DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC) 2022
On 16 June 2022, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) will commemorate Day of the African Child under the theme, “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy and Practice since 2013”.
The commemoration of the DAC 2022 presents an opportunity to take stock of what has been done since the celebration DAC 2013 with regards to the adoption of policies and practices and reflect on what more needs to be done to effectively eliminate harmful practices affecting children in Africa. The DAC 2022 presents further an opportunity to review the status of harmful practices affecting children in Africa. Highlighting the issues that African children are facing in their daily lives due to the harmful practices, and assess where we are toward the protection and assistance of children who are at risk and victims of harmful practices in Africa. These reviews and assessments aim to inform first and foremost State Parties and other stakeholders who are working in the area of children’s rights on the continent in order to reinforce their efforts in addressing the obstacles related to harmful practices affecting children in Africa. At the event that will be organised by the ACERWC in Maseru, Lesotho, ACPF will share the findings of its latest report, Uncovering Our Hidden Shame: Addressing Witchcraft Accusations and Ritual Attacks in Africa that spotlight this hidden and ignored, yet are one of the most gruesome forms of violence against children on the continent. Concept note and further information about the event can be accessed at: https://www.acerwc.africa/dac2022/
