The organization of awareness campaigns through commercials to combat child • labour; The holding of educative talks on the rights of children for parents, educators and • children; Capacity building of the officials of the Central and External Services of • MINPROFF, on international legal instruments relating to the rights of the child; The training of municipal councillors on planning and budgeting based on the rights • of the child; Dissemination of the simplified version of the CRC for reading by children in • communities; The training in April 2012, of journalists of the national and international press on • the rights of the child, with emphasis on the CRC, in view of disseminating messages of awareness on this legal instrument, culminating in the setting up of a Network of Journalists Friends of Children (REJAE), which has 150 members representing 50 media organs. 46. In addition, in continuation of the implementation of the national education programme on human rights introduced in Cameroon since 2008, the modules and handbook on training of learners in primary and secondary schools include elements on the rights of the child. 47. The main difficulty is the lack of technical and financial resources for the dissemination of the CRC, especially translating it into the main local languages of Cameroon. 48. In view of this, funds are being mobilized for the translation of the CRC into local languages, for better dissemination. 8. Cooperation with the Civil Society 49. In the light of the recommendation in paragraph 22, collaboration with Civil Society has resulted in the participation of the latter in various activities organized by Government Services and the NCHRF in the fields of education, training, awareness and advocacy. It has always been brought in during the drafting of the reports of implementation of legal instruments for the protection of the rights of the child. 50. In the same vein, the State provides financial and technical support to CSOs for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. 51. In addition, MINATD disseminates the legislative and regulatory instruments to raise the awareness of CSOs for the granting of NGO status. However, this Ministry is encouraged to further convene the Commissions for granting this status. 52. Generally, there is a marked improvement in collaboration between Government Services and CSOs for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. This collaboration is expected to grow with the gradual implementation of the platform for collaboration of all stakeholders in this area.
• The organization of awareness campaigns through commercials to combat child labour; • The holding of educative talks on the rights of children for parents, educators and children; • Capacity building of the officials of the Central and External Services of MINPROFF, on international legal instruments relating to the rights of the child; • The training of municipal councillors on planning and budgeting based on the rights of the child; • Dissemination of the simplified version of the CRC for reading by children in communities; • The training in April 2012, of journalists of the national and international press on the rights of the child, with emphasis on the CRC, in view of disseminating messages of awareness on this legal instrument, culminating in the setting up of a Network of Journalists Friends of Children (REJAE), which has 150 members representing 50 media organs. 46. In addition, in continuation of the implementation of the national education programme on human rights introduced in Cameroon since 2008, the modules and handbook on training of learners in primary and secondary schools include elements on the rights of the child. 47. The main difficulty is the lack of technical and financial resources for the dissemination of the CRC, especially translating it into the main local languages of Cameroon. 48. In view of this, funds are being mobilized for the translation of the CRC into local languages, for better dissemination. 8. Cooperation with the Civil Society 49. In the light of the recommendation in paragraph 22, collaboration with Civil Society has resulted in the participation of the latter in various activities organized by Government Services and the NCHRF in the fields of education, training, awareness and advocacy. It has always been brought in during the drafting of the reports of implementation of legal instruments for the protection of the rights of the child. 50. In the same vein, the State provides financial and technical support to CSOs for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. 51. In addition, MINATD disseminates the legislative and regulatory instruments to raise the awareness of CSOs for the granting of NGO status. However, this Ministry is encouraged to further convene the Commissions for granting this status. 52. Generally, there is a marked improvement in collaboration between Government Services and CSOs for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. This collaboration is expected to grow with the gradual implementation of the platform for collaboration of all stakeholders in this area.
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