The Children Agenda (CA) is a coalition of organizations, government and
other partners who are committed to advocates for children rights and
are collaborating on the development and implementation of a national
advocacy strategy for child rights in Tanzania. The CA creates a context
for collective advocacy for child rights among government, civil
society organizations, development partners, the media and the private
sector. While organizations have tended to reserve public campaigns for
advancing individual brands, collaboration on child rights advocacy is
more cost-effective and likely to have a more significant impact than
any organizations operating alone. Collaboration can also help to ensure
national reach and impact of the child advocacy agenda.
The
TOP Ten Investments for the Children Agenda define the core messages
and focus of the Children's Agenda. The Top Ten were identified
following a consultation process involving children in many regions as
well as with government, CSO and other partners. The Top Ten Investments
include:
- Invest to Save the Lives of the Children and Women
- Invest in Good Nutrition
- Invest in Better Hygiene and Sanitation in Schools and Health Facilities
- Invest in Early Childhood Development
- Invest in Quality Education for All Children
- Invest to Make Schools Safe
- Invest to Protect Infants and Adolescent Girls from HIV
- Invest to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy
- Invest to Protect Children from Violence, Abuse, and Exploitation
- Invest to Children Disabilities