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CHILD PROTECTION

We work to ensure that all children in Nigeria are protected from neglect, violence and harm. Our programmes work with children, families, communities and government at different levels to promote children’s rights and protection, as well as gender equality as a human right and a condition for the full realization of children’s rights. 

Some of the prevention and response strategies include: Case management,  alternative care for children without parental care, promoting safer families, family tracing and reunification, Healing and Education through the Arts (HEART), strengthening community-based child protection systems, providing psychosocial support for children affected by conflict, preventing early marriage and child labour, enhancing government capacity, mainstreaming child protection into other sectors, as well as preventing and responding to sexual & gender-based violence. 

A success story!

Impact Stories

13 Aug 2026

FUFEC's Pathway to Change: Helping a Cocoa-Farming Family Rebuild, Learn, and Thrive

By Eyimofe Samuel Omede
 
Discover how Save the Children's Future for Every Child (FuFEC) Project is helping families in cocoa-producing communities keep children in school, strengthen livelihoods, and build lasting resilience

29 Jul 2026

LIFESAVING TREATMENT, JUST IN TIME; FROM CRISIS TO RECOVERY

Lead Writer - Mogbonjubade Adesulure

A mother watched her baby get weak to the point that he couldn't even sit up, until lifesaving care changed the course of his story. How did this happened? 

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22 Jul 2026

RACING AGAINST TIME: A LIFE-SAVING RESPONSE TO CHOLERA IN BORNO STATE

By Mogbonjubade Adesulure 

 

When cholera began spreading through Borno State in early May, what followed was one of the most severe outbreaks the state had seen in recent years.  What made the difference during one of Borno's most severe cholera outbreaks, and what will it take to keep children and families safe in the months ahead?

 

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