14 organisations who stand up for children in New Zealand have, for the first time, joined forces to spell out to the Government what needs to be done to make their June 2002 strategy document Agenda for Children a reality.

While the Government's Agenda for Children has been widely welcomed for its vision and principles, many non-governmental organisations, including Save the Children, are disappointed that it does not propose more extensive actions and that Government has not yet committed funding in principle to ensure its effective implementation.

Making it Happen identifies key actions that are an essential part of full implementation of the Agenda for children.

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