sectors. The government is presenting this report and will request the civil society to present its own report, if need be. 2.4.1 Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) As earlier noted, MGLSD is mandated to promote social protection of the poor and vulnerable children. The Ministry runs many programmes that include the protection of children from violence and exploitation. In 2004 MGLSD developed the National Strategic Programme Plan of Interventions for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (NSPP) which presents an opportunity to develop a more comprehensive protection response for vulnerable children. Many aspects of the NSPP, which embrace families as well as children, contribute to protection through strengthening legal, policy and institutional frameworks. The NSPP envisages strong collaboration and coordination between local government, civil society and private sector at the community level in the promotion and protection of child rights 2.4.2 The National Council for Children For purposes of reporting on this section and for emphasis to stress that NCC is the lead agency for coordinating and monitoring the implementation of child rights related programmes. However, government recognizes the structural and other challenges faced by NCC and has proposed to restructure and replace it with the Ugandan National Children Authority (UNCA) with adequate human and financial resources to execute its mandate 2.4.3 Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) UCRNN, a network of over 70 child focused NGOs has the mandate of monitoring the implementation of local, national and international legal instruments. The network has been very instrumental alongside government and UN agencies in providing alternative reports on the implementation of child rights related instruments such as the UNCRC and ACRWC through its membership spread across the country. 2.5 Measure for Disseminating the Provisions of the Charter The MGLSD together with other stakeholders have been carrying out systematic sensitizations, trainings and other forms of information, education and communication campaigns throughout the country through which the provisions of the charter are made known to the public. However a number of factors such as mass illiteracy and poverty have hindered this effort. Consequently the charter is not fully known by many members of the public particularly law enforcement officials, teachers especially in remote areas, health personnel, social workers and personnel of childcare institutions. 2.6 Measures for Disseminating Reports to the Public Reports are shared with all major stakeholders at various levels, both state and non-state, before and after submitting to the Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Dissemination is carried out mainly through the print and electronic media and workshops. The report together with the observations and recommendations form the Committee of experts will also be disseminated in workshops at all levels. 11