{"id":410,"date":"2020-12-08T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T14:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chekasana.org.uk\/ch\/?page_id=410"},"modified":"2021-01-28T19:46:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T19:46:49","slug":"advocating-for-implementation-of-un-general-comment-to-change-lives-of-tanzanian-street-children-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chekasana.org.uk\/ch\/advocating-for-implementation-of-un-general-comment-to-change-lives-of-tanzanian-street-children-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocating for the Implementation of the UN General Comment to Change Lives of Tanzanian Street Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Advocating for implementation of the UN General Comment No. 21 (2017) on Children in Street Situations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To change the lives of Tanzanian street children<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three year project aiming to reach a total of 600 street connected children and youth <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In 2017, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child released its General Comment No. 21<\/a> <\/strong>on Children in Street Situations. This document provides authoritative guidance to States on developing comprehensive, long-term national strategies on children in street situations using a holistic, child rights approach and addressing both prevention and response in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheka Sana is working alongside our partners Railway Children Africa to deliver a three year project funded by UK Aid (Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, HM Government) to assist with the implementation of the principles and standards identified in the General Comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The target groups are children 7-14 years, youth 15-20 years and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project activities aim to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Engaging CYLWS (Children and Youths Living and Working on the Streets) both on the streets and at drop-in centres, through sports, recreation games, hygiene sessions, non-formal literacy skills, and counselling and art therapy.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n