ONDE is the abbreviation of « Observatoire National des Droits de l’Enfant », The National Observatory for the Rights of the Child. It is an...
ONDE is the abbreviation of « Observatoire National des Droits de l’Enfant », The National Observatory for the Rights of the Child. It is an institution founded in 1995 that works on defending the different causes of the Moroccan child. Chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem. The ONDE is an effective instrument which allows the execution of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) that our country has signed and ratified along with a 193 other countries.
What are its missions
The ONDE has for main role the defense and promotion of the rights of all Moroccan children in all domains; education, health, protection (child labor, sexual abuse, mental health, drugs, violence…)… etc, and it has for missions:
- Permanent analyze of the child’s situation concerning the protection and promotion of his rights;
- Inform, sensitize and advise all different authorities engaged to the protection and promotion of the child rights;
- Start promotional demonstrative actions for the rights of the child;
- Coordinate intersectoral initiatives related to this field;
- Field projects to promote the situation of the child, and collect statistics that serves as a platform for further projects and studies related to this domain;
- Suggests strategies, in favor of the child, based on studies and statistics concerning their situation.
The ONDE’s achievements
Through the years, the Observatory chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem has accomplished several achievements in all different fields for one cause, THE CHILD, some of this achievements are:
- Listening and protection centers for abused children inaugurated by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem;
- Establishment of a green number;
- Various conferences about child situation;
- The Child Parliament founded the 25 May 1999, chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem, is considered both as an achievement and a mechanism to promote child rights in participation since it is formed by children;
- The Ancients of the Child Parliament Club (CAPE)…
