Calao Express 19-20 (August-September 2006)
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* AMWCY: 7th African Meeting of Working Children and Youth.
* Angola: sensitization campaign in 5 markets of Luanda
* Burkina Faso: partners of AWCY/Gaoua support training activities and sensitization of WCYs
* Burundi: workshop on violence to children
*Côte d’Ivoire: the AWCYs from the whole country meet for training at Bouaké/ Grand Bassam on the theme, “let’s live in a healthy and beautiful environment”
* Ethiopia: a successful support mission
* Ghana: Street Academy and Children meet Minister of Youth
* Guinea Bissau: days of reflexion on the fight against the worst forms of child labor
* Mali: koranic school children and WCYs under training in “first-aid, environmental education and the 12 rights”
* Mauritania: a grassroots group organizes a youngsters’ dance show
* Niger: training program on bird flu
* Rwanda: training of WCYs in management
* Togo: AWCY holds its General Assembly
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* AMWCY: 7th African Meeting of Working Children and Youth
From 10 to 22 July 2006 The African Movement of Working Children and Youth held its 7th meeting in Ouagadougou. This meeting gathered more than 150participants from 20 countries. There were invited guests from Germany, Australia, Finland and Italy. For two weeks delegates worked from morning till evening in plenary sessions, work groups and commissions, to assess activities during the last three years, and to set 7 objectives for the next 5 years. They refreshed themselves for some moments, and celebrated their 12th anniversary of their Movement in a grand style.
- Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was presided by the Minister of Labor and Social Security of Burkina Faso in the presence of high governmental and diplomatic personalities, as well as the partners of AWCY/Burkina and AMWCY (ILO, Enda TM, Plan, Save the Children, UNICEF). In a hall which was full, young children sang and two WCY delegates traced the history of the AMWCY and mentioned their expectations at this meeting.
More than 20% of the cost of organization of the 7th meeting was obtained from the local offices of Plan, Save the Children, and UNICEF,… These funds were notably used to play host to the 150 participants during two weeks.
- Le Ministre du Travail inaugure la "maison des EJT du Burkina"
After having presided the opening ceremony of the meeting, The Minister of Labor and Social Security of Burkina Faso inaugurated the Youth Centre of the Burkina Working Children and Youth in the presence of all the participants. This centre, constructed by its Ministry, cost forty million F CFA. It will be equipped by ILO/IPEC at a sum of about sixteen million francs CFA.
The construction of "this centre of WCY" shows that the AWCY of Burkina, has, with time, acquired a wide capacity of partnership with its authorities and international partners. AWCY/Burkina, through a speech by its president, considered this center as the gift for the 12th Anniversary of AMWCY. He expressed all his gratitude to the Minister for this beautiful center offered by his Ministry to the WCYs.
- The WCYs assess their efforts over a three-year period and holds a press briefing
During the meeting, the WCYs assessed their activities during the last three years through the exchange of experiences and the submission of activity rapports from the different member countries and held a press briefing. In this report, it was noted that the AMWCY spread to 16 new towns in 2006. Therefore from 2003 to 2006, the AMWCY moved from 64 to 82 towns.
There has been an improvement in the respect of rights, notably in education, leisure activities, listening and respect for working children.
The WCYs have improved in the elaboration and implementation of national activity plans, the establishment and strengthening of national coordinations; animation of radio broadcasts enabled them to reach more and more people. Training has helped to develop new activities and start new income generating activities.
Their partnership with the local and international institutions has progressed; they participate in governmental decisions concerning them.
In villages where they led activities against early migration and child trafficking, they have recorded a remarkable reduction in early migration of children from villages to towns. They also established listening centres in several towns.
On Saturday, 15 July 2006, they held a press briefing to present their report to journalists, thus using the media as a way of sharing with the people and working children who were unable to participate in the meeting.
- WCYs against AIDS
In most countries, the WCYs organized sensitization campaigns on infectious diseases which threaten people’s health.
During the introductions and discussions among groups, it appeared that the WCYs organized detection test sessions on STI/AIDS and tuberculosis for the grassroots groups.
"Fortunately, reports Tounkara from Guinée Conakry, results in our country have been negative for all, this could be read on the faces because everybody was smiling when the results were received!" There could be no better news!
- Training workshops at the 7th meeting
The WCYs held training workshops facilitated by the human resource division and AMWCY partners, that is, The Red Cross, Enda TM, IPC, Plan and UNICEF. Training workshops were centered on HIV/AIDS, first-aid, cartoons, planning and management of national programs, IGAs.
- Commissions to formulate propositions for 2007-2011
Each commission made an in-depth reflection on the strategies to be developed to face challenges and consolidate achievements, and to progress in each objective of the AMWCY:
- To increase rights for more and more children.
