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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Department for Education,

This guidance from the UK Department for Education sets out the steps local authorities and their partners should take to prevent children from going missing and to protect them when they do go missing.

Rhys Price-Robertson, Leah Bromfield and Alister Lamont - Australian Institute of Family Studies, Commonwealth of Australia,

This paper offers a broad overview of some of the main approaches to child protection used internationally. Using examples from Canada, Sweden, Belgium and the Gaza Strip, it offers policy-makers the chance to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, as well as how these examples might be used to inspire improvements within the Australian context.

The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance,

This document has been produced to provide guidance for advocacy organisations and advocates delivering independent advocacy to families at risk.

National Gender and Equality Commission,

This report presents the findings of an audit of the cash transfer programs for the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), Persons with Severe Disability (PWSD), and the Elderly in 21 sub-counties of Kenya, to provide the national and county governments with a snap shot account of the implementation of the cash transfer program and the level of participation of the vulnerable populations in programs designed for them.

ECPAT International, Plan International, Save the Children, UNICEF and World Vision,

This report presents the findings of a review of mappings and assessments of the child protection system in 14 countries.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,

To develop the capacity of Red Cross Red Crescent psychosocial workers to adequately address the PSS needs in the Ebola outbreak, guidance materials and PowerPoint presentations are available here for download, along with a three-day programme to train trainers who are able to further disseminate the PSS knowledge and skills to frontline workers.

Children's Bureau,

After the cancellation of the 2013 US National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, the Children’s Bureau decided to develop short videos as a means of sharing ideas and issues that could not be presented at the conference. The result is the Virtual Summit Series, a group of 17 videos that combine illustration, animation, motion graphics, and content from national experts.

Agnes Gautier and Sarah Wellard - Grandparents Plus,

This report presents findings from the first survey focussing on the challenges faced by kinship carers in the UK in bringing up children and their experience of discrimination and stigma. 

Ministry of Women’s Affairs, UNICEF Cambodia, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

This study consisted of a cross-sectional household survey of 13- to 24-year-old females and males to estimate the burden of violence against children in Cambodia.

Ministry of Women’s Affairs, UNICEF Cambodia, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

This report presents findings from the 2013 Cambodia Violence Against Children Survey (CVACS) which provides national estimates that describe the magnitude and nature of sexual, physical and emotional violence experienced by girls and young women and boys and young men in Cambodia.