The presence of mass media advocating the rights of the child has also helped in the creation of an environment conducive to the promotion of the child rights. However, the challenge remains with regards to reinforcement of institutional and organizational structures supporting all institutions working in the field of the child issues in the Sudan. This is a vital element for the reinforcement and ensuring sustainable national efforts for the children within a framework of coordination, cooperation and consultation to secure the rights of the children in the Sudan and to enable them enjoy life, growth, development and protection. Preparation of the Report The Secretary General of the NCCW has issued a decree, on the 29th of March 2010, forming a technical committee for the preparation of an initial report on the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The committee comprised various governmental and voluntary agencies working in the field of child headed by the National Council for Child Welfare (NCCW) and included the Ministries of Health, Education, Foreign Relations and Defense in addition to the Family and Child Protection within Police, the Advisory Council for Human Rights, the Commission of Refugees, the National Center for Artificial Limbs, DDR Commission, Child Rights Institute, Save the Children Sweden, UNICEF and Plan Sudan. The committee held a number of meetings to deliberate on how to prepare the report. Certain information was collected from stakeholders. The report relied mainly on information and statistics contained in official surveys and studies covering various issues of the child. On the other hand, the NCCW addressed the Government of Southern Sudan and the governments of all states to contribute to the preparation of this report. All these governments compiled their respective reports and sent them to NCCW as per the guidelines stipulated for the preparation of this report. Two workshops for the inputs of children were organized in Khartoum on 22 June 2010 and in the White Nile state on 28 June 2010. Viewpoints of the children were carefully taken into consideration when preparing this report. A consultative workshop was organized for all government and NGOs stakeholders during the period 23-24 June 2010 where draft zero was presented by NCCW. Taking part in the workshop were representatives from the Government of Southern Sudan in addition to the governments of four states from northern Sudan (Khartoum, Blue Nile, North Darfur and Red Sea). Structure of the Report Article 43 (1) stipulates “Every State Party to the present Charter shall undertake to submit to the Committee through the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, reports on the measures they have adopted which give effect to the provisions of this Charter and on the progress made in the enjoyment of these rights” 3