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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Global Social Service Workforce Alliance & partners,

This Call to Action makes recommendations at the country and global level for governments to initiate, lead and engage in dialogue with partners in order to strengthen the social service workforce and better protect children.

Global Social Service Workforce Alliance,

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance hosted its 5th Annual Social Service Workforce Symposium on Wednesday, May 8, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 ET at the FHI 360 Conference Center in Washington, DC.

The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) and Defence for Children International (DCI),

The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) and Defence for Children International (DCI) are hosting a conference on child justice in Africa in in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 8-10 May 2018.

Benjamin J. Roth & Caroline S. Hartnett - Children and Youth Services Review,

This article draws on survey data gathered from young people in El Salvador who participate in Youth Outreach Centers to address gaps in evidence on pre-migration context and the effectiveness of in-country youth development programs thought to deter them from migrating.

Lisa Schelbe - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study used ethnographic data to examine a program providing subsidized apartments to youth aging out.

Kristen Lwin, Barbara Fallon, Nico Trocmé, John Fluke, & Faye Mishna - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study examined data from five cycles over twenty years of Ontario Incidence Studies (-1993, -1998, -2003, -2008, -2013) to provide a profile of child welfare workers.

Mrutyuanjai Mishra - Sunday Guardian,

This article shares the story of Maya, a woman in Denmark who left an abusive marriage and went to a women's shelter where her children were taken from her care, and her long struggle to get her children back.

Beth Barto, et al - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This article presents findings of a state-wide trauma informed child-welfare initiative with the goal of improving well-being, permanency and maltreatment outcomes for traumatized children.

Terre des hommes,

The purpose of this consultancy is to make an assessment, as systematic and objective as possible, of the  Korogocho Comprehensive Child Protection and Education Initiative, its design, implementation and results.

Maestral International, Changing the Way We Care,

Maestral International is seeking a Changing the Way We Care Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Senior Advisor – Short Term Technical Advisory (50% time – may be adjusted depending on work demand).