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Mainstream discussions on out-of-school boys in northern Nigeria often paint pictures of dirty and violent street-child-beggars that contributed to place Nigeria atop of nations that have the largest number of out-of-school children. This chapter explores how the failing system of traditional almajiri education, challenges associated with government efforts to integrate almajiri education into the formal school system, social exclusion and hostility contribute to increase the boys’ vulnerability to radicalisation and recruitment by Boko Haram. It recommends an equitable and non-discriminatory…
This report examines and discusses the risks faced by African orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs); the costs and pros and cons of interventions working with OVCs; and provides guidance on what kinds of intervention or approaches might work in a given country context or situation.
The study emphasizes three concerns: the vulnerabilities associated with orphanhood require immediate attention; there is an urgent need to target assistance to the neediest children; although there is still no blueprint on the best way to scale up interventions, the World Bank’s multicountry AIDS programs…