Almajiri Child Right Initiative (ACRI) has called on the federal government to immediately set up a multi-stakeholder task team to come up with a unified position on how to address the social, educational, nutritional, and security situation of the #AlmajiriChild including a medium-term enlightenment plan for building consensus with actors and benefactors.
In a joint statement issued and signed by the Mohammed Sabo Keanna (Team Lead)
Abubakar Abdullahi (Board Member)
Mr. Hayatudeen (Head of Central Working Committee )and others called on members of the 9th Assembly of the Nigerian Legislature to pick up where their predecessors left and pursue an all-encompassing solution to child destitution in Nigeria.
He said SDG advocates in Nigeria and our friends across the international community to add their voices to the plight of the #AlmajiriChild by joining the #13millionsignatures campaign
According to him, with at least 8 of the 17 SDGs interconnected to the plight of Almajiri children, it simply means that nowhere in the world are child rights as critical to the attainment of SDGs as Northern Nigeria.
“It is an urgency driven by both time and demography that neither Nigeria nor the world can afford to miss if we are to meet our global targets by 2030.
“Almajiri Child Rights Initiative is joined by child right advocates in Nigeria and across the world to mark the 2nd Annual “Almajiri Child Rights Day” to draw and focus attention to one of the world’s most abused sets of children.
“Last May, in marking the inaugural day, we pledged to engage critical stakeholders, especially actors and benefactors, civil society, government at all levels, as well as the local and international community towards developing and implementing policy that offers a long-term solution for returning dignity to the life of the #AlmajiriChild.
“ Since then, we have witnessed some level of change in the narrative and a National Child Destitution Bill at the 8th Assembly,” they said .
