Programme area

Advocacy

Helping rural communities influence the decisions that affect their rights and future.

What this looks like

What we do in this area.

We engage leaders, parents and decision-makers on education, child protection, inclusion and community priorities, with particular attention to communities whose voices are often overlooked.

Community sensitisation on child rights and protection
Town hall meetings with Members of Parliament, including in Goderich, Freetown
Marking the Day of the African Child and the World Day Against Child Labour
Partnerships with government ministries and civil society organisations

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In pictures

Photographs from the field.

A community town hall meeting with speakers at the front

From the field.

19 May 2021

Goderich stakeholders question their MP at a town hall meeting

CARDO holds programmes that promote accountability in the communities where we work. In Constituency 109, Goderich, we invited the Member of Parliament to update residents on…

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4 February 2022

Child rights in Sierra Leone: progress and the work ahead

Child rights in Sierra Leone have improved, but there is more to do. CARDO encourages government, civil society and local communities to keep working towards international…