INCLUSIVE GROWTH
In the rural heartlands of Nigeria, a natural biological process has become a barrier to progress. Every month, millions of girls face a choice no child should have to make: their dignity or their education.
What Does Consent Mean To You?
In the rural heartlands of Nigeria, a natural biological process has become a barrier to progress. Every month, millions of girls face a choice no child should have to make: their dignity or their education.
Facts and Figures
Globally, 750 million women and girls were married before the age of 18 and at least 200 million women and girls in 30 countries have undergone FGM. The rates of girls between 15-19 who are subjected to FGM (female genital mutilation) in the 30 countries where the practice is concentrated have dropped from 1 in […]
OPEN LETTER TO THE 9TH SENATE
We are writing regarding the recent proposed Hate Speech Bill. The Senate seems to have abandoned issues that affect the economic, social, and political well being of our beloved nation, to pursue after matters of less importance. You should not misconstrue constructive criticism and policy disagreement as a propagation of hate. If we must pass laws against hate speech, we should look into why there is so much hate, anger, and hopelessness in the nation. If we must pass the hate speech bill,
CHILD WELFARE
Child welfare is a continuum of services designed to ensure that children are safe and that families. have the necessary support to care for their children successfully. CIPDI supports and coordinates services to improve the welfare of a child and prevent child abuse and neglect. We are on the ground during, and after emergencies, working […]
MICRO-ENTERPRISE
Ensuring economic growth is broad based and reduces poverty has become a fundamental development challenge. In many countries, poor people cannot fully participate in, or enjoy the benefits of, economic growth. The poor , particularly poor women, in the developing world often lack access to safe places to keep their savings. They cannot obtain credit […]