Dakar in September 2003, to discuss ways of improving child rights and well-being in West Africa; and it served as a formal reference group partner in the preparation of the Child Rights Act, the National Policy for Children and other key legal instruments. 2.5 Measures to make the Charter known to children and adults 79. The State has sought to systematize the distribution and dissemination of information about the ACRWC to adults and children through training and advocacy programmes linked to laws and programmes advancing children’s rights. Notable in this regard are the many measures that were taken in promoting knowledge and awareness of the Child Rights Act. These include the establishment of a Child Rights Committee mandated to promote a common understanding of the act and to plan awarenessraising activities within communities in preparation for its implementation and the development and distribution of a popular version of the act with the support of partners such as UNICEF and Plan International and the Justice Sector Development Programme. The MSWGCA plans on further systematizing and scaling up the distribution of information on the Charter and the rights contained therein through the dedicated and express role assigned to the National Commission for Children to “undertake wide dissemination of the Convention and Charter generally and through professional training, adult education and child rights promotional activities aimed especially at the registration of births, elimination of forced marriages for girls, female genital mutilation, sexual abuse and economic exploitation of children.” 80. The MSWGCA has, through the CFN and its many activities, promoted knowledge and awareness of the Charter and children’s rights amongst children and adults alike. 81. The MSWGCA and partners in the CPCom plan on working together to develop popular versions of this report and disseminate it widely amongst adults and children alike through the network’s partners. 2. General Measures of Implementation  29