Group tasks government on child abuse, rescues 200 street children
22 August 2022 |
2:38 am
Alarmed by the growing presence of children on the streets, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Street to School Initiative, has called for a stop to child abuse in society.
Participants at the programme: PHOTO: SILVER NWOKORO
Alarmed by the growing presence of children on the streets, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Street to School Initiative, has called for a stop to child abuse in society.
To achieve this, the group called for proactive measures on part of the governments and relevant agencies.
Founder of the group, Mrs. Oluwatosin Olowoyeye-Taiwo, made the call in Lagos at a one-day health sensitisation for women in the community of Alimosho Local Council and Comenius Nursery and Primary School feeding programme sponsored by Cuppy foundation.
Olowoyeye-Taiwo said governments should bring about policies and rules to ensure that the rights of every child are protected.
According to her, If those offenders know that there is punishment or consequences for child abuse, it will help reduce the abuse. And again children should not be judged, they have the right to a fair hearing, and they should be heard, supported and well protected.
“So, I look up to the government to make sure every child is genuinely protected from harm, from every form of risk that would hamper their future, aspirations and their dreams,” she said.
Olowoyeye-Taiwo added that mothers on their part should try to avoid any form of abuse on their children and if such occurs, they should report it to the right authorities.
She noted that Cuppy Foundation and the NGO partnered to provide daily nutritious school meals to 200 learners,who attend the free school in the council.
The Initiative she said was established in 2009 and was set up to support the academic aspiration of disadvantaged children in rural communities.
She said: “Nutrition during school years is crucial for the physical, mental and psychosocial development of children; however, in a community where most of the parents of the pupils are low-income earners or do not work at all, the children find it difficult to feed on a daily basis.
“This has been a major contributing factor to low attendance of learners at Street to School Initiative, as a large number of the pupils do not eat before coming to school, which means they attend classes hungry thereby affecting their abilities to learn, thrive and perform up to expectation in the long run.”
Programme Coordinator for Cuppy foundation, Mrs. Ruth Okonye said “the aim of the school feeding programme is to help alleviate poverty and improve the learning outcome of the pupils, to reduce the number of out-of-school children, improve nutrition and health status of the learners and increase cognitive performance in class.
The school feeding project was to act as an incentive for families to enrol and keep their children in school, relieving parents from having to budget for lunch. It is to guarantee that each child eats at least once every day.
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