Our Current Projects
PROJECT TITLE
Implementation of the Child Rights Law in Benue, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa and Plateau States
NACWYCA as anchor organization of the Child’s Right Advocates Cluster is currently implementation a project title the Implementation of the Child Rights Law in Benue, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa and Plateau States under the USAID/ Palladium SCALE Project designed to strengthen the financial, management, and advocacy capacity of CSOs in Nigeria to create a more accountable, transparent, peaceful, and democratic Nigeria with more effective and efficient public service delivery.
SCOPE: The Project has a geographical focus on five states of Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi and Kwara that have all passed the Child Rights Law but have not commenced implementation.
Project Duration: 2 Years
Cluster organization
The anchor organization: Centre for Women Youth and Community Action (NACWYCA)
Cluster organizations:
- Ohonyeta Care Givers (OCAG) Otukpo, Benue state.
- Fulfilling Dreams Foundation, Ilorin, Kwara state.
- Teens Educational Development and Information Initiative (TEDiiN) Lokoja, Kogi State.
- Centre for the Advocacy of Justice and Rights, (CAJR) Jos, Plateau state.
Results: Key results under the project will include:
- The evidence of the implementation of the Child Rights Law in Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Plateau States by 2024
- The number of key personnel whose capacities are built for implementation of the Child Rights Law in Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Plateau States by 2024.
- The number of advocates trained on advocacy
- The number of the established family court in each of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Plateau States by 2024.
The goal of the project is to build popular support for the implementation of the Child Rights Law in Nasarawa, Benue, Kwara, Kogi and Plateau States.
Objectives:
- To advocate for the establishment of a family court in each of Nasarawa, Benue, Kwara, Kogi and Plateau States by 2024.
- To advocate for the building of a functional juvenile home in each of Nasarawa, Benue, Kwara, Kogi and Plateau States by 2024.
- To advocate for the building of a functional Safe space for children in conflict with the law or in need of protection in each of Nasarawa, Benue, Kwara, Kogi and Plateau States by 2024.
- To advocate for annual budgetary allocation for implementation of the Child Rights Law Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Plateau States by 2024.
Key Results
- The number of a functional juvenile home in each of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Plateau States by 2024.
- The number of functional Safe space built for children in conflict with the law or in need of protection in each of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Plateau States by 2024.
- The annual provision for budgetary allocation for implementation of the Child Rights Law Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Plateau States by 2024.
Strategy and Approaches for Implementation
Advocacy and building strong collaborations as key tools for influencing the Government (Legislature, Executive and Judiciary) and its agencies and community leaders for action and change.
Building of coalitions that will provide support for members of the cluster