Theme: Learning in Adversity: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
Slogan: No Child Left Behind in Education!

The Day of the African Child (DAC), observed annually on June 16, is a moment to reflect on the challenges African children face while advocating for their rights, especially in education. In 2025, Education in Crisis (EiC) will commemorate this day in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan, to highlight the urgent need for inclusive, accessible, and quality education for children in crisis-affected regions. Through African Peer Review Committee (APRM), the African Union invited EiC to the 3rd High-Level Forum on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for sustainable Development co-hosted with the government of Sierra Leone in Freetown from 7-9th May, 2025.

The Day of the African Child (DAC) was launched by the Assembly of Heads of State of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1991 to be commemorated on 16 June each year. The DAC pays tribute to the 1976 student uprising in Soweto, South Africa, which resulted in the killings of students who demonstrated against the poor quality of education they received and demanding to be taught in their own language by the apartheid regime. Over the years, the Day has been an opportunity for all stakeholders and actors involved in the protection and promotion of children's rights in Africa to come together, to consolidate common goals and to tackle the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving an Africa fit for its children.

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Contact for Partnership & Information
Okwalinga David
Regional Director for Sudan and Horn of Africa
📧 okwalinga@eduincrisis.org | 📱 +256 788 284437 (WhatsApp)