- To increase our income generating activities and to make them more profitable, to finance our rights and reduce our poverty.
-To contribute to reduce exploitation, violence, early migration and child trafficking
-To communicate more and in a better way, to know ourselves better and to make ourselves known.
- To train us to take care of the preoccupations of associations and grassroots groups and to find valid solutions.
- To be well known and collaborate with all the actors: parents, associations, authorities, civil society, NGOs and International 0rganisations, to develop our rights and our countries.
- To develop better structured organizations to increase our activities among children of villages and new countries and to lead our activities everywhere in an effective way.
About thirty propositions on activities for these objectives were adopted after the discussions of these Commissions, and these constitute the final document of this meeting.
- West African Rappers arrive in Ouagadougou to sing their solidarity with the WCYs
Didier Awadi, Big D, (Senegal), Prisca (Côte d'Ivoire), Egaliterium (Gambia), Alif Naba, Smokye, Yelen, (Burkina), Kaidongaskia (Niger) appeared at the 7ème meeting of the AMWCY to wish "happy birthday" to the AMWCY which celebrated its 12-year existence, on 21 July.
On this occasion, they all played together at SIAO in Ouagadougou. This big party of African Integration-Rappers/WCY- marked the end of two weeks of discussions of the 7th African Meeting of the WCYs. The concert was organized by Plan and the network of the “West African Rappers Organization” (WARO).
- Every evening the WCYs on "Radio Jeunesse/Burkina"
From 11 to 20 July, every evening from 20h, delegates from different countries took turns in animating a program on Radio Jeunesse/Burkina 95.3. This was done in teams of two or three countries.
They related the activities of the meeting, spoke of their 12 rights, the impacts of the AMWCY or association on their life, activities being carried out in their respective countries to improve their living and working conditions, their relations with their communities, their local and international partners, their participation in national and international conferences on childhood, the daily fight for the respect of children’s rights in general and working children in particular, training programs received that largely contribute to build their future, sensitizations on hygiene, birth registry, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, etc.
Closing Panel of their 7th Meeting, "WCYs stand against violence to children»
On 21 July, the WCYs organized the closing panel of the 7th Meeting on violence to children. In this big panel, including the President and the Spokesman of the Committee of Experts on Children’s Rights of the African Union as well as the Government of Burkina Faso, Plan and UNICEF, the WCYs drew the attention of the panelists, on the various forms of violence meted out to their brothers and sisters who are domestic workers, as well as in workshops, markets and at bus stations. The climate of political and social tensions, raids and other measures against informal commercial activities, increase insecurity experienced by the WCYs.
During the closing ceremony, all the participants thanked the Government of Burkina Faso and AMWCY partners (ILO, CONAFE, Enda TM, Plan, Save, UNICEF and several local NGOs) who supported and contributed in diverse ways for the success of this grand meeting.
- More than ten thousand youths attend the concert of the 12th anniversary of the AMWCY
The closing ceremony was prolonged with a very big popular festival. More than ten thousand Ouaga Youths, shared fellowship with the several West African Rappers, who had come to celebrate the 12th anniversary AMWCY, on 21 July 2006. The 150 AMWCY Delegates especially enjoyed this fantastic gift by going on stage and dancing with their brother and sister artists.
-A program of formulation commission at work a week after the meeting
After the departure of participants, about ten members of the WCYs from Angola, Benin, Burkina, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal and Togo discussed the 2007 2011 program, based on the decisions of the meeting. They developed and expressed “how” they will proceed in order to apply and verify them. A second program meeting is scheduled for the first week in October in Dakar.
ejt@enda.sn, claudeouaga@yahoo.fr, aejtouaga@yahoo.fr
* Angola: sensitization campaign in 5 markets of Luanda
At the end of an enquiry on the situation of children in the markets of the city of Luanda, AWCY/Angola carried out a sensitization campaign on the rights in 5 markets, from 16 June to 1st July 2006. Some tracts and posters on the 12 rights were distributed on this occasion. This sensitization campaign was carried out in collaboration with the National Institute for Children, the officials of the markets in question and the national police.
inafeliciano@yahoo.com.br, guimuadomingos@yahoo.com.br
* Burkina Faso: partners of AWCY/Gaoua support training activities and sensitization of WCYs
The WCYs of Gaoua participated in an assessment workshop organized by Plan/Gaoua. They benefited from a financial support to organize the training of 25 WCYs on the professional risks in workshops and training in Family Life Education. They also benefited from a financial support offered by Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland against early migration and child trafficking. They organized 5 sessions of sensitization in many localities.
