Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Concluding Observations and Recommendations. In view of that, the Commission secured financial and technical support from Save the Children Zimbabwe to initiate activities towards full operationalization of the Children’s Rights Thematic Working Group. In pursuance of that, in August 2016, the Commission hosted an inception meeting of the TWG attended by fifteen (15) representatives from Government and Civil Society. The objectives of the inception meeting were to introduce key players in the children’s rights sector to the work of the Commission in the protection and promotion of children’s rights as provided for in the Constitution and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act. The meeting also accorded an opportunity to the Commission to appreciate the work being done by players in the children’s rights sector, challenges being encountered and priority areas the Commission could focus on in its quest to play a more active role in advancing children’s rights through the Thematic Working Group. The major outcome of the TWG inception meeting was that the Commission gathered valuable input into the Terms of Reference of the TWG which were subsequently revised by a smaller core group tasked with coordinating further refinement of the TORs ahead of major stakeholder engagement meeting. In October 2016 again with funding from Save the Children, the Commission hosted a larger meeting of the TWG comprising of representatives of Government and Civil Society working on children’s rights across all regions of the country attended by 65 participants representing 28 organizations. The objectives of the larger stakeholder meeting were three-fold; to familiarize participants with the constitutional mandate to protect and promote children’s rights through establishment and operationalization of the Children’s Rights Thematic Working Group, provide a platform for all key players in the sector to highlight major issues impacting children in their thematic areas of focus and explore how the TWG could factor such issues in its work and further review and adopt the TORs of the TWG. The major outcome of the expanded TWG stakeholder meeting was a final version of the TORs which was unanimously adopted by participants at the meeting. Fig 19: Children entertain guests during the DAC 2016 commemorations Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 37