The CFC movement has mobilized a wide range of partners: local authorities; central government; civil society organizations such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs); communities; national and international agencies; experts and academic institutions; business and the media; and, importantly, children and youth groups. One critical partnership is with the Mayors, Defenders of Children, launched by UNICEF in Dakar, Senegal in 1992. Global meetings of child-friendly mayors have encouraged municipal authorities, along with other actors, to orient their development activities towards women and children and to increase investments in child-focused program.