Striving to protect children from abuse and exploitation before, during and after conflict or protracted fragile political contexts by all personnel deployed during Peace Support Operations in Africa • To utilize a knowledge and information management system that strengthens child protection interventions in Africa • To institutionalize mandatory and standardized training standards for the Africa Standby Force • To pilot the child rights and protection training toolkit in troop contributing countries OBJECTIVES Save the Children works with partners to deliver sustainable actions for children by entrenching child protection mechanisms within the African Peace and Security Architecture With support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency STRENGTHENING CHILD PROTECTION IN AFRICAN UNION PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN EAST AND WEST AFRICA