Program at risk: FG targets more than 57,000 children in Sokoto
The federal government has started the implementation of the ARC-P program for at-risk children in Sokoto State.
At least 60,000 street children and vulnerable youth are expected to benefit from the first phase of the programme.
ARC-P, an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria, is designed to comprehensively address the cross-cutting concerns of at-risk children and young adults, providing them with a dignified life.
The President's Special Advisor on Social Investments, Maryam Uwais, made this known in a statement that she personally signed and made available to PREMIUM TIMES.
She said 1,150 youth workers in the state are trained in basic education, job skills and life skills.
Ms. Uwais said the basic training allows them to provide mentorship and guidance to key beneficiaries of the children at risk program, ARC-P.
She noted that the intervention in Sokoto was crucial given the growing number of out-of-school children and youth who are exposed to various forms of vulnerability in the state.
ALSO READ: UNICEF and AUN collaborate on new academic program“I am really happy that we are committing to Sokoto as it is one of the states with the highest number of vulnerable children and youth. I am sure you have seen the recent MPI results. We all have a responsibility because it's not just the government it's very important that we all put our hands together to support these children in any way we can so they can come out and become useful to themselves, to their communities and society as a whole.
“They have been on the streets for too long and we need to give them the opportunity to lead productive lives. We need to give them hope, we need to give them skills. families. Many of them may have the cure for cancer in their brains, but they don't have the ability to tap into their potential."
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The federal government has started the implementation of the ARC-P program for at-risk children in Sokoto State.
At least 60,000 street children and vulnerable youth are expected to benefit from the first phase of the programme.
ARC-P, an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria, is designed to comprehensively address the cross-cutting concerns of at-risk children and young adults, providing them with a dignified life.
The President's Special Advisor on Social Investments, Maryam Uwais, made this known in a statement that she personally signed and made available to PREMIUM TIMES.
She said 1,150 youth workers in the state are trained in basic education, job skills and life skills.
Ms. Uwais said the basic training allows them to provide mentorship and guidance to key beneficiaries of the children at risk program, ARC-P.
She noted that the intervention in Sokoto was crucial given the growing number of out-of-school children and youth who are exposed to various forms of vulnerability in the state.
ALSO READ: UNICEF and AUN collaborate on new academic program“I am really happy that we are committing to Sokoto as it is one of the states with the highest number of vulnerable children and youth. I am sure you have seen the recent MPI results. We all have a responsibility because it's not just the government it's very important that we all put our hands together to support these children in any way we can so they can come out and become useful to themselves, to their communities and society as a whole.
“They have been on the streets for too long and we need to give them the opportunity to lead productive lives. We need to give them hope, we need to give them skills. families. Many of them may have the cure for cancer in their brains, but they don't have the ability to tap into their potential."
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