• • • • • • Headmasters should be capacitated to assist in investigating circumstances of children in need of birth registration. Birth registration centres should be significantly decentralized for greater accessibility by the majority population. There is need to campaign for minor/child-friendly birth registration strategies. Children could be used in the promotion and information dissemination on birth registration in both schools and the community through innovative campaigns such as development theatre/drama. Schools authorities must be encouraged and supported to endorse the critical relevance and importance of birth registration through urging parents who bring children for admission to get their children registered. Child friendly registration desks should be established; Birth Registration Research Report/2007 15