A colloquium on child research in Sub-Saharan Africa was organized in Dakar, Senegal 21 - 22 November 2006, hosted by CODESRIA. The colloquium aimed at interrogating the current child research capacity in the region; demonstrating the potential of African research, especially for promotion of child rights through policy and practice; working towards closing the gap between research and policy/practice and lastly to build a Childwatch International Research Network in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The colloquium was organized by Childwatch International and CODESRIA in collaboration with representatives from the Childwatch Key Institutions at Kenyatta University, Kenya and the University of the Western Cape and University of Cape Town in South Africa.
To strengthen the committment of the Childwatch International Research Network on the African continent, an initiative was taken for the Key Institution in Africa to join forces. A meeting was held during the Childhoods 2005 Oslo conference in Oslo, Norway to discuss the way forward. The Dakar colloquium was an important part of the building of this network. A pdf version of the report is available here>>
The East African regional network a collaboration between the Childwatch International Key Institution at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi and child research institutions and individuals in the region.
A regional symposium for Southern Africa was organized in Lusaka, Zambia in October 2004, inviting researchers from the region. The title of the symposium was Children living in circumstances of poverty and marginalization.
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To strengthen the committment of the Childwatch International Research Network on the African continent, an initiative was taken for the Key Institution in Africa to join forces.
Regional Consultative Workshop on Children and Migration in Africa