The core strategies for achieving the objectives of the National Gender Policy include:     Policy, partnership and programme reforms through mainstreaming of gender concerns at all levels; Gender education and capacity building to enhance necessary technical expertise and positive gender culture; Legislative reforms to guarantee gender justice and respect for human rights and Economic reforms for enhanced productivity and sustainable development, especially that which addresses the needs of women and children, and other vulnerable groups. Information and Communication, Research and data as well as Monitoring and Evaluation are supportive strategies for achieving the policy goal. Guided by international, regional and national instruments especially the strive to attain the Millennium development Goals, the policy earmarks targets that are in concert with sectoral targets and is aimed at accelerating economic recovery and progress towards the MDGs. A holistic multi-sectoral approach is proposed for implementation of the policy. Strengthening of existing organs of government is required for policy efficiency and additional institutions and mechanisms are proposed to improve sectoral performance. An anticipated major challenge to achieving the policy objectives is moving from the policy prescriptions to the actualization of the policy goals and targets. For the conceptual framework to be functional, greater synergy is required among stakeholders. Furthermore, overarching institutional restructuring and increased professionalism is required in order to meet the demands of this policy document. The efficacy of the policy strategies is contingent on a functional gender management system while the following elements and actions are indispensable:      Political Will Gender as a Core Value for Transforming the Nigerian Society Confronting Patriarchy Coordination, Networking, and Monitoring Resource Mobilization  Policy Strategic Implementation Framework and Plan, 2008: - This plan and implementation strategy was developed and adopted at a time when government made a renewed committed to the progressive implementation of constitutional and treaty obligations relating to gender equality, empowerment of women, and respect for women’s human rights.  National Child Policy, 2007: - Serves as a guide for implementation of the Child Rights Act, 2003, which domesticated the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. It sets out specific objectives to be achieved under the four clusters of rights namely, survival, development, protection and participation based on an analysis of the situation of the Nigerian child, especially the Girl-child.  Strategic Plan of Action for the National Child Policy, 2008/9: - This Plan translates the specific goals, objectives and strategies specified in the National Child Policy into time-bound, sustainable programmes and projects that are congruent with the vision and mission of the Policy. 145