By 2020, academic institutions, research centres, think-tanks • should have engaged in children’s rights-focused research and studies, in particular to better understand the ‘implementation gap’; this research should be action-oriented, should be informed by societal needs and demands, with broad stakeholder involvement, should be multi-disciplinary in nature, and should not be dominated by lawyers or legal/juridical approaches; research should be directed at informing effective interventions. By 2020, the African Children’s Committee • should have identified influential norm custodians who are able to influence and shape norms, in consultation with national actors; • should, in collaboration with the think-tanks and academic institutions, have been involved in research, knowledge gathering about the ‘implementation gap’ and ‘best practices’ of effecting social change. By 2020, the national partners • should have initiated and engaged in national dialogue to discuss the feasibility of abolishing and eradicating corporal punishment from the private setting of the home; • working with children, should have a child protection policy and safeguarding policy in place, in order to ensure a safe environment for children by, for example, minimising risks of child abuse. By 2020, the AU • should have accelerated the End of Child Marriage in Africa project in the relevant countries through the development, elaboration and implementation of national strategies and action plans to end child marriage; • should have taken further measures to raise awareness and advocate for the end of other forms of violence against children. 52