174.Madagascar has developed a National Action Plan on ending Violence against Children, it has set up Child Protection Networks, a National Committee for the Protection of the child or CNPE by Decree No. 2012-858 of 28 December 2012, and a data bank centre on child protection. 175.Supported by UNICEF, the National Action Plan on ending Violence against Children covering the period 2008-2011 has been developed on the initiative of the Ministry of Justice with the participation of the relevant government departments and with the involvement of civil society members. This plan was approved in Cabinet meeting. 176.The national action plan includes nine strategic objectives:: - Public awareness on children's rights; - Ensure compatibility of national legislation with ratified international legal instruments and popularisation; - Capacity building of stakeholders involved in the protection of children; - Coverage throughout the territory of child protection services; - Visibility of child protection services; - Establishment of a mechanism for national coordination of child protection activities; - Includes a budget line for ending violence against children; - Establishment of a mechanism for collecting and processing data and information; - Monitoring and inter and multi-sectoral assessment of the implementation of the Plan. 177.The Child Protection Networks have been operational since 2004 with the support of UNICEF. 178.A Child Protection Network is a system of collaboration and coordination of local actors’ actions and whose mandates are different for a common goal which is to promote and protect the rights of children, particularly to end all forms of violence against children. 28