The West Africa Network for the Protection of Children (RAO) is a vast network of state and civil society actors that has, over time, developed a common methodology for the care of vulnerable children on the move. Indeed, the “ECOWAS Procedures and Standards for the Protection and Reintegration of Vulnerable Children in Mobility Situations and Young Migrants” define an eight-step support process, ranging from identification to family and community support, including the assessment of the child’s personal situation, family tracing and evaluation, socio-professional reintegration, and monitoring/evaluation.
