coordonateur de la Coalition des ONG des Droits de l'Enfant "CODE", Representing Central Africa (Treasurer)
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Mr. Musavengana Chibwana, Child Rights Network for Southern Africa (CRNSA) Representing Southern Africa (Rapporteur)
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Mrs. Rosa Mansouri, The Algerian Network for the Defense of Children's Rights Representing North Africa (Communications and external relations of the CSO
Forum)
Provisional Secretariat for the Ninth CSO Forum
Ms. MewdedYelewosen
Contact:
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[email protected] or [email protected]
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Agenda -9th CSO Forum
“A child friendly, quality, free and compulsory education for all children in Africa”
Dakar, Senegal
1.
Registration and Official Opening
Time
8.30 – 9.30
9.30 – 9.45
Session Title
Welcome, introductions and
objectives
9.45 – 9.55
9.55 – 10.10
Opening Address
10.10 – 10.25
Keynote Address
10.25 – 10.50
2.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Presenter
Registration
Sidikou Moussa, Chairperson - CSO Forum
Raoul LATOUFFE, Chairperson – CONAFE Senegal
Exhibition by children
Mme. Aissatou – Sidikou ACERWC
Official from Senegalese Government
(CAPE, Ministry of Family and Ministry of National Education)
Tea & Coffee
Visit of exhibition and press release
Session Description
Facilitator
What is the CSO Forum? What are the objectives
of the meeting?
General remarks on the ACERWC
Sidikou
Moussa
Overview and sub-regional perspectives
10.50 – 11.00
Update on the progress Made by the
Management Committee since the
8th CSO Forum
11.00 – 11.15
11.15 – 11.55
Quality of education
11.55 – 12.10
12.10 – 13.00
Panel presentations on the theme
per region
13.00 – 13.30
13.30 – 14.30
14.30 – 15.10
Regional Representatives
General update, registrations, financial report
and challenges
Brief presentations on what is the case in each
region
Sidikou
Moussa
Theodore
Kabanga
Plenary
Lunch
The state of Child Rights in Africa as
they relate to the theme
15.10 – 15.25
15.25 – 15.45
Musavengana Chibwana - Rapporteur of the CSO Forum Management
Committee
Theodore Kabanga, Treasurer of the CSO Forum Management
Committee
Plenary
Mme ROKHAYA CISSE (University Researcher)
Mme FATOU SARR (University researcher)
Plenary
Alternative education
15.45 – 16.00
16.00 – 16.15
16.15 – 16.45
ACERWC and engagement with CSOs
16.45 – 17.00
17.00 – 17.10
Closing remarks and recap
ChildFund; Plan International; Save the Children; World Vision
Plenary
Moussa Harouna and Diane Benimana
MAEJT
Plenary
Tea & Coffee
Progresses, challenges and moving forward
together
Experiences of MAEJT in accompanying children
and youth education
The Day of the African Child (DAC)
Reporting challenges and opportunities
The ACERWC’s expectations from CSOs
Universal Ratification Campaign
Plenary
Sidikou Moussa & Conference Rapporteur
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Phoebe
Wahome
Thursday 3rd April 2014
3.
Capacity Building
Time
8.30 – 9.00
Session Title
Child Friendly CSO Guide on the ACRWC
Presenter
Session Description
Facilitator
John Njoka- Save the Children
The session will launch guidelines that Save the
Children developed for CSOs (Under ACCP)
Musa Chibwana
9.00 – 9.30
Plenary
ACRWC Complimentary Reporting
9.30 – 10.30
Edmond Foley
This will be a training session to strengthen the civil
society organizations present in coming up with quality
complimentary reports
National Coalitions
Experience by coalitions on complimentary reporting
and follow-up of recommendations
Experience sharing
10.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.00
Overview of the state of education in Africa
12.00 – 12.30
4.
Musa Chibwana
Plenary
Tea & Coffee
Mme ROKHAYA DIAWARA
UNESCO
Plenary
Financing of education in Africa
12.30 – 13.00
Financing for Education in Africa
13.00 – 13.30
13.30 – 14.30
Engaging the Private Sector
Theophane Nikyema – Executive Director
ACPF
Plenary
Lunch
Mr DIANE – Expert
14.30 – 15.10
How municipalities can contribute to education
15.10 –15.40
15.40 – 16.00
Civil Society Organizations Advocacy Plan - A
Tool/Document For Engaging With the APSA -
16.00 – 16.15
16.15 – 16.30
16.30 – 16.50
Mr LAMINE DRAMEH, Mair
Plenary
Sabelo Gumedz
Save Advocacy office
Plenary
Tea & Coffee
Lucens Guidelines on the Military Use of
Schools during conflict
16.50 – 17.05
Anne Mitaru / John Njoka of SAVE
Plenary
17.05 – 17.15
Establishing a drafting team for the preparation
of recommendations to stakeholders
Drafting team
17.15 – 17.20
Closing remarks and recap
Sidikou Moussa
Conference Rapporteur
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How CSOs can affect National Budgeting amongst
other sources of financing.
Judith Malenga
Friday 4th April 2014
5.
Strengthening regional coalitions & closure
Time
09.00 – 9.30
Session Title
Sharing experience on how to engage
with media to promote education
9.30 – 9.45
9.45 – 10.00
Presenter
Session Description
Facilitator
Regional representatives
Plenary
Tea & Coffee
10.00 – 10.45
Creation / strengthening regional &
national coalitions
10.45 – 11.10
Feedback session
11.10 – 11.30
Joint statement on the Child protection
systems in sub-saharan Africa
11.30 – 11.45
Regional working groups
Way forward on
commemorations of the DAC
engagement with the ACERWC (including
reporting)
the Ratification Campaign
working with RECs
Regional representatives report on the outcomes of
discussions
Paul Fagnon
Raoul Latouffe
Musa Chibwana
Plenary
11.45 – 12.15
Recommendations to stakeholders
Rapporteur of drafting team
12.15 – 12.35
12.35 – 13.00
13.00 – 14.00
Recap
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Official closing of the 9 CSO Forum
Conference Rapporteur
Recommendations to the Management committee and
the ACERWC
Sidikou Moussa
Lunch
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