restricted only by state agencies, but also by non-governmental organizations. Among them are: AMIC, S.O.S, RENLUV, REJE, S.O.S talibé, Casa Emanuel, Catholic Mission, Plan Guinea-Bissau, Portuguese Inter cooperation and some multilateral agencies, namely WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA. 64. In this context, the country has a large network of organizations that mobilize efforts to promote children's rights. However, duplication of activities in the field of childhood due to lack of concerted action among the various actors, leads to a waste of resources, contributing to weak implementation, dissemination and monitoring of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. 3.3.4.Consultative Approach 65. In this area, two fundamental mechanisms, are considered in relation to the purposes for which they were established, which directly or indirectly fulfill national coordinating functions on a set of thematic subjects that dominate the situation of the child, in order to gather consensus capable of influencing, positively, important decisions. 66. The establishment of the National Family and Children Council, is underway, which will be an advisory body of the Ministry for Social Solidarity, Family and Fight against Poverty, which will make its pronouncements at regular meetings on public policies, aimed at families, in which children are found. 3.4 . Independent structures and monitoring 67. The existence of community-based associations, has enabled joint efforts for the protection and defense of the fundamental rights of children in Guinea-Bissau to be more closely linked to the National Committee for the Abolition of Traditional Harmful Practices (CNAPTN), Casa dos Direitos (Rights House) - CD - Guinean League of Human Rights - LGDH, SOS, AMIC, RENLUV, REJE, SOS talibé, Casa Emanuel, Catholic Mission), and Portuguese Inter-cooperation. 68. MSSFLP and IMC face enormous difficulties in terms of human, material and financial resources in order to be able to fully carry out its functions. The State's annual budget, falls short of needs and many of its activities are funded by Portuguese Cooperation, UNICEF, Plan Guinea-Bissau and other partners. The financial weakness and the techniques that these institutions present, make their collaboration with NGOs imperative. 69. Inter-NGO cooperation, among them and state institutions and multilateral agencies, is a visible reality in Guinea-Bissau. This has resulted in certain areas of the country, where there are few State interventions in the field of children and are filled with NGO activities. 70. Plan Guinea-Bissau, is an NGO which has cooperated with various institutions, including the national parliament in the revision and harmonization of national legislation in relation to international instruments, in particular the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and CRC. It also collaborates with AMIC, UNICEF and IMC and other international and national organizations that carry out 17