Child Rights In Africa Essay

Opening Panel Africa is an extremely diverse continent consisting of fifty-four countries, approximately 1.16 billion people which includes about 1500 – 2000 languages (cite). Africa 's demographic consists predominantly of young individuals; about 80% of the population is twenty-five years of age or younger (Ntarangwi, 2010). Due to the intense diversity in Africa and the high population of young people, this exhibit will focus on Children 's Rights in Africa. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) is an international human rights document that was created to promote and protect children 's rights and basic freedoms in the African context (Organization of African Unity, 1990). The ACRWC is a relatively new document, which has only been implemented in the last twenty-five years. This document defines a child as a human being below the age of eighteen years. The ACRWC puts emphasis on the individuality of children within African cultures while providing protection and special care. The African Charter helps facilitate and ensure the proper development children need to become active and contributing members of society. The main focus on this exhibit will be on three specific rights that heavily influence the development of African children. These rights can be found in the ACRWC in Article 15, …show more content…
[Text box 9]: What is considered to be education? Education can be taught through formal educational institutions or informal cultural practices. Informal education is when a child learns through their cultural environment via oral forms such as songs, rituals, myths, fables, or folklore. Additionally, informal education can be acquired through social organization of families, cultural norms, belief systems, cultural festivals, cultural products (Sefa Die, 2011). Informal education can be delivered through parents/elders in society through the socialization process (Seroto,