for girls and 44% for boys, 54% of which can be found in the rural communities and
34% in urban areas.
359. In 2012, according to the monitoring chart on the protection of children in Togo,
999 children under 15 years of age were involved in early employment, representing
80.8% for girls and 19.2% for boys.
360. This information, while not exhaustive, reflects the need to step up efforts to
effectively tackle this phenomenon.
3.2- The Protection of Children in Difficult Situation or in Danger
361. In Togo, children in danger or in difficult circumstances means any child in one
of the situations stipulated in Article 276 of the Children’s Code and who may benefit
from protective measures provided for by legislation for that purpose.
362. Prevention of these situations is the concern of child protection actors who have
significantly increased preventive initiatives in recent years to ensure improved
protection of children within their families and communities since the latter locations
are viewed as favourite places for the development and well-being of the child.
363. Other projects developed include:
- Cash transfer project which provides financial support to poor households with
children between the ages of 0 and 24 months, malnourished children or those
at risk of malnutrition aged 6 and 59 months and women who are at least 3
months pregnant;
- The on-going process for the reform of child protection system in Togo aiming
at reconciling formal protection mechanisms with the ones in the communities;
- The establishment of consultative framework for stakeholders working on child
protection;
- The process of setting up a National Committee for Child Rights marked by
the adoption of Decree N°2016-102/PR of 20 October, 2016 governing the
composition, organisation and functioning of this Committee.
3.3- Protection against acts of violence.
364. The Togolese legislation, especially the Children’s Code, protects children from
all forms of violence, whether in the family, institutional or community setting
(Articles 353 to 423).
365. These legislative provisions are reinforced with other measures aimed at
protecting the child from violence and, where necessary, providing adequate care
through an appropriate mechanism.
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