The “The Changed Children” TUCCAN Project
The “Changed Children” Project is an initiative of Foundation for Turning Community Concern into Citizen Action in Nigeria Project. CCP is focusing on what the Almajiri children need to survive and have opportunities to lead stable, rewarding lives. CCP is advocating for the rights of the Almajiri children to survive; to be safe; to belong; and to develop. CCP believes in SAVE THE CHILDREN vision that all children are equally entitled to have rights; and promoting children’s rights to children provides a platform for healthy personal development and respect for the civil and political forces that underpin stable societies.
The CCP education is aimed at preparing the Almajiri’s child for responsible life in a free society, in the spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and persons of indigenous origin.
CCP Objectives
o to argue for the elimination of the most hazardous and exploitative forms of children’s work
o to advocate for support of Almajiris’ schools, the root cause of children needing to work
o to highlight the need to improve children’s rights for appropriate education, healthcare and recreation to all concerned actors
o to ensure that Almajiris children have the opportunity to play an active role in making decisions that affect their lives
o developing a way to build good and healthy relationship between the Almajiris children, other children and the communities at large
o challenging discrimination
o providing services for Almajiris children, such as informal moral education, free health care and intellectual recreation activities
o co-coordinating family tracing and reunification programmes for the Almajiris families so reducing the risks faced by the Almajiris
The CCP conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with relevant actors and the Almajiri children in order to:
o Provide children with an opportunity to define their needs and in particular their daily experience in tackling hunger and of other social problems.
o Document the circumstances in which the Almajiri children meet their basic and other needs of their families or themselves through street begging.
o Provide recommendations to inform programme decisions, i.e., to strengthen programmatic approaches to address underlying causes of Almajiri child abuse.
o Document findings in order to conduct advocacy with relevant stakeholders (Community heads and religious leaders, Islamic scholars, government at all levels and the private sector) to support the rehabilitation these innocent children.
The CCP is rehabilitating the Almajiri Children in Kano State through:
o Advocacy & Lobbying to all relevant stakeholders
o Provision of free moral education to Almajiri children to prevent them from social vices
o Provision of free health services to Almajiri children in their different schools to tackle their health problem with the help of volunteer doctors
o Recreational and Intellectual activities to encourage and help the Almajiri children develop their talents.
CCP Strategies
Foundation Stage
o Situation Analysis
o Advocacy & Lobbying
o Community Mobilization
Critical Stage
o Tackling Child Abuse & Child Labour
o Education & Empowerment
o Rehabilitation & Capacity Building
o Admission into vocational trainings
The “Changed Children” Project is an initiative of Foundation for Turning Community Concern into Citizen Action in Nigeria Project. CCP is focusing on what the Almajiri children need to survive and have opportunities to lead stable, rewarding lives. CCP is advocating for the rights of the Almajiri children to survive; to be safe; to belong; and to develop. CCP believes in SAVE THE CHILDREN vision that all children are equally entitled to have rights; and promoting children’s rights to children provides a platform for healthy personal development and respect for the civil and political forces that underpin stable societies.
The CCP education is aimed at preparing the Almajiri’s child for responsible life in a free society, in the spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and persons of indigenous origin.
CCP Objectives
o to argue for the elimination of the most hazardous and exploitative forms of children’s work
o to advocate for support of Almajiris’ schools, the root cause of children needing to work
o to highlight the need to improve children’s rights for appropriate education, healthcare and recreation to all concerned actors
o to ensure that Almajiris children have the opportunity to play an active role in making decisions that affect their lives
o developing a way to build good and healthy relationship between the Almajiris children, other children and the communities at large
o challenging discrimination
o providing services for Almajiris children, such as informal moral education, free health care and intellectual recreation activities
o co-coordinating family tracing and reunification programmes for the Almajiris families so reducing the risks faced by the Almajiris
The CCP conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with relevant actors and the Almajiri children in order to:
o Provide children with an opportunity to define their needs and in particular their daily experience in tackling hunger and of other social problems.
o Document the circumstances in which the Almajiri children meet their basic and other needs of their families or themselves through street begging.
o Provide recommendations to inform programme decisions, i.e., to strengthen programmatic approaches to address underlying causes of Almajiri child abuse.
o Document findings in order to conduct advocacy with relevant stakeholders (Community heads and religious leaders, Islamic scholars, government at all levels and the private sector) to support the rehabilitation these innocent children.
The CCP is rehabilitating the Almajiri Children in Kano State through:
o Advocacy & Lobbying to all relevant stakeholders
o Provision of free moral education to Almajiri children to prevent them from social vices
o Provision of free health services to Almajiri children in their different schools to tackle their health problem with the help of volunteer doctors
o Recreational and Intellectual activities to encourage and help the Almajiri children develop their talents.
CCP Strategies
Foundation Stage
o Situation Analysis
o Advocacy & Lobbying
o Community Mobilization
Critical Stage
o Tackling Child Abuse & Child Labour
o Education & Empowerment
o Rehabilitation & Capacity Building
o Admission into vocational trainings
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