The Commission has no internal structure on children’s rights, but it implements a community-based approach to child rights. It has setup a Child Rights Observatory that promotes and monitors the respect for children’s rights in the community.

No specific budget for children’s rights. The budget for Children is included in the budget of all Units (Protection, Promotion and NPM)

The Commission obtained an affiliate status before the Committee. It also produced an assessment report on the implementation of the Concluding Recommendations on Rwanda’s second to fourth periodic reports on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) in 2018.

• Organises a national level meeting once a year with law enforcement agencies, Civil Society Organisations and line Ministries through the Observatory of Children’s Rights
• Collaborates with UNICEF and CSOs to conduct assess the status of child rights in the country.

The NCHR involves children in its work. Children are represented in the committees of volunteers for child rights from Cell Level to National Level. In these committees, children participate in providing information that helps the NCHR in conducting investigations on the child rights violations.

In Rwanda, the NCHR, through the Observatory of Children’s Rights, organises an annual national-level meeting with law enforcement agencies, civil society organisations and line Ministries responsible for children’s rights. The purpose of the meeting is to assess the current situation of children’s rights to prevent violations of the child`s rights. The NCHR participates in awareness campaigns on children’s rights, including training of local authorities, security agents, prosecutors, police stations authorities, Rwanda Armed Forces, journalists, judges, students and teachers of Primary and Secondary Schools; leaders of different religious groups, media, specific groups (Persons with disabilities, Women, Children, etc.), as well as representatives of non-governmental organisations responsible for promoting and protecting children’s rights. The NCHR collaborates with UNICEF, the Ministry of Gender, the National Child Development Agency, and the Civil Society Organisations in conducting thematic assessments of child rights implementation.

• Member of NANHRI
• Contributes to advancement of human rights in Africa by hosting some sessions, providing input and participating in conferences and workshops of NANHR
• In collaboration with NANHRI, organized and hosted training aimed to build the capacity of NANHRI staff members
•  Contributes to the capacity building of other NHRIs on the request of NANHRI
• The NCHR President was elected the Chairperson of NANHRI at the General Assembly which took place in 2017 in Kigali from 7-8th November

• The NCHR advocated with the Government to ratify theACRWC and to implement its obligations under all ratified human rights instruments. It participates in periodic State Party review processes of Rwanda’s implementation of the ACRWC, with the ACEWRC. It also conducts surveys and assessments on the status of children’s rights such as, a 2020 survey on the status of child labour and its impact on children’s rights and an assessment of the status of child rights in Rwanda, specifically the rights to education, health, adequate development, and social protection in June 2021.
• As the main objective of Agenda 2040 is to restore the dignity of the African child through assessing the achievements and challenges faced towards the effective implementation of the ACRWC, special attention was given to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to ensure the rights of children are not compromised.