Abbreviations and Acronyms ACRWC ANC AU BEmONC CARMMA CEmONC CFN CPN CRC CREP DDR DVA ECOWAS EPI ESSF FGM/C FHCI FIT FSU GoSL HDI HRCSL HRCSL i-CCM ILO IMAM IMCI IMNCI IMR JSS LTM M&E MDGs MEST MLG MSWGCA MMR MOFED MoHS NaCGBV NaCWAC NCC NFR OPAC OPSC SAM SCSL SLP SRH SSS STIs TRC U5MR UN WHO ii ii  African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Antenatal Care African Union Basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care Campaign for Accelerated Reduction in Maternal and Child Mortality in Africa Comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care Children’s Forum Network Child Protection network Convention on the Rights of the Child Complementary Rapid Education Programme Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Domestic Violence Act Economic Community of West African States Expanded Programme on Immunization Education Sector Support Fund Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Free Health Care Initiative Facility Improvement Tracking Family Support Unit Government of Sierra Leone Human Development Index Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone Integrated Community Case Management International Labour Organization Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses Integrated Management of Neonatal and Children’s Illnesses Infant Mortality rate Junior Secondary School Learning and Teaching Materials Monitoring and Evaluation Millennium Development Goals Ministry of Education, Science and technology Ministry of Local Government Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs Maternal Mortality rate Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Ministry of Health and Sanitation National Commission for Gender Based Violence National Commission for War Affected Children National Commission for Children National Fertility Rate Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography Severe Acute Malnutrition Special Court for Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Police Sexual and Reproductive Health Senior Secondary School Sexually Transmitted illnesses Truth and Reconciliation Commission Under five Mortality rate United Nations World Health Organization Government of Charter onon thethe Rights and Welfare of the Child 2002-2014 Government of the theRepublic Republicof ofSierra SierraLeone LeoneInitial InitialReport Reportononthe theAfrican African Charter Rights and Welfare of the Child 2002-2014