Child Protection Policy

Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts, 2020

It is unarguably true that one of the social institutions from which children need protection is the media. This is because some media content violates and poses a harmful influence on their development. The media has been accused of being weak in protecting the rights of Nigerian children from the standpoint of the content it disseminates. This chapter focuses on the power of the media to advocate for the child's rights and shape the childhood process through its content. The study discovered that media outlets are not predisposed to reporting issues regarding child rights but rather place more attention on entertainment programmes that attract big sponsors. The study recommends that media content should focus on promoting child rights issues in Nigeria.

2023

This study examines the community perspective of child protection in Agboyi, Lagos State, and its implications for social work practice. The research objectives encompassed investigating community perceptions and understanding of child protection, identifying instances of child abuse and neglect, recognizing challenges in child protection, and elucidating implications for social work practice. The study integrated established theoretical and empirical frameworks, including Anna Freud's psychoanalysis theory and Ludwig's Systems Theory. Employing a descriptive survey approach, the research focused on residents of the Agboyi area. Participants completed a questionnaire developed by the researchers, and descriptive statistics were utilized for data analysis. The findings reveal valuable insights into the community's view of child protection in Agboyi, Lagos State. Respondents displayed a noteworthy awareness of child protection and various forms of abuse prevalent in the community. However, the study highlighted challenges such as limited access to education and healthcare, cultural barriers to reporting abuse, and inadequate resources for effective child protection. The community's attitudes and perceptions significantly influence child protection efforts, impacting reporting, seeking help, and active participation in safeguarding children. Understanding the cultural context and beliefs of the community is imperative for designing culturally sensitive child protection strategies. Recommendations for enhancing child protection in Lagos State include targeted awareness campaigns, cultural sensitivity training for social workers, fostering community participation, improving reporting mechanisms, collaboration with local authorities, providing training and resources for professionals, regular program assessment, and implementing support programs for vulnerable families. These recommendations aim to strengthen child protection policies and services, ultimately safeguarding the well-being of children in the community.

International Journal of Education Humanities and Social Science, 2022

The study investigated into the support of the School Child Protection Committees as an enabling environment for the implementation of the Child Protection Policy in the Central Schools of the Schools Division of Misamis Oriental. A stratified sample of 246 public school teachers from a sample 8 central schools in the Schools Division of Misamis Oriental participated in the survey, a researcher-made questionnaire adopting the roles and responsibilities and emerging functions of the SCPCs as stipulated in DepEd Order 40, s.2012-Section 10. Employing a descriptive research design, the results show that the SCPCs well supports to a highly enabling environment for the implementation of the Child Protection Policy. The hallmark finding articulates the SCPCs have performed most on ensuring that the children's right to be heard are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare. However, the least rated are on policy review in every 3 years; a system for identifying students who may be suffering from significant harm based on signs; and facilitating the identification and referral to the appropriate offices. The SCPCs critical role in ensuring that child protection work in schools involves in reviewing and continually improving and developing systems and mechanisms that provide meaningful protection for all children in the longer term. Collaboratively, with internal and external stakeholders through the concerted efforts of individuals and groups, adults as well as children, that child protection can become effective and sustainable to ensure the children's rights to survival, development and wellbeing in all settings at all times, in schools and in the communities.

PORT HARCOURT LAW JOURNAL, 2018

The Child Rights Act (CRA) 2003 is the principal domestic instrument on child protection in Nigeria. The Act vests in the Child certain rights and obligations which are discussed in this paper under five categories namely: survival rights, development rights, participation rights, protection rights and prohibition of certain acts for the protection of the child. The CRA also establishes some institutions to protect the child and implement the provisions of the Act. This paper briefly identifies some of the rights available to a Nigerian Child as well as the factors impeding child protection in Nigeria.

