With 12 States in Nigeria yet to implement Child Rights Act CRA is a major challenge. Join #Name and Shame CSE Movement to rescue the Nigerian Child.

CONCERN FOR THE NIGERIAN CHILD.

With the high prevalence rate of child sexual exploitation and abuse in Nigeria, often being perpetuated by a culture of silence and denial made norm by harmful traditional and religious practices; and further escalated by abject poverty that affects a critical mass of the Nigerian Society.

There has arisen an urgent need for a proactive and systematic response towards safeguarding the precious lives of children and young people who will be responsible for shaping the future of Africa’s most populous nation. These are the same children and young people that will be vested with the responsibility of interfacing with the global community. This is the problem statement on which Jose Foundations mission was born.

We have commenced strategic engagement with the Nigerian Government through the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare and have cascaded this engagement to two influential States in the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the offices of the First Ladies of the States.

Massive awareness raising, capacity building, institutional development and system strengthening are our core strategies. We have also made our incursion into the North East of Nigeria where the issue of Child Sexual Exploitation is being further exacerbated by armed conflict, and the lack of legislation on child rights which has been vehemently opposed by 12 States in the Northern part of Nigeria. The most affected being adolescent girls who are mostly forced into marriage or abducted for sexual exploitation and abuse.

For us at Jose Foundation, we have chosen not to keep silent! We have chosen not to leave any child behind! We have chosen to create more awareness on the most vulnerable - the girl child. We have decided to push the #Name And Shame CSE Movement Campaign till the entire Nigeria and its leadership starts being more proactive concerning this grave challenge.

We envision a Nigeria where every child is safe and has the enabling environment to thrive and survive.

JOIN OUR #NAME AND SHAME CSE MOVEMENT TO RESCUE THE NIGERIAN CHILD.

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