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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John SG, Brandt TW, Secrist ME, Mesman GR, Sigel BA, Kramer TL - Psychol Serv,

This article provides an overview of complex trauma and its effects, with a focus on attachment concerns.

Angela Look - Journal of Humanistic Psychology,

In this article, the author provides a synopsis of some current statistics about foster care and the experience of the foster care system in the US and offers an overview of a handful of relevant grief theories and expend a call to those within the field to develop more unique grief theories and interventions for children in the foster care system.

Hugh Montgomery - iNews,

Lemn Sissay, a poet and playwright who grew up in care in the UK, hosts a documentary in which he "takes seven children who are in the charge of Coventry Council under his wing, firing them up to write about their experiences."

Lemn Sissay - Channel 4,

In this documentary episode from Channel 4 in the UK, Lemn Sissay meets seven young people who are in the care of their council and sets out to help them express their experiences through words and perform them to a packed theatre of decision-makers.

SOS Children's Villages,

"In a historic move, the UN General Assembly have selected ‘Children without parental care’ as the theme for the ‘Rights of the Child’ resolution for 2019," says this press release from SOS Children's Villages.

Keystone Human Services International ,

Keystone Human Services International seeks a Grants Manager for the upcoming USAID-funded “Copilaria Mea” project.

Keystone Human Services International ,

Keystone Human Services International seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for the upcoming USAID-funded “Copilaria Mea” project. The goal of “Copilaria Mea” is to increase the number of children living within appropriate, permanent, and protective family care and reduce the number of children growing up in institutional care and ensure the necessary legal and social conditions for raising and educating children in the family environment.

Keystone Human Services International,

Keystone Human Services International seeks a Deputy Chief of Party for the upcoming USAID-funded “Copilaria Mea” project. The goal of “Copilaria Mea” is to increase the number of children living within appropriate, permanent, and protective family care and reduce the number of children growing up in institutional care and ensure the necessary legal and social conditions for raising and educating children in the family environment.

Pact,

Завершується 1 етап реформи ДІ. Тому хочемо поділитися з вами основними здобутками реформи в цілому, реалізації ДІ в Житомирській області та здобутках інклюзивної освіти в Україні.

Kristen Cheney | HagueTalks,

In this video, Dr. Kristen Cheney discusses how her work led her to study the growth of the Orphan Industrial Complex and its adverse effects on children, families, communities, and child protection systems.