Children tend to be among the most vulnerable cohorts of the population
in any given society. Consequently, the Convention on the Rights of the
Child (CRC) adopted in 1989 by member states of the United Nations
aims to protect them. While several conventions have been crafted for
various target groups, the CRC is the only convention that has been
ratified by almost all the countries of the world. The paper contends
that although Botswana has made enormous progress in implementing
the CRC, the country has had to grapple with numerous challenges that
continue to impede the successful implementation of the provisions of
the said Convention. The purpose of this paper is essentially three-fold.
First, it highlights progress that Botswana has made in implementing
the provisions of the Convention. Second, it analyses the challenges that
have been faced by stakeholders in implementing the provisions of the
Convention in the country. And lastly, the paper concludes by making a
number of recommendations meant to help in charting the way forward.