Mapping Children on the Move within Africa Source: UNHCR datasets 129 There are however some variations per region, with the proportion of girls on the move in Central Africa and the Great Lakes Region as well as in West Africa exceeding that of boys (see figure 4). Source: UNHCR datasets 130 3.2 The Drivers Understanding key drivers of children on the move within Africa is necessary to provide effective and sustainable strategies to protect them.131 According to existing literature multiple push and pull factors cause movement of children within and outside Africa depending on their sex, age, nationality, religion, needs, and their accompanied or unaccompanied status, the particularities of their family as well as myriad of other variables. The drivers are classified in three categories as shown in Visual 1. The decision to leave home is informed by a set of complex factors. Often multiple reasons for movement are listed by children on the move. A recent survey by UNICEF of the causes of movement of children reveals, for instance, that most respondents on the Central Mediterranean 129 130 131 The visual shows the number of children aged 0-17 present. Their countries of origin may be African or otherwise. The numbers include refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people (IDPs), returned refugees, returned IDPs and stateless persons. The visual shows the number of children aged 0-17 present. Their countries of origin may be African or otherwise. The numbers include refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people (IDPs), returned refugees, returned IDPs and stateless persons. International Social Service (ISS), Children on the move: From protection towards a quality sustainable solution (2017). 39