organizations and identified NGOs, as potential sources of relevant data. The aim of
this trip, is to collect information through the participatory and inclusive process for
the analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats on the fulfillment
by the State of Guinea – Bissau, relating to the recommendations of the African
Union Committee of Experts on the Rights of the Child, through the following
parameters:
35. Structure and Functioning - In general, it aims to analyze the structures and
functioning of public institutions and NGOs in the field of children's rights, through
SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), progress and
barriers in the implementation of the provisions of the African Charter on the Rights
and Welfare of the Child in Guinea-Bissau.
2.1.3. Phase 3: Processing, Data Analysis and Reporting
36. After the completion of the field work, it was devoted to the processing and
analysis of the information collected during the field work to supplement and justify
the secondary data collected in the first phase. The data processing has been
imminently based on the analysis and intersection of information, because it is
qualitative data, which implies a great analytical capacity to gauge the trend of
opinions and perceptions on the implementation of the African Charter by the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau. This allowed triangulation of the quantitative data
collected.
37. A debriefing field note on preliminary findings, was also prepared at this stage.
This note, was submitted to the Institute for Women and Children and resulted in an
official response that, in turn, fed the Preliminary Report.
III. GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION OR ENFORCEMENT MEASURES
Policy Measures, Programs and Actions for the Implementation of the African
Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
3.1. Legislation and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
–CADBEC
38. A set of measures adopted for the implementation of the Charter, sets the
normative framework for regulating, supervising, monitoring implementation and
evaluating the different political, economical and social measures.
39. The normative framework for the protection and promotion of the rights of the
child, is filled by a set of legal instruments that guide and regulate public life, and in
particular the citizens, based on the fundamental rights and duties assumptions
established by the constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau - CRGB, classified
by categories so called: Survival, Protection and Development.
a)
National Legal Instruments Related to the Rights of the Child.
40. According to Article 26 of the Constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, the
State recognizes the constitution of the family and ensures its protection; children are
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