Sub-themes Global Sub-Thematic Results Country Contribution to 2030 Thematic Results by 2018 3.1 Demand for Improved accountability for the Test and Invest: By 2018, the Child Rights rights of the most deprived children government of Sierra Leone will report an increase in the country’s performance against 50% of the key recommendations of the UNCRC and ACWRC on the rights of children in Sierra Leone, which will be confirmed by parallel complimentary reports from the CRC Sierra Leone. 3.2 Governance Open and resilient institutions Scale Up: By 2018, as a result of SC capacity to deliver deliver children’s rights support, the National Commission child rights for Children will demonstrate capacity to advocate effectively on behalf of key issues affecting children, including in emergencies and the Human Rights Commission will effectively integrate at least 3 children’s issues into its normal advocacy work. 3.3 Children’s Children influence local and national Invest and test: By 2018, children’s Citizenship governance to ensure their survival, national level networks (CFN and learning and protection CRC-SL) will have advocated successfully for at least one new national policy and/or increased government funding for one key issue affecting children in SL. Children’s networks in Kailahun & Pujehun will be recognized by local councils through meaningful participation in public consultations and participation in annual planning and budgeting processes. 3.4 Public Increased and improved quality of Scale Up: As a result of advocacy investment in public spending on essential services from Save the Children and others, children for child rights the SL national government will increase its budget allocation to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children’s Affairs from 1% to 3%, with additional increases of 2% each to the Ministries of Health and Education respectively. The MSWGCA and District Councils in Pujehun and Kailahun will invite NGOs to participate in their annual budget planning, and will provide public expenditure reports each year. How we will achieve these results through our Theory of Change Result 3.1 Demand for Child Rights: According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Sierra Leone is a signatory, governments bear the primary responsibility for ensuring the fulfilment of all children’s rights in all situations, including emergencies. Several laws and policies have been enacted in Sierra Leone which
Sub-themes Global Sub-Thematic Results 2030 Country Contribution to Results by 2018 3.1 Demand for Child Rights Improved accountability for the rights of the most deprived children Test and Invest: By 2018, the government of Sierra Leone will report an increase in the country’s performance against 50% of the key recommendations of the UNCRC and ACWRC on the rights of children in Sierra Leone, which will be confirmed by parallel complimentary reports from the CRC Sierra Leone. 3.2 Governance capacity to deliver child rights Open and resilient institutions deliver children’s rights Scale Up: By 2018, as a result of SC support, the National Commission for Children will demonstrate capacity to advocate effectively on behalf of key issues affecting children, including in emergencies and the Human Rights Commission will effectively integrate at least 3 children’s issues into its normal advocacy work. 3.3 Children’s Citizenship Children influence local and national governance to ensure their survival, learning and protection Invest and test: By 2018, children’s national level networks (CFN and CRC-SL) will have advocated successfully for at least one new national policy and/or increased government funding for one key issue affecting children in SL. Children’s networks in Kailahun & Pujehun will be recognized by local councils through meaningful participation in public consultations and participation in annual planning and budgeting processes. 3.4 Public investment in children Increased and improved quality of public spending on essential services for child rights Scale Up: As a result of advocacy from Save the Children and others, the SL national government will increase its budget allocation to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children’s Affairs from 1% to 3%, with additional increases of 2% each to the Ministries of Health and Education respectively. The MSWGCA and District Councils in Pujehun and Kailahun will invite NGOs to participate in their annual budget planning, and will provide public expenditure reports each year. How we will achieve these results through our Theory of Change Result 3.1 Demand for Child Rights: According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Sierra Leone is a signatory, governments bear the primary responsibility for ensuring the fulfilment of all children’s rights in all situations, including emergencies. Several laws and policies have been enacted in Sierra Leone which Thematic
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