As we conduct family development plans for Family Strengthening beneficiaries in Lagos, we are discovering a lot of beneficiaries with medical health challenges. Most of the beneficiaries being identified have little or no information and even access to good medical care, and those who have...
The Integrated Mechanized Farming and Agricultural Project of the SOS Children’s Village in Nigeria is a start-up social business, located in Owu-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria. The project implementation took off in April 2018 with the cultivation of 10 Hectares of Farmland with the following crops...
As part of our advocacy effort to help inform communities and decision-makers about children’s rights, we organized a 3-day workshop on Alternative care for children in collaboration with the Ministry of women affairs. A major objective of the workshop which was held in Sawalino Hotel,...
In March, over 100 participants in Abuja conferenced at The Work & Connect Hub, to participate in the orientation programme of The Next Economy Programme. The batch 4 of the employability and entrepreneurship training of young people under the Next Economy project started in February...
Every child can get adequate parental care if families stay together. However, the promise of a better life abroad has forced many Nigerian families to separate. Yearly, hundreds of children and young persons are trafficked from Edo State to other parts of Africa, Europe, and...
Every child needs someone to support and protect them as they grow. But many parents face hardships that prevent them from giving proper care to their children. Edo State like many other states in Nigeria has an unemployment challenge, especially for the teeming youth population....
Positive socialization can help in the vital shaping of the personality of young children. In Nigeria, children have developed a longing for the activities that come with Holidays like the Easter Celebration. The Easter celebration like most Festivities in Nigeria is usually marked by largesse,...
A report published in March 2019, by Simona Varrella, on the statistica.com platform puts the unemployment rate in Nigeria around 35 percent, with the research subject being between 15-64years old. With this number being on an exponential rise, we identified an essential need for the young people...
Children’s mental well-being plays a key role in their development, and it is significantly affected by that of parents or caregivers. Community mental health care models can be integrated into family strengthening programs and train helpers in the community to provide mental health support. In...
The COVID-19 global pandemic has led to an increase in the mental, economic and, social burden on Nigeria’s vulnerable population, due to inadequate preparedness and the resultant impact of the pandemic on the livelihood of the most vulnerable families and their children.The COVID-19 pandemic exposed...