58. In addition, a number of multi-sectoral committees, sub-committees and taskforces have been established over time, largely under the leadership of the MSWGCA. Some of these enjoyed a limited life-span and were disbanded when circumstances changed and they were no longer needed, whereas others remain active. They have been established to coordinate the development, implementation and monitoring of interventions for especially vulnerable groups of children or specific child protection issues which require the provision of multiple services by different sectors and departments. These include, for example: The National Commission for War Affected Children (NaCWAC) was established in immediate post-war years to provide a vehicle for the coordination of the many interventions provided by NGOs and government to rehabilitate reintegrate affected children into their communities and families. This structure is no longer active. 58.2 The original Task Force on Orphans and Vulnerable Children was established after the war to coordinate the planning and implementation by different stakeholders in various sectors, including NGOs, of policies and programmes for children who had lost or were separated from their parents and/or made vulnerable by a multiplicity of factors such as poverty and chronic illness. The Taskforce has since twice been renamed and restructured, reflecting a move away from an issue-based towards a system’s-based approach to addressing the structural drivers and indigenous resources available to prevent vulnerability and separation from parents and families. The Taskforce was first renamed the Taskforce on Vulnerable and Excluded Children, and most recently, the Alternative Care Taskforce which is tasked with lasting and systemic solutions for children separated, or at risk of separation from their parents (Child Frontiers Limited, 2010). 58.3 The Child Rights Act Committee was established to promote knowledge and implementation of the act and remains currently active. 58.4 The National Child Justice Task Force is tasked with developing policies, laws and programmes to ensure that children who come into contact with the law are treated as required by the various international and regional child rights instruments. This structure remains active. 58.5 The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Task Force has been established by the MSWGCA with the collaboration of other stakeholders, such as the Police and Immigration and includes representation from civil society, the CPN, and the media. This structure remains active. 58.6 The National Commission for Gender Based Violence (NaCGBV) is a multisectoral structure that meets monthly and has five thematic groups looking at specific areas related to GBV. The preceding structures have proven to be useful at facilitating representation of sectors at an issue-based level and the sharing of information across sectors. Their efficacy has however limited by a number of factors, including the sporadic participation of different line ministries and their focus on either child protection 59. 22 58.1  Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone Initial Report on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 2002-2014