Nigeria

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 173,620,000
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 52.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 152 out of 187
  • World Bank Status: Lower Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 3.2%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 19%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 49%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, UNAIDS, DHS 2013

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Better Care Network, UNICEF, PEPFAR, USAID,

This country care profile provides an overview of key lessons learned in the children’s care reform process in Ghana, including successes, challenges and areas for progress, and gaps in learning and best practice.

Better Care Network, UNICEF, PEPFAR, USAID,

This country care profile provides an overview of key lessons learned in the children’s care reform process in Liberia, including successes, challenges and areas for progress, and gaps in learning and best practice.

 

Lindsay Stark, Beth Rubenstein, Hani Mansourian, Craig Spencer and Anna Skeels - USAID, Save the Children, CPC Learning Network, Columbia University,

Le présent document rend compte de l'essai sur le terrain de la méthode de surveillance basée dans la communauté au Nord-Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).

Lindsay Stark, Beth Rubenstein, Hani Mansourian, Craig Spencer and Anna Skeels - USAID, Save the Children, CPC Learning Network, Columbia University,

Le présent document rend compte de l'essai sur le terrain de la méthode d'estimation basée sur une population (ou «méthode d'estimation») au Nord-Kivu en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).

Lindsay Stark, Beth Rubenstein, Hani Mansourian, Craig Spencer and Anna Skeels - USAID, Save the Children, CPC Learning Network, Columbia University,

This pilot summary document reports on the field testing of the community-based surveillance method in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Lindsay Stark, Beth Rubenstein, Hani Mansourian, Craig Spencer and Anna Skeels - USAID, Save the Children, CPC Learning Network, Columbia University,

This document reports on the field testing of the population-based estimation method (or ‘estimation method’) in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

USAID, Save the Children, CPC Learning Network,

This research brief provides an overview of the Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project, including the rationale, measurement tools, and next steps.

Tess Catherine Guiney - Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago,

This thesis explores orphanage tourism within the context of Cambodia, adopting a critical geography approach to investigate the intricate and contentious aspects of tourism within this space.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children,

This technical assistance brief answers the question “What steps can a judge take when a child runs away or goes missing from care?” The brief is intended to educate juvenile and family court judges in the United States on the steps to be taken to assist in in locating and recovering children who go missing from care.

Sophia Thabane & Madhu Kasira - Social work (Stellenbosch. Online) vol.51 n.1 ,

This article, based on research in progress, discusses possible dangers of child abandonment and neglect in Lesotho, using attachment theory as its theoretical grounding.