referred to the Minors Protection Brigade and children victims were provided with temporarily placement outside their family setting. The relay of the aforementioned helpline has led to the creation of a helpline to children in distress called "allo 116 Children in Need" by the Ministry in charge of the Child, on November 20, 2013. This line will complement that of CNDHCI and IRC. - The development of mechanisms of prevention against abuse and all forms of abuse against children at community level on the whole national territory throug Child Protection Committees, most of which were provided with the support of Save the Children. With support from UNICEF and the cooperation of NGOs, local protection networks have been set up and supported in 536 communities in 45 departments between 2009 and June 2013. Through these local protection networks including communities, voluntary services and public social protection services, 3,584 abused children and women victims of GBV (including 1,714 cases of sexual violence against women and children) were detected, referred and were provided with care. Between 2009 and 2012, 3,091,384 people were affected by outreach campaigns about the risks of violations and their consequences, referrals and services available. These committees created on the basis of the ministerial order No. 147 / MFFAS / CAB February 2010 are recognized as social workers relay in the Child Protection National Strategy. They are responsible for:        raising awareness on children's rights; identifying and removing children victims of any form of abuse in collaboration with administrative and traditional authorities; providing emergency care for child victims; identifying children at risk of exploitation and offer them educational opportunities, training and employability; monitoring the movements and activities of children in their communities; collecting data on the situation of children; initiating any action on behalf of children. - The establishment of 414 local committees Child Protection Centre in the zones, North, West and South by the Ministry in charge of the child, with the support of UNICEF.These committees conduct mass and outreach sensitisation, they raise awareness on intelligence, vigilance, identification and reporting child rights violations. - Popularisation since 2009 through the Regional Directorates of the Ministry for Education of the order prohibiting physical and humiliating punishment of students in all schools in Côte d'Ivoire. At the request of parents’ associations, four information lectures on its content were also organised in primary and secondary schools in Abidjan by the Department of that Ministry. - The appointment of twenty-seven (27) focal points in the curricula of primary and secondary teachers and 180 educators have been trained in the protection from violence against children in schools. - The organisation of a National Theatre Festival on the theme of violence in 260 schools covering the regions of the country by the Department of Extracurricular and Cooperatives Activities (DESAC) which became the Directorate of School Life with the support of UNICEF. On this occasion, 232,000 students were educated about the risks of abuse and violence, 686 teachers and educators have been trained in child protection and in the "SARA" tools in 343 schools in 26 Regional Directorate of National Education. - The organisation of training, information and awareness activities to combat violence in schools, RAPPORT INITIAL SUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE LA CHARTE AFRICAINE DES DROITS ET DU BIEN ÊTRE DE L'ENFANT 49