Moreover, 2 WCYs benefited from a 3-year scholarship grant offered by “Fonds enfant KFW.”
aejtgaou@yahoo.fr, sinareprosper@yahoo.fr
* Burundi: workshop on violence to children
In view of the celebration of the 16 June Festival of the African Child, the AWCY participated in the workshop on the fight against “violence to children”, organized by UNICEF. In their interventions, the WCYs stressed the respect of their 12 rights as well as the Convention of Children’s Rights, while at the same time stressing that “people must not exploit” children despite the work they do.
aejtburundi@yahoo.fr
Nos lignes ont changé, pour vos prochains appels composez le 221 889 34 20, seule la ligne 821 21 13 reste inchangée
From 10 to 22 July 2006 The African Movement of Working Children and Youth held its 7th meeting in Ouagadougou. This meeting gathered more than 150participants from 20 countries. There were invited guests from Germany, Australia, Finland and Italy. For two weeks delegates worked from morning till evening in plenary sessions, work groups and commissions, to assess activities during the last three years, and to set 7 objectives for the next 5 years. They refreshed themselves for some moments, and celebrated their 12th anniversary of their Movement in a grand style.
- Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was presided by the Minister of Labor and Social Security of Burkina Faso in the presence of high governmental and diplomatic personalities, as well as the partners of AWCY/Burkina and AMWCY (ILO, Enda TM, Plan, Save the Children, UNICEF). In a hall which was full, young children sang and two WCY delegates traced the history of the AMWCY and mentioned their expectations at this meeting.
More than 20% of the cost of organization of the 7th meeting was obtained from the local offices of Plan, Save the Children, and UNICEF,… These funds were notably used to play host to the 150 participants during two weeks.
- Le Ministre du Travail inaugure la "maison des EJT du Burkina"
After having presided the opening ceremony of the meeting, The Minister of Labor and Social Security of Burkina Faso inaugurated the Youth Centre of the Burkina Working Children and Youth in the presence of all the participants. This centre, constructed by its Ministry, cost forty million F CFA. It will be equipped by ILO/IPEC at a sum of about sixteen million francs CFA.
The construction of "this centre of WCY" shows that the AWCY of Burkina, has, with time, acquired a wide capacity of partnership with its authorities and international partners. AWCY/Burkina, through a speech by its president, considered this center as the gift for the 12th Anniversary of AMWCY. He expressed all his gratitude to the Minister for this beautiful center offered by his Ministry to the WCYs.
- The WCYs assess their efforts over a three-year period and holds a press briefing
During the meeting, the WCYs assessed their activities during the last three years through the exchange of experiences and the submission of activity rapports from the different member countries and held a press briefing. In this report, it was noted that the AMWCY spread to 16 new towns in 2006. Therefore from 2003 to 2006, the AMWCY moved from 64 to 82 towns.
There has been an improvement in the respect of rights, notably in education, leisure activities, listening and respect for working children.
The WCYs have improved in the elaboration and implementation of national activity plans, the establishment and strengthening of national coordinations; animation of radio broadcasts enabled them to reach more and more people. Training has helped to develop new activities and start new income generating activities.
Their partnership with the local and international institutions has progressed; they participate in governmental decisions concerning them.
In villages where they led activities against early migration and child trafficking, they have recorded a remarkable reduction in early migration of children from villages to towns. They also established listening centres in several towns.
On Saturday, 15 July 2006, they held a press briefing to present their report to journalists, thus using the media as a way of sharing with the people and working children who were unable to participate in the meeting.
- WCYs against AIDS
In most countries, the WCYs organized sensitization campaigns on infectious diseases which threaten people’s health.
During the introductions and discussions among groups, it appeared that the WCYs organized detection test sessions on STI/AIDS and tuberculosis for the grassroots groups.
"Fortunately, reports Tounkara from Guinée Conakry, results in our country have been negative for all, this could be read on the faces because everybody was smiling when the results were received!" There could be no better news!
- Training workshops at the 7th meeting
The WCYs held training workshops facilitated by the human resource division and AMWCY partners, that is, The Red Cross, Enda TM, IPC, Plan and UNICEF. Training workshops were centered on HIV/AIDS, first-aid, cartoons, planning and management of national programs, IGAs.
- Commissions to formulate propositions for 2007-2011
Each commission made an in-depth reflection on the strategies to be developed to face challenges and consolidate achievements, and to progress in each objective of the AMWCY:
- To increase rights for more and more children.
- To increase our income generating activities and to make them more profitable, to finance our rights and reduce our poverty.
-To contribute to reduce exploitation, violence, early migration and child trafficking
-To communicate more and in a better way, to know ourselves better and to make ourselves known.
- To train us to take care of the preoccupations of associations and grassroots groups and to find valid solutions.
- To be well known and collaborate with all the actors: parents, associations, authorities, civil society, NGOs and International 0rganisations, to develop our rights and our countries.
