INTRODUCTIONThe African Civil Society Forum (CSO Forum) is a group of Civil Society Organizations from all the fiveAfrican regions, namely, East, Southern, North, West and Central through their regional child networks.The Forum exists to speak with one voice in pursuit of the common interest of the rights and welfareof African children as articulated in the […]
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio has regarded the consultative Meeting held with pupils on Wednesday 7th September in Build up to the Transforming Education Summit in New York this month is the best consultation he has had during his presidency and promised to continue. He made this statement during […]
Millions of children at risk of death unless immediate action is taken to fight the global hunger crisis, warn six of the world’s largest child-focused NGOs The world is facing a hunger and nutrition crisis of unprecedented scale with one child already being pushed into severe malnutrition every minute, and eight million children are at […]
International Youth Day is celebrated every year on August 12. This day highlights the pivotal role that young people, including men and women, play in bringing about the change necessary to address global concerns and promote sustainable development. It offers a chance to spread awareness of the difficulties and issues that young people around the […]
Letsema Child Rights Ambassadors participates in the launch of Education Plus Initiative in Secretary which aims at increasing Access, retention, and completion of Secondary education for gender equality and wellbeing. Lesotho is one on SADC Countries that has high female enrolment in education at all levels of learning, but this gap begins to narrow as […]
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries. According to the 26 August data of WBW website, 540 events have been held worldwide by more than 79 countries with 488 organizations and 406,620 participants for the World Breastfeeding Week 2010. Organized by World Alliance for […]
The ministry of education and training held a consultative dialogue in Maseru yesterday in preparing for the Transformation Education Summit (TES) of heads of State on Education to be held in New York in September 2022, Speaking at the meeting, the CEO of primary education Thuto Ntṧekhe-Mosehle said Lesotho has embarked on national consultations to […]
Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. However, other groups began celebrating Mandela Day on 18 July 2009. On 27 April 2009, […]
The fulfillment of children’s rights is a prerequisite to meeting the SDGs, and the SDGs are important drivers for the protection, respect and fulfillment of children’s rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The 2030 Agenda recognises children as ‘agents of change’ and emphasizes the importance of their right […]
We must continue to strive for a world where every child grows up safe and secure, because every child – no matter where they grow up – has the right to be safe at home, at school, in their communities, and online. Though progress is happening, we are far from a tipping point. The fight […]