Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Sixth African Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect will be organized at the UN Conference Centre at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4-6 May 2009. The conference will be a forum for children, parents, teachers, educators, administrators, child care providers, policy makers etc in sharing experiences and practices on early child care and education, examine challenges and opportunities and share information to guide policy and intervention program. The African Network for the Prevention of and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) is organizing the confernece with the support of UNICEF Ethiopia, Oak Foundation, Save the Children Alliance in Ethiopia, Plan Ethiopia, Fredskorpset, Italian Development Cooperation, Action Aid Ethiopia and other organizations. More information on this conference can be accessed at this link.