This Ministry, has the most important role in the crafting, implementing and coordinating actions to protect the child. 58. The Ministry has a National Strategy for the Social Protection of Children, prepared by the Ministry itself in 2009, stating that, it has the general responsibility for non-contributory social protection, and must therefore "organize, promote, frame and coordinate with national and international NGOs, all socioeconomic initiatives for the benefit of the population in general, favoring the most disadvantaged sections of the population." Among the actions of the Ministry, we highlight the following: • Preparation of the Manual for Assistance to Victims of Trafficking in Persons in Guinea-Bissau; • Drafting of the National Strategy for the Social Protection of Children, whose purpose is to define the guidance of the Government efforts and its partners to ensure an adequate social response to children in situations of vulnerability, including orphans and children affected by HIV; • Crafting the Basic Plan on Standards and Procedures for Integral Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, which establishes the guidelines, criteria and conditionalities for intervention in order to overcome the difficulties of children in need; 59. The Ministry for Social Solidarity, Family and Fight against Poverty, is the body responsible for the Institute for Women and Children, which coordinates the Commission of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OCV) and is part of the Permanent Council for Social Dialogue. 60. From this perspective, the Institute, in order to carry out its activities effectively and efficiently, collaborates with the competent authorities with a view to bring national laws into line with international treaties in the field of women and children. In its implementation policy, it favors collaboration with NGOs and national associations and develops partnerships, especially with UNICEF, through the five-year cooperation plan - Program for the Protection and Promotion of Rights. 61. The areas of intervention and support, are not limited to protection, but also the promotion of gender equality and abandonment of harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and forced or early marriage. In this context, many NGOs benefit from funding for the implementation of their action plans. 62. Despite encountering difficulties in terms of human, material and financial resources, MSSFLP has promoted the discussion and definition of policies as well as strategies for the promotion of children's rights and gender equality. The priorities of this Ministry, are based on the Protection of Children, and in particular orphans and vulnerable children; with particular emphasis on children affected by HIV, victims of trafficking and the abandonment of harmful practices. 63. The implementation of the measures set out in the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the mechanisms for its monitoring, are not 16