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… bodies lying on the ground and houses burned; I had to cover my ears.” But Ngouboua, where they sought refuge, … bodies lying on the ground and houses burned; I had to cover my ears.” But Ngouboua, where they sought refuge, …
… children, while the younger generation is obliged to cover many of the expenses related to marriage, adulthood and … breadwinners, to support their families and eventually to cover the costs of their own marriages. Their contribution to … is difficult to save up when meagre incomes also need to cover basic needs. It is not surprising that young migrants …
… many OPDs under severe financial strain, with no funds to cover their operational costs, and some had to shut down … disabilities and OPDs to develop funding mechanisms that cover core operational costs, organisational capacity … under severe financial strain, with limited or no funds to cover their operational costs for several months. Some OPDs …
With the spate of armed conflicts, development displacements and natural hazards across Nigeria in the past couple of decades, the menace of internal displacement remains a major concern for the Nigerian government and the humanitarian sectors. While the government has mechanisms for support and protection of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the country, a majority of the interventions for the support of IDPs across Nigeria comes from humanitarian organizations. Within this vulnerable population, children are more vulnerable in terms of access to health care, education, water,…
Abstract:
Worldwide, 200 million children experience disability, with the vast majority living in low and middle-income countries. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) places great importance on the rights of all children for the opportunities for survival, growth, health, and development. A subsequent document, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) identifies children with disabilities as rights bearers, who should be considered in all policies and programming worldwide.
Nigeria, in 1991 and 2010 ratified the CRC and the…