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Child labour in Nigeria. Child labour in Nigeria is the employment of children under the age of 18 in a manner that restricts or prevents them from basic education and development. Child labour is pervasive in every state of the country. [1] In 2006, the number of child workers was estimated at 15 million. [2] [3] Poverty is a major factor that ...
Furthermore, child workers in Sub-Saharan Africa account for about 80 million children or 4 out of every 10 children under 14 years old which is the highest child labour rate in the world. The ACRWC defines a "child" as a human being below the age of 18 years. It recognises the child's unique and privileged place in African society and that ...
Female child labour in Nigeria refers to the high incidence in Nigeria of girls aged 5–14 who are involved in economic activities outside education and leisure. [1] The prevalence of female child labour in Nigeria is largely due to household economic status, [2] but other factors include: the educational status of parents, the presence of peer pressure, and high societal demand for domestic ...
Street Child is a British-founded charity with a global vision: to see all children safe, in school and learning. [1] Established in Sierra Leone in 2008 (under the name Street Child of Sierra Leone, or SCoSL), the charity has since expanded its operations into over 20 of the world’s poorest and most disaster-hit countries, across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Street children can be found in a large majority of the world's famous cities, with the phenomenon more prevalent in densely populated urban hubs of developing or economically unstable regions, such as countries in Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia.
In a bid to improve female education in girls, the UNICEF initiated some projects in Nigeria. one of them is The Girls’ Education Project initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2004 between the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Kingdom Department for International Development. [80]
As part of efforts to vaccinate every child in Nigeria, the World Health Organization has supported the Nigerian Government to vaccinate as many alamajiri children in the northern part of Nigeria as possible. [39] The vaccination was targeted at schools and houses where the children are found.
Network Against Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) is an umbrella organisation of Nigerian non-governmental organizations engaged in advocacy and campaign for children's rights, anti-human trafficking, human rights abuse and child labour [1] with some 220 member organizations in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.