GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR KIDS INITITIVE ORGANIZED THE FIRST MAIDEN MEETING
AND A DAY TRAINING FOR COMMITTEE OF THE
WELFARE OF STREET CHILREN IN OGUN STATE
Global Support for kids Initiative in conjunction with Child
Protection Network (CPN) organized a day training for committee members for the
welfare of street children held on the 11th February 2021, 9am at
cubes hall tantalizer Lafenwa Abeokuta Ogun state. Thirty one participant were
in attendance, the Director of Child representing the Commissioner of Women Affairs
and Social Development, Nigerian police both from Lafenwa police station and
the railway police station, NSCDC,
market leaders at Lafenwa, Abule Otun community youth leaders [PRO], Enu gada
youth secretary, the Media were also present, Representative of OGBC, Splash
FM, News Nigeria, City voice.com, blue print media, and the man of the press.
The monitoring and evaluation officer of global support for
kids initiative who is also the assistant secretary of CPN Ogun state welcomed
all participant to the event, he said
the motive behind the training is to enlighten the committee on modern day
approach in interacting with the street
children. He advised that the community after the training should also be
responsible for the street children, adding that most of the children who are
brutalized have no fault, it is due to the challenges they face in one way or
the other that made them so. Furthermore
he said that parent needs to watch their children closely, also the rate at which parent inflict pain on
their children should be reduced by
applying another strategy to caution the children. They should also ensure they show love to
their wards, and also monitor the
growth of the girl child, parent should ensure that their children safety is of
great importance to them. He further
disclosed that the training will be on a quarterly basis.
The commissioner of Ministry of women Affairs, represented by Mr.
Akinola Kayode celebrated global support for kids initiative for coming up with
such programme, that it will change the members orientation to assist and guide
the street children. He identified that broken homes, bad influence are some of
the major reason why we see street children around, he advised that members of
the committee should identify with the children and integrate them back to the
society.
To go further in the training Mrs. Adeleke Margret, the general secretary of child
protection network Ogun state (CPN)
introduced the concept of child protection. She
explained on how to protect the
children from any form of abuse.In her speech shealso made it cleared that
involving in child protection is a way
of helping our children.After her
speech, question was asked by one of the participant which stated that “if a child is acting strange and feeling reluctant to go to school while his siblings are
prepared to go to school, what
corrective approach can be used for such child, Mrs. Adeleke Margret replied
that there will be need for such parent
to have quality time with
the child to enable the child to
express himself to the parent, stating that
adequate time and counseling is what such child needs so that the parent
can get the true information about what the child problem is. Afterwards the participant were
allowed to exercised themselves with zobo drink and snacks.
After the
exercise Mr.SOLEYE AKINGBADE ALFRE, Ogun state child protection network (CPN) coordinator
took the participant through the component of child protection, and explains
the kind of abuse the children may face and its effect on their life and future. He gave dictionary meaning of a child and
also what child abuse is. He also explained expressly on the training which was
projected on the screen.
Global
support for kids initiative executive director, Mr. Opeyemi Olajide Olowookere
then called via zoom, he appreciated the participant for
their presence, and he also urged them to do the task ahead of them
effectively. He furthermore encouraged
them that they have a lot to do concerning the welfare of the street children, and the committee
should not relent in their work.
The officer in charge of Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC),
Lafenwa Divisional police station, Mrs. Abosede
Ajamolya appreciated global support for kids initiative for the
training, stating that it will help the committee in performing well in their
responsibilities.
Follow the programme up on the link below.
https://thenewsville.com/gsk-organises-train-the-trainers-workshop-for-street-children-committee/
https://cityvoiceng.com/high-rate-of-street-children-is-alarming-says-child-rights-activists/
https://www.facebook.com/gskinitiative/
https://twitter.com/gskinitiative
https://www.instagram.com/gskinitiative4kids/
