Institute for Women and Children. However, this has been done in methodological approaches to complement and deepen the analysis of data on the results of compliance with the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Guinea Bissau. Particularly, the participatory approach involving the organizations of the Public Institutions, Children's Organizations, Organizations that Advocate for Children's Rights and professionals with child protection skills, understand the three (3) main stages described below: 29. At all stages, an interactive and participatory approach, has been favored by children's organizations, institutions and child rights advocacy organizations. Therefore, regular communications were established with the Institute for Women and Children to update the level of progress concerning the production of the outcome report. 2.1.1. Phase 1: Initial Contacts & Data Collection - Review of Documents 30. In this phase, initial meetings were held with the Institute for Women and Children, including children's organizations, institutions and child rights advocacy organizations, as the main data sources. These joint or separate meetings, had the following purposes: 31. Establish coordination mechanisms with competent entities, namely the Institute for Women and Children on the work guidelines, the progressive phases of data collection, reporting, and took into account: • Discussion on the working process and clarification of some essential aspects of success; • Collection and systematization of all primary and secondary information on GuineaBissau's compliance with the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Laws, Policies, Studies, Strategies and mechanisms for the protection of children's rights); • Application of instruments for the collection of secondary information (questionnaires and interviews through focal groups and separate meetings). 32. For the successful completion of this phase, the Institute for Women and Children, has gathered all the information related to the success of the work and has appointed a focal point and follow-up committee, which in turn, communicates the organizations involved on the schedule of activities, to facilitate the movement and interaction in all phases of work that allowed the preparation of the report in the light of the Terms of Reference. 2.1.2 Phase 2: Fieldwork 33. At this stage, fieldwork was carried out, in other words, the collection of relevant primary and secondary information, which was reserved for the first phase of the work to collect this kind of information, was made. 34. Following this work, contacts were made with the headquarters of the institutions, 10