PRESENTATION OF STATISTICS ON AMWCY QUESTIONNAIRE IN

2011/2012

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Why these questions?

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In order to know if the rights are progressing and the WCY’s living conditions are improving

To make effective follow-up of AWCY at both national and international level

To make adults understand the importance of our movement

The questionnaire has been elaborated and tested by the Executive Managerial Group

who answered the questions in 2011/2012 ?

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6348 WCY 1491 parents or workshop’s masters 1587 grassroots groups118 Associations21 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,

Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea.Bissau, Ivory-Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Togo, RDC, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Zimbabwe).

Activities of WCY

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Training or apprenticeship in workshops or training centres : sewing, carpentry, mechanic, welding, shoe making, tailor, transport, plomber…

Individual jobs : all sort of sale, headresssing, clothing, theatre-dance, sculpture, rattan, market gardenning, porter, truck pushers, dye, shoe polishing, fishing, touts, retailer and agriculture, etc..

Domestic helps

Jobless or housemaid (help in house chores)

Some are working at the same time they are student Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Senegal...

Impacts of the AMWCY at the base:

Has the AWCY changed anything in your

life ?

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96.2 % have responded YES3.7 % have responded NO0.2 % have not responded

Some citations

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« because the AWCY helps me to build up my life »seamstress, 15 years old (Benin)«  I did not know that a group of people can work

together and I am more intelligent than before»Girl, 17 years old (Burkina Faso)« I know the 12 rights and learn how to read and

write »Boy, 10 years old (Ivory-Coast)At fist, I only did house chores but now I know how

to read and write.House Help, 13 years old (Senegal)

Other citations 2

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I have been to school, it enables me to come out of my ignorance and I know how to read and write.

At first when I fell sick, I cannot be treated , but thanks for the AWCY everything has changed

Thanks for the AWCY, we organize dancing, tournaments, and bazzar in order to play.

Thanks for my apprenticeship in carpentry, my future is well paved

Negative answers 1- I am always well treated. 2- I don’t realize any change, I have no

problem.

Since you became member of AWCY, have you been enrolled in studies or litteracy courses ?

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77.7 % have answered YES

22 % have answered NO0.3 % have not answered

Since you became member of

AWCY, has your health improved ( are you less sick)?

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87.4 % have answered YES11.7 % have answered NO0.8 % have not answered

since you became member of

AWCY, do you arrive at playing more than before?

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91.2 % have answered YES

7.5 % have answered NO

1.2 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY, do you feel you are better protected against maltreatment (violences, injustice)?

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92.8 % have answered YES

6.2 % have answered NO1.0 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY, do you work less harder than before? 

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89 % have answered YES

9 % have answered NO2.1 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY, do you feel you are better respected and listened to: by you master?

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83.6 % have answered YES

5.1 % have answered NO 11.3 % have not

answered

Since you became of AWCY, do you feel you are better respected and listened to : by your family?

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92.7 % have answered YES

2.6 % have answered NO

4.7 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY,, do you feel you are better respected and listened to : by authorities ?

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84.7 % have answered YES

6.8 % have answered NO8.5 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY, do you feel you are better respected and listened to: by the population?

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87.1 % have answered YES6.1 % have answered NO6.7 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY, does it help you to better prepare your future?

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93.6 % have answered YES

4.2 % have answered NO

2.2 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY, do you express yourself and take part in decision making  (group, association)?

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95 % have answered YES 3.3 % have answered NO 1.7 % have not answered

Since you became member of AWCY, do you arrive at better satisfying your needs?

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86.9 % have answered YES

11.6 % have answered NO

1.4 % have not answered

Do your grassroots group and your association protect children who are in migrating to cities and in village?

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88.2 % have answered YES8.6 % have answered NO3.2 % have not answered

Questionnaire for parents: Does AWCY bring anything to/help children?

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96.5 % have answered YES2 % have answered NO1.5 % have not answered

Are they respectful, do they behave better?

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96.8 % have answered YES1.7 % have answered NO1.4 % have not answered

Does AWCY help to build up their future?

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92.1 % have answered YES5.8 % have answered NO2.1 % have not answered

How do you support them?

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Participate and let them take part in activities

Advise and supervise WCYAssist financially or in nature to their activities

What ideas or advices do you have for AWCY?

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Keep on being the voice of maltreated, exploited, abused, and vulnerable children …

Sensitize more in order to enlarge the Association to other children.

Support parents or masters in order to make children respect their duties.

Some tuition …

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The existence of AMWCY in order to satisfy the needs of children and youth.

The AMWCY serves as a real weapon in combatting violence, injustice and maltreatment against children.

WCY are real ways (footbridge) for recognizing child’s rights.

Recommandations …

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The impact of AWCY’s action must reach a larger number of children, for many are those dreaming of a brighter future.

Communicate results to supporting organizations of AMWCY as well as autorities.

Make sure AWCY are run by children, that is to recrute more children in associations.

Thanks for your Kind attention…

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