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We are an African Organization

that works for the dignity of children.

A few figures on Mai 1, 2024

28434 Children and youth identified and known
18727

children and youth followed individually

38%

of girls among the identified children and youth

15 Years

Average age of the children and youth identified

62326 services delivered
This is the story of Omar Sow, now 28 years old. As a child, he left school early on to join the Movement of Working Children and Youth (AMWCY)

This is the story of Omar Sow, now 28 years old. As a child, he left school early on to join the Movement of Working Children and Youth (AMWCY)

ECOWAS Care Procedures and Standards for the Protection and Reintegration of Vulnerable Children on the Move and Young Migrants

ECOWAS Care Procedures and Standards for the Protection and Reintegration of Vulnerable Children on the Move and Young Migrants

The West Africa Network for the Protection of Children (WAN) is a vast network of State and civil society actors that has developed, over time, a common methodology for caring for vulnerable children.

The West Africa Network for the Protection of Children (WAN) is a vast network of State and civil society actors that has developed, over time, a common methodology for caring for vulnerable children.

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15th WAN Steering Committee at Saly in Senegal
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE FIFTEENTH STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING AND ANNUAL PEER REVIEW FOR CHILD PROTECTION OF THE WEST AFRICA NETWORK (WAN) 03-04 DECEMBER, 2019, SALY, SENEGAL.
FINAL EVALUATION of the project Promoting effective sub-regional governance of migration and protection of children and young people on the move between Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali MALI AND BURKINA - FASO
FINAL EVALUATION of the project Promoting effective sub-regional governance of migration and protection of children and young people on the move between Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali MALI AND BURKINA - FASO
Socio-professional reintegration of children and young people in a situation of mobility
The West Africa Child Protection Network (WACPN) is a vast network of state and civil society actors that has developed, over time, a common methodology for caring for vulnerable children in situations of mobility.
Child Abuse In Daaras: From The Awakening Of The Victims
My name is Djibril Fall, I am African and of Senegalese nationality. Like many of us who do it in the shadows, I aspire to make my time on earth a useful moment for as many people as possible, starting with those who need it most.
The West Africa Child Protection Network and its membership

The RAO is a transnational mechanism for the referral, care and protection of children in mobility and in difficulty

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