Introduction
A consortium of five child-focused organizations, namely Plan International, Save the Children, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) and African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) jointly conceptualized and developed the African Children’s Charter Project (ACCP) in 2010. The main goal of the project is to contribute to the improvement of the lives of children in Africa through the realisation of their rights by promoting the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC). To achieve the main goal, the project has three key objectives, i) to strengthen the capacity of the ACERWC to implement its mandate; ii) to promote the integration of children’s rights in the decisions and actions of the AU bodies, institutions, and mechanisms. iii) to support civil society to engage with the AU mechanisms, especially the ACERWC, to promote and protect children’s rights and welfare. These objectives are closely linked to the AU institutional commitment to promote and protect children’s rights and welfare in Africa while enabling Consortium member organizations to implement relevant and coordinated activities. The project is funded by Swedish International Development Assistance (Sida).