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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Faye Sim, Dongdong Li, Chi Meng Chu - Children and Youth Services Review,

this study examined the association of two factors — children's strengths and placement type, with outcomes at two time-points during out-of-home care in Singapore.

This document provides a list of care-relevant literature related to Armenia. The list includes legislation and policies related to child rights, child protection, social protection, guardianship, family-based care, institutional care, adoption, and more.

This document provides a list of care-relevant literature related to Ghana. The list includes case studies, research, legislation, and policies related to care reform, alternative care, child rights, child protection, social protection, guardianship, family-based care, institutional care, adoption, and more.

The document provides a list of care-relevant literature related to Uganda. The list includes case studies, research, legislation, and policies related to care reform, alternative care, child rights, child protection, social protection, guardianship, family-based care, institutional care, adoption, and more.

This document provides a list of care-relevant literature related to Moldova. The list includes case studies, research, legislation, and policies related to child rights, child protection, social protection, guardianship, family-based care, institutional care, adoption, and more.

Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs,

This policy document replaces various uncoordinated, sector-biased programmes developed and implemented by the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports, Ministry for Employment and Manpower Development, the Ministry of Health and, the Ghana National Commission on children and other Stakeholders. 

One Sky Foundation,

In this video, One Sky Foundation describes its work to strengthen families and keep children out of children's homes in the Thai-Burma border district of Sangkhlaburi. 

 

Dr. Sarah Meyer, Liberata Muhorakeye, Dr. Lindsay Stark - UNHCR, USAID, AVSI, CPC Learning Network,

This report presents the methodology, findings and key learnings of a pilot study in Kiziba camp, Rwanda.

Hope and Homes,

This report tracks the progress and celebrates the success of how a new child protection system - encompassing prevention, emergency hospital care, alternative family care (AFC) and permanent solutions - was introduced into an Islamic context.

Catholic Relief Service - 4Children,

CRS/Haiti is seeking a Start-up Specialist to ensure timely and quality program design and startup of the 4Children program, in close collaboration with the Head of Health, Health and Child Wellbeing Program/Project Managers, 4Children implementing consortium partners, 4Children HQ staff and other CRS staff and partners.