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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Lumos,

The Communication and Advocacy Officer is responsible for planning, developing and implementing communication and advocacy activities to achieve Lumos’ objectives.

UNICEF,

UNICEF has issued an RFP inviting eligible firms to submit a proposal for conducting a Baseline survey for the ‘Cambodia PROTECT: a Communication Strategy to End Violence against Children and Unnecessary Family Separation’.

Victoria Hidalgo, Lucía Jiménez, Víctor Grimaldi, Lara Ayala-Nunes, Isabel López-Verdugo - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study analyzed the impact of a novel child day-care program on children's quality of life, adjustment and development, and explored the moderating role of different child and family dimensions on the program's impact.

Hirotsuna Ohashi, Ichiro Wada, Yui Yamaoka, Ryoko Nakajima-Yamaguchi, Yasukazu Ogai and Nobuaki Morita - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine,

The authors of this study estimated the effect of household dysfunction (i.e., interparental violence, caregiver mental health problems, and caregiver substance abuse) on child maltreatment to understand how to advance the current framework of child welfare.

Caitlin Dickerson - New York Times,

This article from the New York Times tells the stroy of Mirian, and other parents, who arrived to the U.S. from Central American and whose children were taken from them upon arrival. 

Archana Vinnakota, Ravneet Kaur - International Journal of Applied & Basic Medical Research,

The objectives of the study were to describe and study the extent of depression in adolescent boys and girls living in institutional homes and to study the association between depression and externalizing and Internalizing behaviors among adolescents in institutional homes.

Better Care Network,

BCN is looking for feedback from our newsletter subscribers to help us better meet your needs. 

Yafit Sulimani-Aidan - Children and Youth Services Review,

The goal of this study was to explore the assets and pathways in pursuing the future goals of 25 care leavers in Israel.

Evin W. Richardson, Ted G. Futris, Jacquelyn K. Mallette, Avery Campbell - Children and Youth Services Review,

The current study examines the relationship between foster mothers' parenting stress and coparenting relationship quality, and the moderating influence of foster caregiver role support.

International Social Service,

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