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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Globalsl.org,

This video from Globalsl.org, produced by Kindea Labs, describes both the negative impacts of orphanage volunteering and tourism as well as the ways in which international volunteering can be conducted appropriately for a positive impact on a community.

RELAF and UNICEF,

This Guide, written in Spanish, features a compilation of several social protection programs, services and public policies that resulted in the prevention of family breakdown and in the support of families and communities in caring and protecting their children.  All these examples are taken from the Latin American region, Italy and Romania.

RELAF and UNICEF,

Esta Guía, escrito en español, es una herramienta diseñada para colaboración con profesionales quienes trabajan en la implementación y manejo de programas de acogimiento familiar en América Latina. 

Children’s Advocacy Institute of the University of San Diego School of Law ,

This study, produced by the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the San Diego School of Law, examines the activities of the federal government of the United States in regards to enacting and enforcing child welfare laws and ensuring that individual states are complying with minimum federal standards for child protection.

The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

The First Peoples Child & Family Review proudly presents this Special Edition on Custom Adoptions in partnership with the Siem Smun’eem Indigenous Child Wellbeing Research Network at the University of Victoria. This edition contains research articles, agency experiences, cultural perspectives and personal stories that highlight custom adoption from a historical and contemporary perspective.

Lara di Tomasso, Sandrina de Finney - The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

This paper forms Part 2 of a two-part discussion paper on Indigenous custom adoption.

Lara di Tomasso, Sandrina de Finney - The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 ,

This paper forms Part 1 of a two-part discussion paper on Indigenous custom adoption.

Jeannine Marie Carriere - The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

This article is a review of lessons learned from the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency (YTSA) pilot program.

Sandrina de Finney, Lara di Tomasso - The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

This paper calls for creative pathways of engagement that delineate places of belonging for and with Indigenous youth in care.

Helen Johnson et al ,

This article describes a group of Elders in the Lax kw’alaams community of British Columbia who provide support and mentorship to the Lax kw’alaams children in care.