🎉 ACRWC Child Participation 🎈

📘 What is the ACRWC?

The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child is an important promise made by African countries to protect children's rights. It talks about who children are 👦👧, their rights 🛡️, and the duties of everyone who takes care of children like parents, families, communities, and the government.

All the rights in the Charter are connected, equally important, and cannot be taken away.

• 📝 Article 1: Obligation of State Parties
• 👶 Article 2: Definition of a Child
• ⚖️ Article 3: Non-Discrimination
• ❤️ Article 4: Best Interests of the Child
• 🌱 Article 5: Survival and Development
• 🪪 Article 6: Name and Nationality
• 🧠 Article 7: Freedom of Expression
• 🗣️ Article 8: Freedom of Association
• 🕊️ Article 9: Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion
• 🔐 Article 10: Protection of Privacy
• 🎓 Article 11: Education
• 🎨 Article 12: Leisure, Recreation and Cultural Activities
• ♿ Article 13: Handicapped Children
• ⚕️ Article 14: Health and Health Services
• 🚫 Article 15: Child Labour
• 🛡️ Article 16: Protection Against Child Abuse and Torture
• ⚖️ Article 17: Administration of Juvenile Justice
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Article 18: Protection of the Family
• 👪 Article 19: Parental Care and Protection
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Article 20: Parental Responsibilities
• 🚷 Article 21: Protection Against Harmful Social and Cultural Practices
• 🪖 Article 22: Armed Conflicts
• 🚸 Article 23: Refugee Children
• 📜 Article 24: Adoption
• 🧳 Article 25: Separation From Parents
• ✊🏾 Article 26: Protection Against Apartheid and Discrimination
• 🚨 Article 27: Sexual Exploitation
• 💊 Article 28: Drug Abuse
• 🔗 Article 29: Sale, Trafficking and Abduction
• 👩‍🍼 Article 30: Children of Imprisoned Mothers
• 🧒🏾 Article 31: Responsibilities of the Child