organizations and identified NGOs, as potential sources of relevant data. The aim of this trip, is to collect information through the participatory and inclusive process for the analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats on the fulfillment by the State of Guinea – Bissau, relating to the recommendations of the African Union Committee of Experts on the Rights of the Child, through the following parameters: 35. Structure and Functioning - In general, it aims to analyze the structures and functioning of public institutions and NGOs in the field of children's rights, through SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), progress and barriers in the implementation of the provisions of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Guinea-Bissau. 2.1.3. Phase 3: Processing, Data Analysis and Reporting 36. After the completion of the field work, it was devoted to the processing and analysis of the information collected during the field work to supplement and justify the secondary data collected in the first phase. The data processing has been imminently based on the analysis and intersection of information, because it is qualitative data, which implies a great analytical capacity to gauge the trend of opinions and perceptions on the implementation of the African Charter by the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. This allowed triangulation of the quantitative data collected. 37. A debriefing field note on preliminary findings, was also prepared at this stage. This note, was submitted to the Institute for Women and Children and resulted in an official response that, in turn, fed the Preliminary Report. III. GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION OR ENFORCEMENT MEASURES Policy Measures, Programs and Actions for the Implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. 3.1. Legislation and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child –CADBEC 38. A set of measures adopted for the implementation of the Charter, sets the normative framework for regulating, supervising, monitoring implementation and evaluating the different political, economical and social measures. 39. The normative framework for the protection and promotion of the rights of the child, is filled by a set of legal instruments that guide and regulate public life, and in particular the citizens, based on the fundamental rights and duties assumptions established by the constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau - CRGB, classified by categories so called: Survival, Protection and Development. a) National Legal Instruments Related to the Rights of the Child. 40. According to Article 26 of the Constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, the State recognizes the constitution of the family and ensures its protection; children are 11