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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UNICEF ,

This position paper from UNICEF clearly states that all children have a right to a safe and healthy childhood, free from discrimination. This discrimination includes discrimination against children based on the real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of children or their parents.

Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection - Government of Ghana ,

The Government of Ghana has established a relatively comprehensive legal framework for child protection, guided by the Constitution and the Children’s Act 1998 (Act 560).

UNICEF Ghana,

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support and capacity building in support of operationalizing the (soon to be established) Central Authority for Adoptions in Ghana. 

Tariuwa Lemma - The Guardian,

In this article, Tariuwa Lemma writes her story with international adoption.

JUCONI,

"Strengthening Work with Children and Families Affected by Family Violence – From Theory to Practice"

Kate Doyle, Jane Kato-Wallace, Shamsi Kazimbaya & Gary Barker - Gender and Development,

This article draws on Promundo and RWAMREC’s programmatic experiences in Rwanda of implementing MenCare+, a gender transformative approach to engaging young and adult men (ages 15–35) in caregiving, maternal, newborn, and child health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

 

BBC,

This article highlights the findings and recommendations from the report on sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester. According to the article, the report found that of the 3,242 individuals reported missing to Greater Manchester Police, 530 were in care. The report stated that one in five of those reported missing in Greater Manchester were at risk of serious harm, including Child Sexual Exploitation

Catholic Relief Services ,

This video documents how a child protection model from Malawi works as part of the Integrated (HIV Effect) Mitigation and Positive Action for Community Transformation (IMPACT) program.

Robyn Dixon - Los Angeles Times,

This article describes the challenges Ebola suriviers face upon returning to their communites.

International Policy Conference on the African Child ,

27-28 October 2014 at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia