Though a lot is being done to alleviate the plight of children in Africa, children are still suffering because of various mishaps targeting them and the environment that they live in. The need for workable policies, better medical and nutritional supply, peace and safety as well as better cultural and educational systems begs more to be done.

The AfricaWide Movement was launched in May 2008 and endorsed by the participants of the Second Consultative Meeting of African Child, Youth and Human Rights Organizations organized by The African Child Policy Forum. The Movement for is continent-wide and intends to

• put children on the African political and public agenda and campaign for the protection and realization of the rights and wellbeing of children and

• serve as a forum and platform for child rights organizations and activists as well as a political and moral voice for children in Africa.

The Movement serves as a tool that would point out the plight of children in African countries and push concerned bodies towards this agenda. It is a coordinated African voice for children in the continent that would advocate and lobby for the promotion and protection of the best interests of the child in Africa. By so doing, it promotes solidarity and provides the platform for support and collaboration amongst child rights organizations. It also promotes accountability amongst child rights organizations with respect to the children under their care.

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