ANPPCAN
Nairobi, Kenya
About
Founded in 1986, ANPPCAN is a non-governmental organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya working on children & youth, human rights, education +4 more.
ANPPCAN (African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect) is a pan-African network promoting child rights and child protection across Africa. Founded in 1986 in Enugu, Nigeria, at the first Child Labour Conference, it is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and operates through a Regional Office and national chapters in 26 African countries. Its work covers direct child protection services, including helplines, referral networks, psychosocial support and rehabilitation; programmes against child labour, child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children; education and skills initiatives; and maternal health in displaced settlements in Somalia. ANPPCAN also conducts research, runs advocacy for child rights legislation and policy, and builds the capacity of professionals and community child protection structures.
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Child Participation programme
Children & Youth · Kenya
Empowers children, especially orphaned children and those affected by HIV and AIDS, to advocate for their own rights through Child Rights Clubs and help desks in schools in Busia and Kajiado counties, and supports guardians through income-generating loans.
Child Education Sponsorship programme
Education · Kenya
Helps orphaned children and children from poor backgrounds access education and vocational or skills training by meeting school fees and supporting parents in income-generating activities.
Elimination of child trafficking in Mukuru and Mathare
Human rights · Kenya
Prevents and responds to child trafficking in Mathare and Mukuru communities in Nairobi through awareness, stakeholder capacity building and child rights clubs in schools.
Child Protection and Response Centre
Children & Youth · Kenya
Receives, documents, assesses and refers cases of child abuse and neglect, working with a network of professionals and Child Protection Units in police stations.
Maternity Waiting Homes and Delivery Centre project
Health · Somalia
Works to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity in internally displaced settlements in Garowe, Galkayo and Bosaso in Puntland through maternity waiting homes and a delivery centre.
Child Rights Enhancement Program in Somaliland
Children & Youth · Somaliland
Builds children's capacity to influence decisions affecting their lives and strengthens civil society and government systems for children's rights in Somaliland.
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Children's Champion in Africa award
Kellogg's Child Development Award
C. Henry Kempe Award
Country partner recognition in Kenya
Most Supportive NGO in Busia Sub-county
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ECPAT France, United Nations Population Fund, ILO/IPEC, Fredskorpset Norway, Childline Kenya, Centre for Domestic Training and Development, Movement against Child Trafficking, Strategies for Northern Development, Ministry of Health of Puntland
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