We Are Childword Initiative
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to working with families, communities, governments, institutions, agencies and organizations (local and international) to address the critical problems relating to child wellbeing including survival, development, education, as well as rights and protection, through research, training, interventions and advocacy
Connect And :
Stimulate parent, family and community involvement in childhood and youth development through research, training and advocacy;
Sensitize the nation on the relevant local, national and international protocols, policies and programme initiatives on ECD and the need for their effective implementation in Nigeria;
Enlighten the nation on the peculiarities of childhood as well as issues relating to child survival, development, health and learning;
Mount advocacy for active and purposeful Government and corporate involvement in ECD in terms of licensing, supervision/monitoring, training of personnel, provision of infrastructure, etc.
Draw attention to and vigorously pursue the issues of child protection, child abuse, child labour in the contemporary political contexts; and,
Offer solutions to the identified challenges of childhood, adolescence and youth in a globalized world.
Achieving Our Aims
We work with children, parents, and families and also collaborate with a wide range of interests groups, including teachers, youths, policy makers, opinion leaders, captains of industry, private school owners/administrators, government ministries and agencies, and stakeholders, school owners, school administrators, schools, educational institutions, government Ministries, parastatals, and agencies, research units, health units, NGOs, professional associations, and media based organizations, among others.