The CRC Movement
PILLAR 2 - BEFORE BIRTH
Child Rights Must Be Taught to Every Parent Before Birth
Every expecting parent must be receive a CRC education session as part of the prenatal process - especially first time parents. Protecting a child's rights starts before they take their first breath.
The problem
The first rights violations happen at home. By people who never knew they were violating anything.
A parent who was never taught child rights cannot be expected to uphold it. Ignorance is not an excuse. But it is a reason. And it is a reason we can fix — before a child is even born.
— Sabrina Abdu
TO DRIVE A CAR YOU NEED
A license. A test. Mandatory training. Proof of competency.
Written knowledge test
Practical driving test
Hours of supervised practice
Road safety education
Knowledge of laws and rules
TO RAISE A CHILD YOU NEED
Nothing. No test. No training. No proof that you know their rights.
No knowledge of the CRC required
No training in child rights
No education on what constitutes abuse
No understanding of a child's legal protections
No accountability for rights violations at home
We require more preparation to drive a car than to raise a human being. That is not acceptable. And it is not inevitable. It is a choice we make every time we decide not to educate parents about their child's rights.
We are not calling for parents to be licensed. We are calling for something far simpler and far more powerful, that every expecting parent receives basic education about their child's rights before that child is born. One session. One guide. One conversation that could change everything.
1.6B
1.6 Billion children regularly face violent punishment at home — Article 19 prohibits this
4 in 10
4 in 10 children believe adults do not know about or respect their rights
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0 countries currently require CRC education as part of prenatal care
THE SOLUTION
Reach parents before the child arrives. Three tracks. One mission.
The solution is both simple and groundbreaking. Every prenatal care program worldwide must include at least one dedicated CRC education session. Every community must have access to parent education programs. And every government must make this a legal requirement, because voluntary programs alone will never reach every parent who needs this.
track 1
Hospitals & Prenatal
Care Providers
1. Add one CRC session to prenatal programs
Every prenatal care program must include at least one dedicated CRC education session covering what rights are, what they guarantee, and how parents can uphold them from day one.
2. Include a free CRC guide in every prenatal package
Every expecting parent receives a simple, multilingual guide to their child's rights in the same package as prenatal vitamins and hospital registration forms.
Train healthcare providers in child rights
Doctors, midwives, and prenatal care providers must be trained to introduce child rights as standard care. Currently 54 percent of pediatric health professionals do not know what the CRC is.
4. Provide CRC education at hospital discharge
Every parent leaving a hospital with a newborn receives a child rights guide before they go home. Before the first night. Before any opportunity for ignorance to cause harm.
5. Partner with March of Dimes and maternal health organizations
Maternal health organizations already reach millions of expecting parents worldwide. Adding CRC education to their existing programs creates immediate global scale.
track 2
Community
Organizations
1. Integrate CRC into existing parenting programs
Many communities already run parenting classes and family support programs. Adding CRC education to these existing touchpoints creates reach without creating new bureaucracy.
2. Train community health workers in child rights
Community health workers are often the first point of contact for families in underserved areas. Training them to share basic CRC knowledge puts child rights information where it is needed most.
3. Create free multilingual CRC parent guides
Translated into the languages of the communities being served. A guide that a parent cannot read is a guide that cannot protect a child.
4. Host community parent rights events
Regular community events where parents learn about child rights together, building a culture of awareness that outlasts any single session or guide.
5. Connect schools to parents through rights nights
Schools already have access to parents. Every school must host at least one parent rights night per year — bridging Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 in one powerful community event.
track 3
Governments &
Policymakers
1. Make prenatal CRC education mandatory by law
Voluntary programs will never reach every parent. Governments must pass legislation requiring CRC education as part of every national prenatal care program, just as they require prenatal health screenings.
Fund community parent education programs nationally
Not every parent accesses formal healthcare. Governments must fund community-level programs that reach families regardless of whether they access hospital services.
