About
Us
The
organisation was started in 1985 by Dr. Fisher in Brussels
and established in Togo since 1989. The vision of WAO
- Afrique is that of a world in which every child can
fully enjoy all his rights, benefit from the societal
protection and support of the community and be able
to deliver his full potentials.
The
objectives of the organisation :
- Promote
and protect the Rights of the Child in Togo and
in Africa
- Build
NGO's capacity as for the effective implementation
of the Rights of the Child
-
Initiate surveys and researches on violations of
specific Rights of Children (trafficking, domestic
labour, violence, underschooling of the girl child)
- Help
reform and harmonise the national legislation with
international legal instruments relating to the
rights of the child
- Participate
in the promotion of the education on Human Rights
in general and the Rights of the Child in particular
- Create
the commitment of the society in favour of the fight
against any forms of exploitation concerning children
and women, particularly sexual exploitation, early
child work, child trafficking
WAO-
Afrique is a member of several committees at the local
level:
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National Commission on the Rights of the Child
-
Management National Committee for the Fight Against
Child Labour (ILO/IPEC Program)
-
Reception and Rehabilitation Committee of Child
Victims of Child Trafficking.
Since
1999, WAO- Afrique has assured several coordinations
at the international level. It concerns the regional
coordination of Global March for Francophone Africa,
the coordination of Regional actions to fight against
Child Trafficking in West and Central Africa (Benin
- Burkina Faso - Gabon - Ghana - Niger - Togo), and
the regional coordination of the Child Rights International
Network for West Africa.
Activities
- Promote
and sensitise on National and International instruments
ensuring children the realisation of their full
potential in societies which respects childrens'
rights and dignity.
- Lobby
governments for ratification and effective implementation
of national and international laws and conventions
for children
- Work
to eradicate the worst forms of child labour and
child trafficking in Togo and in the West African
Region
- Help
to alleviate domestic labour in Togo and protection
- Manage
two social rehabilitation centres for victims of
domestic labour
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WAO
- Afrique is working on the issue of domestic
child labour through two regional programs:
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The Regional Project on Traffic and
Child Domestic Labour covering six (6)
countries in West and Central Africa
with Anti - Slavery International
-
Regional Project on Child Domestic Workers
(CDW) with Anti-Slavery International.
The projects have
established a network of non-governmental
organisations which work actively for
the promotion and implementation of
the Conventions dealing with the protection
and the rights of the children
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Achievements
Significant
achievements of WAO:
- Ratification
of the ILO Convention 182 by a great majority of
the governments of the region.
- Signature
with ILO of a draft treaty to eradicate child domestic
labour in Togo
- Due
to Afrique's concerted efforts, the problem of child
labour, trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation
of children has become a priority topic and an issue
of major concern for government in Togo and in the
West African Region.
- As
a Regional Coordinator for the Global March Against
Child Labour WAO - Afrique has shown great dedication
and commitment to bring progress in the fight against
child labour and sustainable improvement in the
life of children suffering from societal ignorance
and behaviour in general, and from lack of institutional
protection in particular. Furthermore, it has helped
in the promotion of the Education for All Project,
especially the promotion of free and quality education
for all priorities in the Francophone West African
Government's Agenda. Also communities in Togo and
in the region are today more aware of the fact that
the fight against child labour should be won through
the challenge of children's education.
Awards:
WAO
- Afrique actions won international recognition through
three awards:
- In
1995 the Director of WAO - Afrique has been elected
Man of the Year by the African Magazine ''Jeune
Afrique l'Intelligent''
- In
1998: WAO - Afrique won the Plan Togo Awards
- In
2000: WAO - Afrique received the Body Shop Human
Rights Awards.
For
more details, please visit the website: http://www.multimania.com/waoafrique
