Eastern and Southern Africa
| ANGOLA | November 19 or 20 | Launching of the SOWC - by National Institute of Children, with National Council for Children |
| ANGOLA | November 25 | Discussion in Parliament - parliamentarian discuss the inclusion of the CRC in the new constitution |
| BOTSWANA | TBC | Children's Forum - public debates by children involving parliamentarians, politicians, celebrities and media |
| BURUNDI | November 2 - 20 | Children’s Essay Competition – a competition on the theme organised by the Boys Scouts |
| BURUNDI | November 15 | CRC march - an 8-kilometre walk up the steep Kiriri hill up to the University campus by 1,000 marchers |
| BURUNDI | November 15 | CRC Funfest – a celebration with exhibition stands by government, civil society and UN agencies, the semi-finals of national competitions, performances by artists, and exhibitions of children's drawing and films |
| BURUNDI | November 16 - 17 | Child Rights Workshop - a workshop of stakeholders to assess progress on Child Rights in Burundi from 1989 to 2009 |
| ERITREA | December | Children's Day - the Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare with the support of UNICEF will celebrate with a children's art exhibition, dramas, poetry, song and dance, media discussions on child rights on TV and radio, children's computer games and a school debate |
| ETHIOPIA | November 30 – December 2 | Children’s Rights at a Cross-Roads - a global conference to engage policy makers, development agencies, NGOs, academics and youth in dialogue to strengthening child rights strategies for the future |
| LESOTHO | November 16 | Young people/ Children’s workshop - Children and young people will gather together at the UN house to prepare messages, poems, drawings and questions for the week long celebrations. *Media invited to cover |
| LESOTHO | November 17 | Fun walk/March in support of Children’s Rights - A symbolic march with young people and relevant stakeholders aimed at raising awareness on child rights. The children will bring messages designed on children’s protection and rights for display during the march. Children will end the march outside parliament where they will deposit their messages and be welcomed by parliamentarians (interaction with parliamentarians) to discuss the provisions within the Child Protection and Welfare (CPW) Bill. *Media invited to cover the event. |
| LESOTHO | November 18 | TV debate - Young people, UN, Civil Society (NGOC) and Government (MOJHR) to participate in a live debate on the importance of Child Rights including information on the CPW Bill. The Programme is in Sesotho at 7.30PM |
| LESOTHO | November 19 | Panel discussion between young people and stakeholders on the importance of the CPW Bill for children in Lesotho - Stakeholders including UN, Government, Civil Society, and young people (UN, NGOs, MOJHR, parliament representatives) will discuss and raise awareness on what the country is doing in relation to children’s rights and their protection and development. The children who formed part of the Junior LAW Reform Committee will also participate (children who developed the CPW Bill). The students will interact with stakeholders on children’s rights, work being done and information on the contents and status of CPW Bill. Highlight the importance of the CPW Bill for children in Lesotho. |
| LESOTHO | November 20 | FINAL EVENT - CRC@20 combined with SOWC 2010 launch in Maseru Club - The activities on this day will include: Launch of SOWC Report (by MOJHR) Prayer for Children, Voices of Children (messages of hope) Speeches – Minister of Justice, UN Resident Coordinator, UNICEF, Children, Attorney General (TBC) *Media invited |
| MALAWI | November 12 - 19 | Advanced Media Training - Child rights training by the Media Council of Malawi, supported by UNICEF |
| MALAWI | November 20 | CRC Launch Events – the launch of a national report on 20 years of the CRC in Malawi plus a launch of the African Report on Child Well-Being by the Africa Child Policy Forum and the unveiling of a 2010 calendar showing key milestones in the last 20 years |
| MALAWI | November 20 | Commemorating the CRC@20 - will include the launch of a national report on 20 years of the CRC in Malawi where the president is being invites as a Guest of Honour. Also, there will be a launch of the African Report on the Child Well-Being by the Africa Child Policy Forum and unveiling of the UNICEF Malawi 2010 calendar showing key milestones in the last 20 years. |
| MALAWI | November 20 - 22 | CRC Film Festival - will open to the general public in Lilongwe |
| MALAWI | November 23 - 26 | The 8th Malawi Children’s Parliament convenes -comprising 115 Child MPs, the Children’s Parliament has been held since 2001. This year’s parliament gives children the opportunity to reflect on 20 years of the CRC in Malawi and give their views on how Malawi can move forward to harmonize its laws with the CRC. |
| MALAWI | November 25 | Commemorative dinner for Members of Parliament - the Vice-President has been invited to be the Guest of Honour. Key advocacy issues include the National Registration Bill (Birth Registration Act), due to be presented to parliament in the November sitting, and other child-related legislations which have been pending for several years. |
| MOZAMBIQUE | TBC | Child Rights Concert – a concert in collaboration with well-known Mozambican artists and other personalities. The concert will be broadcast nationally to celebrate the CRC |
| RWANDA | November 6 |
National Children's Summit - over 400 elected child representatives from around the country will discuss child rights, particularly protection from violence, with senior decision-makers, including the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion |
| RWANDA | TBC | Launch of child rights observatory |
| RWANDA | TBC | Slide Show Presentation – a slide show narrated by children on the situation of child rights in Rwanda |
| RWANDA | TBC | Child Rights Posters - 7,000 child rights posters will be printed in Kinyarwanda to sensitize children in schools about their rights |
