Child Rights-Based Approach – Turning Principles into Practice
The TC focuses on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) and its application into practice and community work. From child recruitment in armed forces to gender-based violence, addressing these issues is crucial for ensuring a safe and healthy future for all children in Kenya. For that purpose, during the training course, partners discussed on how birth registration, justice, and psychological support are fundamental in creating a world where children’s rights are respected and protected.
The training in Kisumu focused on:
- Child labor
- Child marriage
- Female genital mutilation
- Violence against children
- Gender based violence GBV
- Children recruited by armed forces
- Migrant and displaced children
- Explosive weapons and remnants of war
- Family separation during crisis
- Children in alternative care
- Mental health and psychological support
- Sexual exploitation and abuse
- Birth registration
- Justice for children
- Social service workers
