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Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Celebrations - Mauritius

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Organised by the Halley Movement, celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child were held in the form of an Open Day for parents and out of school youth in Mauritius on November 20, 1999. Location for the celebrations was in Batimarais, a rural area in the south of Mauritius.
Communication Strategies

Celebrations included conferences on child sexual abuse and the Convention with special attention to child rights to education. Open Day involved volunteers of the Halley Movement. A booklet entitled Child Abuse - a shared community concern, published by the Halley Movement was distributed to the parents and the public at large.
Development Issues

Children, youth, rights.
Key Points

Batimarais was selected as the location for the celebrations because the Halley Movement is running its BETA (Basic Education To Adolescents) Programme there. The learners benefit from the BETA programme since 1998 in the following areas: Communication, literacy and language, numeracy and mathematics, natural sciences, arts and culture, computer literacy and life orientation. The Halley Movement is an NGO working since 1990 for the welfare of the child and the family in Mauritius and has also extended its work in the island of Rodrigues (Indian Ocean).
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Announcement from The Halley Movement.