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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Department for Education, UK,

The advice presented in this report is non-statutory, and has been produced to help practitioners, local leaders and decision makers who work with children and families to identify child sexual exploitation and take appropriate action in response.

Ademola L. Adelekan et al - IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS),

This paper presents achievements and implications of care and support programmes among OVC in Kogi State, Nigeria

Susanna Davies and Carol Batchelor,

In the attached article Susanna Davies and Carol Batchelor discuss the importance of ensuring methods of resettlement are able to function in today’s global context. 

ZIMSTAT, DHS,

This HIV Fact Sheet provides short demographics on HIV prevalence and trends in Zimbabwe

Global Social Service Workforce Alliance,

This document details the guiding principles for para professionals in the social service workforce. 

Save the Children,

Save the Children is looking for a Child Protection Manager to work in its Kirkuk, Iraq office. 

The Editorial Team - Care Appointments,

Foster carers in the UK find working within the system challenging. 

The Fostering Network,

Key findings on the state of the United Kingdom’s foster care system by The Fostering Network note that although most foster carers say they want to continue caring for children, only 55% say that they would recommend it to others. 

UNICEF Tunisia,

Dans le cadre du projet « Chaque enfant a droit à une famille », financé par la Coopération italienne qui a été mise en place, le bureau de l’UNICEF en Tunisie lance un appel d’offre international pour la recherche d’un consortium/institution/bure

Elmien Truter, Linda Theron, Ansie Fouché - Qualitative Social Work,

In this article, the authors present findings that describe resilience-enhancing practices in the lives of 15 South African child protection social workers (CPSWs) who were considered resilient.