The launch of The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2008: How Child–friendly are African Governments

The African Child Policy Forum is launching the report entitled “African Report on Child Wellbeing 2008: How Child–friendly are African Governments” on 20 November 2008 at multiple events in Nairobi and Dakar.

The vast majority of African governments have an impressive record in their formal accession to the relevant child focused international treaties most have made. But the extent of their commitment to children issues varies widely and the gap between promises and reality remains wide in many countries. Why is this so? How well are African governments doing in meeting their national, regional, and international obligations? Which governments are doing well and which ones are not? How do countries rank in relation to each other? What is it that is right that the child-friendly governments are doing and which poorly-performing countries can emulate?

The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2008 reviews, reports and compares the performance of 52 African governments using a common set of indicators. This work is based on an innovative Child-friendliness Index, developed by ACPF which gauges the performance of governments on the continent.

Date: 20 November 2008

Location: Nairobi and Dakar

For more information on the African Child Policy Forum, click here.