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
Highlighted Documents
Nigeria Country Brief on Children's Living Arrangements
Snapshot of Children's Living Arrangements

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More Abandoned Children Finding Families
Financial Tribune,

The child adoption rate in Iran has risen 35%.

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Save the Children Seeks Regional Program Director
Save the Children,

Save the Children is in search of a Regional Program Manager to work on its Regional Senior Management Team in Panama City, Panama.  The initial contract term is two years initially.

TEAM/PROGRAMME:

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How does volunteering in an orphanage encourage modern slavery?
Kate van Doore - Griffith University ,

In this article, Kate van Doore discusses the need for establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia and explains the connection between orphanage volunteering and child trafficking. 

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Joint press release: New European Union returns policies put children at risk
International Detention Coalition; End Immigration Detention of Children; PICUM; UNICEF; IOM; Save the Children,

This press release is in response to the European Commission's Recommendation and Renewed Action Plan for EU member states to return men, women and children staying irregularly in the EU to their countries of origin or transit.

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Evidence Brief: The Impact of Protection Interventions on Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Humanitarian Crises
Williamson, K., Gupta, P., Gillespie, L.A., Shannon, H. and Landis, D. – Oxfam,

This Evidence Brief provides an overview of the systematic review. 

Executive Summary: The Impact of Protection Interventions on Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Humanitarian Crises
Williamson, K., Gupta, P., Gillespie, L.A., Shannon, H. and Landis, D. – Oxfam,

This Executive Summary provides an overview of the systematic review. 

Peer Exploitation: Findings from a Romanian National Representative Sample of Children Living in Long-Term Residential Centres
Adrian V. Rus, Ecaterina Stativa, Max E. Butterfield, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, Sheri R. Parris, Gabriel Burcea, Reggies Wenyika - Child Abuse Review,

This study emphasises different facets of peer exploitation awareness and experience identified in closed-type institutions, including a couple of abusive behaviours that have not been previously identified in long-term residential centres.

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Parenting Support and Parental Participation: Mapping Parenting Support in the Irish Context
Dr Nuala Connolly, Dr Carmel Devaney and Dr Rosemary Crosse - The UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway,

This study provides a mapping of parenting support service provision in Ireland.

Achieving Permanency for Children in Care: Barriers and Future Directions
Elissa E. Madden & Donna M. Aguiniga - Upbring,

This paper reviews factors impacting the likelihood that a permanent placement will be attained for a child in care in greater depth, as well as several programs and initiatives implemented to support positive permanency outcomes in the United States.

Desinternar, sí. Pero ¿cómo?: Controversias para comprender y transformar las propuestas institucionales de protección a la infancia y la adolescencia
Diego Silva Balerio y Pablo Domínguez Collette - UNICEF Uruguay y La Barca,

En esta publicación, a partir de la experiencia de trabajo y la reflexión sobre su propia práctica, La Barca ordena, sistematiza y pone a disposición de todos los actores del sistema de protección a la infancia de Uruguay los principales aprendizajes de la tarea realizada en los últimos años.