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The courtroom is an intimidating place for adults, let alone unaccompanied children who do not understand the language of the proceedings. Children deserve better. Better can be attainable but we have to adapt to changes at grassroot level. Its high time those who wish to be Lawyers, Doctors...

Labour Market Intervention Project: A shift towards long-term economic resilience and recovery for women and children in Khana LGA By Annie Maurice Ekanem Ph.D. (Social Policy Officer, UNICEF Port Harcourt Field Office) and Dr. Guy Yogo (Chief Field Office, UNICEF Port Harcourt Field Office) Amid...

COVID-19 preventive measures have been labelled a luxury the poor cannot afford. Rivers is one of the states in Nigeria implementing these policies; with the greatest impact on its most vulnerable populations. This blog post assesses the readiness status of the poorest households in Rivers State in...

"Playing football was stopped, the school was closed, our parents refused to meet friends during coronavirus." (boy, 14) "My mother used to sell breakfast in front of the school, and when the school closed it affected our daily living." (girl, 16) While COVID-19 has presented new risks and...

Africa is home to approximately two-thirds of the global population living with HIV and—despite a decline in HIV infection rates and AIDS mortality—the epidemic continues to take a toll across the continent. At the same time, Africa is home to 15 of the 20 countries with the highest prevalence rates...

What about the rights of children who are deprived of education or are displaced by terrorism and violent extremism? This post is the fifth in a blog series published in 2019 in the context of collaboration between the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the Global...

This opinion lays out various examines South and Sub-Saharan African governments’ efforts to address child marriage in each nation. Find the piece here: https://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/what-it-will-take-to-end-child-marriage-in-southern-africa/