3. Require child rights training for all healthcare providers
Make child rights education a mandatory component of healthcare provider training and licensing. A doctor who does not know the CRC is not fully equipped to care for a child.
4. Include CRC education in national parenting support programs
Governments that fund parenting classes, family services, and social support programs must include child rights education as a standard component of every program they fund.
5. Report annually on prenatal CRC education progress
Every government must report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on what they are doing to ensure parents know their child's rights. Accountability must be measurable and public.
TAKE ACTION NOW
Whatever your role - there is something you can do today
FOR HOSPITALS & HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
Add CRC education to your prenatal program
One session. One guide. One conversation with expecting parents. That is all it takes to start. Contact us and we will provide the content, the training, and the support.
FOR GOVERNMENTS & POLICYMAKERS
Make prenatal CRC education the law
We have a ready-to-implement policy framework for mandatory prenatal CRC education. Contact us to receive the full proposal and discuss implementation in your country.
FOR EXPECTING AND NEW PARENTS
Know your child's rights before they are born
Download our free parent guide to the CRC. Read it. Share it. And ask your prenatal care provider why they are not already teaching it.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS & FUNDERS
Fund the prenatal CRC pilot program
We are launching prenatal CRC education pilots in hospitals and communities. We need funding partners to make this the global standard it needs to be.
OUR DEMANDS
Five non-negotiable asks, for every parent, before every birth
We require people to pass a test before they drive a car. We require licenses to practice medicine, law, and dozens of other professions. Yet we require nothing; not one session, not one conversation, not one document to prepare a parent for the most important responsibility a human being can take on. These five demands exist to change that.
1. Mandatory CRC education session in every prenatal care program worldwide
Every prenatal care program must include at least one dedicated session on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, covering what it is, what it guarantees, and how parents can uphold it from day one of their child's life.
2. Free CRC guide for every expecting parent at their first prenatal visit
Every expecting parent must receive a free, simple, multilingual guide to their child's rights, in the same package as prenatal vitamins and hospital registration forms. No parent leaves their first appointment without knowing their child has rights.
3. Mandatory child rights training for all prenatal healthcare providers
Every doctor, midwife, nurse, and prenatal care provider must be trained in the basics of the CRC. Currently 54 percent of pediatric health professionals do not know what the CRC is. A healthcare system that does not know it cannot teach it.
4. Government funded community parent education programs in every country
Prenatal care does not reach every parent, particularly in underserved communities. Governments must fund community-level programs that teach child rights to all families regardless of whether they access formal healthcare services.
5. Mandatory CRC education at hospital discharge for every newborn
Every parent leaving a hospital with a newborn must receive a mandatory child rights education session and a guide before they go home. This is the last moment healthcare providers have direct contact with new parents. It must not be wasted.
THE PILOT PROGRAM
We are building the world's first prenatal CRC education program. Right now.
No one has done this before. We are starting from the ground up — partnering with hospitals and community organizations to pilot the world's first mandatory prenatal CRC education program, documenting the results, and using the evidence to make it a global standard.
Phase 1
Partner with 3 hospitals and 3 community organizations — Months 1 to 3
One hospital and one community organization each in the United States, Ghana, and the Philippines. Introduce a single CRC education session into their existing prenatal programs alongside a free parent guide. Document every interaction. Measure parent awareness before and after.
Phase 2
Train healthcare providers and community workers — Month 2
Deliver a half-day child rights training to prenatal healthcare providers and community health workers at each pilot site. Equip them to introduce CRC education as naturally as they introduce nutrition and safe sleep guidelines.
Phase 3
Document and publish results — Month 4
Compile a formal report on the pilot — parent awareness levels before and after, healthcare provider feedback, community response, and recommendations for scaling. Share publicly and submit to WHO, UNICEF, and relevant Ministries of Health.
Phase 4
Scale to 10 hospitals and 10 community organizations across 5 countries — Months 6 to 12
Use pilot results to expand the program — building partnerships with national maternal health organizations, Ministries of Health, and international bodies to make prenatal CRC education a global standard.
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