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The remoteness from civil registration centres,
Parents’ lack of interest
Ignorance of the law,
Dysfunction of civil registration services,
142.In response to this situation, and in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of the CRC,
the Malagasy Government has set up a national birth registration rehabilitation
program, Ezaka Kopia ho an'ny Ankizy (EKA), through the Decree No. 2004-495 of
26 April 2004. The program was created in partnership with UNICEF and the EU.
143.The program includes systematic birth registration and court orders.
144.The table below shows the activities carried out within the framework of the
implementation of the EKA Program.
Table 12 : Activities carried out under the program EKA
2004-2007
No. of children identified
594 592
No. of children identified without
234 785
birth certificate
No. of records made
168 601
No. of court orders issued
140 314
No. of court orders transcribed
113 923
No. of 1st copies issued
95 593
Source : Ministry of Interior /EKA Data ERN 2012
2008
2 718 885
2009
894 503
2011
TOTAL
4 207 980
856 028
393 542
88 321
1 572 676
716 490
621 588
461 176
341 545
314 057
259 138
215 010
152 468
71 749
65 334
64 659
64 013
1 270 897
1 086 374
854 768
653 619
145.In 2012, children aged 0 to 5 years who are excluded or at risk of exclusion, are
registered and have a birth certificate in priority areas such as: Atsimo Andrefana:
49.3%; Androy: 40.5%; Anosy: 31.6%; Atsimo Atsinanana: 37.3%. The number of
children aged 0 to 17 years of age registered at the registry office following a court
order in the Androy and Anosy regions amounted respectively to: 12 118 and 33
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