Yemisi Olawale Isaac, 2019

Abstract The vulnerability of children in Northern Nigeria has become worrisome and alarming. Both gender (Male and Female) are victims of abuse, neglect, exploitation, gender violence and other wide range atrocious acts that negates individual Fundamental Human Right and the United Nation Right of the Child. Most of this social injustice happening to these children is justified under social, societal and religious traditions and practices such include - child begging under Almanjiri Qurānic School, Early Marriage and gender imbalance in Education. Literatures have addressed the afro-mentioned issues of begging and early marriage. However, the present study seeks to interrogate how social protection initiatives can address these growing vulnerabilities. Social protection, generally understood as a set of public action that addresses poverty, vulnerability, exclusion and provides means to cope with life major risk throughout the lifecycle. The study therefore considers child-sensitive social protection in which appropriate mechanisms are in use to protect the child from birth to adulthood. In the Northern Nigeria states, children experience physical, psychological, social and intellectual development under this vulnerable condition thereby making them susceptible to mal-nutrition, disease, abuse and exploitation. The study, therefore, examines the state of social protection in Nigeria; the nature and crisis of vulnerabilities and risks among children in Northern Nigeria; examines the existing children social protection in Nigeria and the challenges faced in the execution. The study concludes by suggesting means of combating children vulnerabilities through social protection initiatives for children in northern Nigeria. Keywords: Social protection, child, vulnerabilities, poverty reduction, Northern Nigeria

As it is known that child protection is the very crucial aspects in our life, this is because in order to having better tomorrow or better future we need to invest in our children now whereby failure to do so may results in having the community which have every kinds of evils, and we consider the Investing In Children Is Investing In Future. Mindful that investing in children is tantamount to investing in Tanzania present and future. (Unicef 2011) The current project inline with the UNICEF commitment in Children and women, Tanzania mainland vol (2011) will focus on determining areas that make the most of child protection in the country. Specifically the project seeks to determine child protection influencing factors as well as obstacles/challenges against realizing full protection of the children. The outcomes of the project are designed to inform policy and practical intervention. Therefore the purpose of conducting this finding is to determine the current responses to be taken towards the child protection.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021

This study aims to determine the experiences of school heads in the Division of Panabo City on implementing the Child Protection Policy (CPP). An in-Depth Interview (IDI) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) were conducted to confirm and validate the responses of the school heads. Findings revealed that school heads faced challenges such as the lack of adequate financial and human resources and the negative dispositions of students. In addressing such challenges, it was noted that school heads strictly implemented the policy's provisions, sought the assistance of various stakeholders, and implemented strong communication efforts. It was then learned that an effective CPP implementation might only happen if school heads employ childcentered and policy-based decision making, establish positive relationships with stakeholders, and strengthen the school's communication mechanisms. Overall, it is recommended that school heads enjoin stakeholders to participate in the decisionmaking and implementation of the policy, build relationships with parents, and launch school initiatives following the law, CPP program, and DepEd vision, mission, and core values.

This article discusses the safeguarding movement in the context of child protection. After providing it’s key principles and precepts, the relevant provisions of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child which link to safeguarding are stipulated, as well as a brief description given of the mandate of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Some aspects of the practical working methods of the Committee are thereafter considered. With reference to the Committee’s interface with non-governmental organisations, some proposals concerning the Committee and the safeguarding movement are put forward.

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

Terms like child abuse, child labour, street children, child trafficking, and child marriage underscore the vulnerability of children worldwide, and underpin the imperative of affording them holistic care. Such services must address the underlying factors that elevate their vulnerability as is consistent with the person-in-environment focus of social work. Given our historical commitments and top-notch values, the social work profession, more than any other, is most concerned with the well-being of children. Yet, not much is known of our professional action in Africa, a region near the pyramid's pinnacle in child rights violation. This article presents the findings of a qualitative study, involving five voluntary organizations, which explored the nature of social work services to vulnerable children. Drawing on a constructivist framework, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather data in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, and the results were then thematically analyzed. Finding...

International Review Of Law And Jurisprudence Volume 2 Issue 1, 2020

All over the world, sustainability has become the focal point of developmental processes. Children are the tools of sustainability of human resources base. A developmental programme that does not take account of this fact is bound to fail, and any act or mission that is inimical to ensuring that children grow up into responsible and productive adults is a major stumbling block in sustainability of human resources as base of any nation and the world in general. Children are the most vulnerable members of the society and require protection from adults. The world 'rights' when applied to children are not rights properly so called but guiding principles for adult behavior towards achieving child protection and enthroning behavioural response for 'the best interest of the child'. This is construed from the fact that human rights instruments did not include age as a possible basis for discrimination. This paper adopts the analytical tool for the doctrinal method using authorities on the subject from the books, journal articles and internet sources. The identification and analysis of the anomalies shall elicit recommendations as to the way forward in Africa.