- To develop better structured organizations to increase our activities among children of villages and new countries and to lead our activities everywhere in an effective way.
About thirty propositions on activities for these objectives were adopted after the discussions of these Commissions, and these constitute the final document of this meeting.
- West African Rappers arrive in Ouagadougou to sing their solidarity with the WCYs
Didier Awadi, Big D, (Senegal), Prisca (Côte d'Ivoire), Egaliterium (Gambia), Alif Naba, Smokye, Yelen, (Burkina), Kaidongaskia (Niger) appeared at the 7ème meeting of the AMWCY to wish "happy birthday" to the AMWCY which celebrated its 12-year existence, on 21 July.
On this occasion, they all played together at SIAO in Ouagadougou. This big party of African Integration-Rappers/WCY- marked the end of two weeks of discussions of the 7th African Meeting of the WCYs. The concert was organized by Plan and the network of the “West African Rappers Organization” (WARO).
- Every evening the WCYs on "Radio Jeunesse/Burkina"
From 11 to 20 July, every evening from 20h, delegates from different countries took turns in animating a program on Radio Jeunesse/Burkina 95.3. This was done in teams of two or three countries.
They related the activities of the meeting, spoke of their 12 rights, the impacts of the AMWCY or association on their life, activities being carried out in their respective countries to improve their living and working conditions, their relations with their communities, their local and international partners, their participation in national and international conferences on childhood, the daily fight for the respect of children’s rights in general and working children in particular, training programs received that largely contribute to build their future, sensitizations on hygiene, birth registry, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, etc.
Closing Panel of their 7th Meeting, "WCYs stand against violence to children»
On 21 July, the WCYs organized the closing panel of the 7th Meeting on violence to children. In this big panel, including the President and the Spokesman of the Committee of Experts on Children’s Rights of the African Union as well as the Government of Burkina Faso, Plan and UNICEF, the WCYs drew the attention of the panelists, on the various forms of violence meted out to their brothers and sisters who are domestic workers, as well as in workshops, markets and at bus stations. The climate of political and social tensions, raids and other measures against informal commercial activities, increase insecurity experienced by the WCYs.
During the closing ceremony, all the participants thanked the Government of Burkina Faso and AMWCY partners (ILO, CONAFE, Enda TM, Plan, Save, UNICEF and several local NGOs) who supported and contributed in diverse ways for the success of this grand meeting.
- More than ten thousand youths attend the concert of the 12th anniversary of the AMWCY
The closing ceremony was prolonged with a very big popular festival. More than ten thousand Ouaga Youths, shared fellowship with the several West African Rappers, who had come to celebrate the 12th anniversary AMWCY, on 21 July 2006. The 150 AMWCY Delegates especially enjoyed this fantastic gift by going on stage and dancing with their brother and sister artists.
-A program of formulation commission at work a week after the meeting
After the departure of participants, about ten members of the WCYs from Angola, Benin, Burkina, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal and Togo discussed the 2007 2011 program, based on the decisions of the meeting. They developed and expressed “how” they will proceed in order to apply and verify them. A second program meeting is scheduled for the first week in October in Dakar.
ejt@enda.sn, claudeouaga@yahoo.fr, aejtouaga@yahoo.fr
* Angola: sensitization campaign in 5 markets of Luanda
At the end of an enquiry on the situation of children in the markets of the city of Luanda, AWCY/Angola carried out a sensitization campaign on the rights in 5 markets, from 16 June to 1st July 2006. Some tracts and posters on the 12 rights were distributed on this occasion. This sensitization campaign was carried out in collaboration with the National Institute for Children, the officials of the markets in question and the national police.
inafeliciano@yahoo.com.br, guimuadomingos@yahoo.com.br
* Burkina Faso: partners of AWCY/Gaoua support training activities and sensitization of WCYs
The WCYs of Gaoua participated in an assessment workshop organized by Plan/Gaoua. They benefited from a financial support to organize the training of 25 WCYs on the professional risks in workshops and training in Family Life Education. They also benefited from a financial support offered by Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland against early migration and child trafficking. They organized 5 sessions of sensitization in many localities.
Moreover, 2 WCYs benefited from a 3-year scholarship grant offered by “Fonds enfant KFW.”
aejtgaou@yahoo.fr, sinareprosper@yahoo.fr
* Burundi: workshop on violence to children
In view of the celebration of the 16 June Festival of the African Child, the AWCY participated in the workshop on the fight against “violence to children”, organized by UNICEF. In their interventions, the WCYs stressed the respect of their 12 rights as well as the Convention of Children’s Rights, while at the same time stressing that “people must not exploit” children despite the work they do.
aejtburundi@yahoo.fr
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