Children’s voices in Nigeria

Wednesday 3 June 2009

Abuja is a new city, now the capital of Nigeria, but the population is steadily expanding. I am here working with the staff on their child survival campaigning activity for the Day of the African child. Children definitely have a voice in Nigeria. I have seen them on the news talking to government officials about issues such as child labour and abuse.

Nigeria loses 1 million children each year to preventable diseases – they lose the most children in the whole of Africa. Everyone here - government and civil society - agrees that it is a problem. A mother on average has 5.7 children. The Day of the African Child will highlight this issue with a parade, a visit from the First Lady and, at the heart of the activity, children giving their opinion on what they think their government should do.

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