| RWANDA | TBC | Child Rights Concert - a concert with famous Rwandan artists featuring the first-ever songs on children's rights in Kinyarwanda |
| SOMALIA | TBC | ‘Speak Out’ Sessions – children’s meetings with MPs, House of Elders, and Ministers aired on TV and radio |
| SOMALIA | October 17 - 18 | Advocacy workshop - for Somaliland government members with the participation of children and youth |
| SOMALIA | TBC | CRC Ratification – the establishment of the Inter-Departmental Child Protection Advocacy Committee to help the process of the ratification of CRC in Somaliland. |
| SOUTH AFRICA | November 20 |
CRC Commemoration - the commemoration on the 20th anniversary of the CRC will be led by UNICEF together with the Department of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities and children’s rights advocates key academic and civil society partners with the theme of children’s right to protection. |
| SOUTH AFRICA | October 20 -November 11 | CRC Essay Competition - UNICEF has approached the 12 finalists of the Model UN debates with a competition to write an essay about the CRC. The essay will be published in the Mail & Guardian special supplement and on the UNICEF website. The winner will also be invited to take part in the launch event. Contestants will write on one of 3 topics. |
| SOUTH AFRICA | November 20 | Media Coverage - a supplement will be published in the public affairs newspper Mail & Guardian about the impact of the CRC on the development of children over the past 20 years. Also UNICEF South Africa will place free A4 page advertorials in three magazines of Thetha media monthly |
| SOUTH AFRICA | October 16 - 31 | Children's Radio Workshops - Children’s Radio Foundation will hold workshops with children and produce a radio series on the CRC that will air on SAFM, one of South Africa’s largest radio stations during their Saturday children’s show |
| SOUTH AFRICA | November 7 - 11 | Eye See Photo Workshop - Photo workshop and exhibition by 30 children with Giacomo Pirozzi will be held realizing children’s right to express their views on matters which affect them and to have access to media. |
| SOUTH AFRICA | December 2010 | 'The Teacher’ supplement - UNICEF will produce twelve one-page supplements for the Teacher newspaper, once a month throughout 2010, with a child-friendly text and suggested lessons plan on children’s rights |
| TANZANIA | TBC | Launch of the Situation Analysis of Children and Women in Tanzania |
| TANZANIA | TBC | Children's CRC@20 Conference - a national children's conference organized by UNICEF in cooperation with NGOs involving children from across Tanzania, building towards the development of a children's mandate for the elections |
| TANZANIA | TBC | CRC@20 Sports and Arts Celebration – an NGO-led sports/arts event on the CRC@20 |
| TANZANIA | November (TBC) | Promotion of the New Law of the Child Act 2009 - the Child Act marks the first time that Tanzania has passed unified legislation that domesticates the CRC into national law |
| TANZANIA | November 5 - 30 | Children's Interviews with Leaders – in seven regional consultations in Tanzania and Zanzibar, children will develop questions to ask of key leaders in the country concerning their vision for children in the next 5 years (November 5-15). Then they will get a chance to ask these questions (November 16-30) |
| TANZANIA | November 1 | Media Coverage - TV, radio spots, newspaper and billboards on will cover the issues and questions raised by children during the regional consultations. Also, a 30-minute documentary called “What is Your Vision for Children” on the children’s interviews will be shot. |
| TANZANIA | December 18 | Junior Council Debates - the council will debate the children's agenda for the 2010 elections based on results of the regional consultations, interviews with leaders and their own deliberations |
| TANZANIA | November 20 | Day of Prayer and Action for Children - led by the Global Network of religions for Children |
| UGANDA | TBC | Teeing-off for Children – a golfing event involving senior government officials, donors, corporate partners, media and professional golfers, in cooperation with South Africa's Sunshine Tour, and Let's Play campaign component of SuperSports |
| UGANDA | November 19 |
Children’s Parliament - a national children's parliamentary session with the Speaker Parliament presiding, organized by the Ministry of Gender and Uganda Child Rights NGO Network * |
| UGANDA | November 19 | SOWC Launch – launch of the SOWC report, including an interactive forum for children and relevant stakeholders. |
| UGANDA | November 20 -30 | Interactive children's events - three events at sub-regional level (north, northeast, west) where children engage with district leadership, religious leaders, education authorities |
| UGANDA | November 20 - 27 | Media Coverage – a CRC@20 supplement for print, a news ticker for TV, and spot messages for radio media |
| ZAMBIA | TBC | National Essay Competition on CRC – a competition involving participants from child rights clubs in Zambian Schools. Winning essays will be published and finalists will meet with the President of the Republic |
| ZAMBIA | TBC | Special Parliamentary Session - Caucus on Children will hold special session on CRC with involvement of UNICEF Child Ambassadors |
| ZAMBIA | November 20 | Tree Planting - children will plant 20 trees in all of Zambia's 9 provinces to mark the anniversary |
| ZAMBIA | TBC | Children’s Programming on Community Radio – children’s rights clubs will organize youth-driven CRC programming on community radio stations across the country |
| ZAMBIA | November 14 - 15 | Seated volleyball tournament - in Lusaka for disabled children |
| ZAMBIA | November 16 -20 | CRC Film Festival – a festival with VIP screening for CPs and stakeholders and screenings in community schools |
| ZIMBABWE | November 20 | CRC@20 Commemoration – an assessment of CRC implementation in Zimbabwe featuring children and young people, representatives of Government, civil society, private sector, donors, the media and UN agencies |
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