Partnerships

Work With CECJ

We partner with governments, civil society, academic institutions, international organisations, funders, and the legal profession to advance early childhood justice across Africa.

Partnership Types

Who We Partner With

We work with a diverse range of partners — each playing a critical role in advancing early childhood justice.

Governments and Ministries

We partner with national and sub-national governments on legal mapping, law reform, regulatory design, and accountability system development for early childhood.

Examples

  • •Ministries of Justice
  • •Law Reform Commissions
  • •Ministries of Education & ECD
  • •Finance Ministries
  • •Local Government Authorities

Civil Society Organisations

We collaborate with civil society to build advocacy capacity, conduct joint research, and strengthen budget tracking and rights monitoring across the continent.

Examples

  • •Children's Rights Coalitions
  • •Budget Advocacy Networks
  • •Legal Aid Organisations
  • •Community-Based Organisations
  • •Women's Rights Groups

Academic and Research Institutions

We work with universities and research institutes to produce rigorous legal scholarship, develop curriculum on early childhood law, and build a continental network of legal researchers.

Examples

  • •African Law Schools
  • •Child Rights Research Centres
  • •Public Policy Institutes
  • •International Universities
  • •Think Tanks

International Organisations

We engage with international bodies to align African early childhood legal frameworks with international standards and to leverage global platforms for continental advocacy.

Examples

  • •UNICEF
  • •African Union Commission
  • •African Committee of Experts on Child Rights
  • •World Bank
  • •WHO

Funders and Foundations

We welcome partnerships with philanthropic and development finance institutions that share our commitment to legal and governance approaches to early childhood equity.

Examples

  • •Open Society Foundations
  • •Ford Foundation
  • •USAID
  • •EU Development Fund
  • •Private Foundations

The Legal Profession

We work with bar associations, law societies, and individual lawyers to build capacity and mobilise the legal profession around early childhood justice.

Examples

  • •National Bar Associations
  • •Law Societies
  • •Legal Aid Boards
  • •Public Interest Law Firms
  • •In-House Counsel Networks
An early childhood scene in Africa, representing the community-level reality that CECJ's partnership work is grounded in.
Community consultation in rural Uganda
African children in an active learning session, representing the practical capacity-building that CECJ's training partnerships deliver.
Joint capacity-building workshop
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Partnership Opportunities

There are many ways to partner with CECJ. We tailor our partnerships to match the expertise and interests of each partner.

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