It is far easier to build STRONG CHILDREN than repair BROKEN MEN

Kano State is the largest city in Northern Nigeria with an approxiamtely population of about 14 million people. Islam is predomnately religion of the Hausa-Fulani ethnic populace. Kano State is characterized by over-crowding, high youth unemployment, over-burdened social and economic infrastructure, which results in occasional outbreaks of violent unrests. About 40% of the Kano population are children and majortity of these children are street children generally referred to as Almajiris who are sent out from local communities to major cities to acquire arabic knowlegde from Islamic teachers but end up begging for arms; run domestic errands and engage in minor jobs like cleaning of cars on major roads for their daily sustainance. These children ages 6-15years suffers hunger daily and are expose to various health & environmental hazzards to make a living. They are socially excluded and therefore grow up to be yandabas (unrest youths) who are mostly hijacked and brought into conflict by belligerent, insurgent and other terrorist war lords to meet their deadly goals in the past cultural and religious riots in Northern Nigeria. The Turning Community Concern into Citizen Action in Nigeria Project (TUCCAN) for the Almajirins is working with Mallams of Quaranic schools, Community Leaders, Religious leaders and other stakeholders through advocacy, sensitization campaigns, lobbying, and mobilization to demand for proper formailization of the arabic schools to cater for the socio-economic needs of these innocent childen who are our future leaders. The TUCCAN Project Positive Value Curriclum is used by the project volunteers in inculcating positive values in these future hope in different Islamiyya schools in Kano State.