Respected sir,
                   I am Mr.Prince from
Nagercoil,Tamil nadu, India. I am doing a social work  in my  house 
itsellf with two mentally retarded people. I ve no separate land or any
place for them. I am very much interested in helping still more people
in such condition lying in the streets and other places. But, i don't
have enough fund to maintain all of them. I feel so pity on them. some
people even die wthout food. I am unable to tolerate such situations.
If you provide me with some funds, i'll be happy, so that i can help
the poor, mentally retarded people, by starting  a separate
organisation. If you get a chance to visit India, you try to visit our
place, so that you can understand the real situation of such people.
                                                                                   Thanking you,


A. Prince,

Ref: Letter Seeking Partnership

We write to seek partnership with you in protecting children against abuse and neglect in Liberia .

The African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and neglect (ANPPCAN) Liberia Chapter was founded in the late 2001. It is the national chapter of ANPPCAN, a pan-African child rights organization founded in 1986 in Enugu , Nigeria . It is legally registered in Liberia as a national Non-Governmental and Non-profit Organization. Our mission is to enhance child rights protection through building capacities of the local communities to protect their own children.

Vision:

Our vision is seeing a community that is aware of child rights and has institutionalized response and structure to tackle prevent and protect against child abuse and neglect at the community and national levels.

Principles:

Full Participation of all children

Empowerment of Children via education and training

Adherence to child rights

Protection of Children

Fair Play

Justice

Economic, political and social pluralism

Virtues of Democracy

All Children having equal rights/Access

Best interest of the child

Education for all

Objectives:

Protect Children against child abuse and neglect

Lobby for national and international protocols/laws that enhance the welfare of children

Provide legal and counseling services for abused children

Carry out a situational analysis on issues affect children

Create a medium for the exchange of information on issues affecting children.

 Programs:

ANPPCAN Liberia activities include;

1.      Advocacy for child rights protection through the media and the children rights clubs:

·        Media Advocacy:

ANPPCAN Liberia has been active in advocating for child rights and child protection through both the electronic and print media where press release and special documentaries have been covered which highlight the plight of abused children and proposed best practices from ANPPCAN in child protection.

·        Child Participation:

ANPPCAN Liberia believes that the children are best placed to advocate for their own rights. As such child participation through ANPPCAN Liberia Child Rights Clubs in school and communities is a strong component of our advocacy program.

2.      The child rights clubs are active in about 60 schools and 45 communities in Monrovia . Advocacy in policy and legislation matters:

·        Ratification Campaigns:

ANPPCAN Liberia was instrumental in the process that led to the ratification of ILO Convention 182 by the Government of Liberia in 2002. We are currently working closely with the Ministry of Labour towards the Ratification of ILO Convention 138, and domestication of the ILO Convention 182 & United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child. ANPPCAN Liberia is also working on popularizing the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and its eventual ratification by the Government of Liberia.

3.      Team building and training of professionals and community leaders

·        Community Organizing:

·        ANPPCAN Liberia has a Community Organizing and Training component. This is justified by need for community organizing and participatory approach in determining its needs at this reintegration phase after the war.

·        Training: ANPPCAN sees the training of service providers as very crucial in protection the rights of children in Liberia . In this regards, the police, community leaders and some teachers have been trained to enable them protect the rights of children.          

4.      Advocacy and implementation of programs against child labour:

ANPPCAN Liberia is one of the members of the National Commission on Child Labour Monitoring and Management launched on 27^th May 2004. Through the media advocacy and playing an advisory role in the National Commission for Monitoring and Management of Child Labour, issues of child soldiers have been handled. Through our participation in the disarmament process, ANPPCAN Liberia is playing an advisory a role in the care of the ex-child soldiers in the Interim Care Centers (ICC) and the rehabilitation and reintegration programs. The Development of action programs against child labour is in the process.

Planned Programs

5.      Research and Documentation

ANPPCAN Liberia is planning to set up an active Child Abuse Reporting desk and Monitoring Unit. ANPPCAN Liberia has also proposed a Situational Analysis for children with disability and a Survey on Child Labour. ANPPCAN Liberia is also playing a key role in the task forces on Street Children and Child Protection.

6.      HIV/AIDS

Currently in pipeline, ANPPCAN Liberia seeks to undertake a community mobilization program towards initiating community structures that support children orphaned through HIV/AIDS related deaths of parents.

7.      Children and Health

ANPPCAN Liberia plans to initiate programs that target the research and awareness creation on the sexual reproductive health of adolescents. Other community based health education, water and sanitation programs are also in plan to enhance child survival especially in this period when communities are making a come back.

8. Prevention of Sexual and Exploitation: This program targets children and women in protecting themselves against sexual exploitation and abuse.  Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Trainings are being carried out in schools and communities. Service providers are also be targeted to enable them protect vulnerable girls and women.

Could you therefore send us your grant application kit to enable us apply for a grant in seeking the welfare and rights of children and women in Liberia.

Best regards.

Best regards.

Sincerely,