1. Realising street-connected children’s rights: the value of networks Natalie Turgut Advocacy and Research Officer Consortium for Street Children

2. The CSC Network

3. The value of the network Expertise Varied experiences Power in numbers Credible

4. Street Girls Toolkit Developed with 20 CSC network members Combining expertise ‘Together we are shaping what our girl- focused programmes will look like’

5. International Day for Street Children

6. International Day for Street Children - impact Demand A Day! If the whole world was listening what would you say? #TweetForTheStreet

7. UN CRC General Comment on children in street situations The most significant example of how the CSC network, campaigning in public and in private, has affected change for street children to realise their rights

8. UN General Comment – what is it? The first piece of international law specifically on street children Developed by the UN Committee on the Rights of Child Authoritative guidance on the UNCRC Lays out governments’ international obligations Addresses street children’s issues in detail

9. UN General Comment – what impact will it have? Governments – will implement it NGOs – advocacy CSC – will develop indicators for implementation

10. UN General Comment – the value of the CSC network Persistence CredibilityAuthority

11. Realising street children’s rights – the value of the CSC network

12. Thank you Natalie Turgut Advocacy and Research Officer Consortium for Street Children Natalie@streetchildren.org www.streetchildren.org www.streetchildrenday.org www.streetchildrenresources.org