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September 27, 2019
ANon-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Save the Children International hasinaugurated Child Development Grant Programme Phase-2 in Kaduna State, to supportthe establishment of child-sensitive social protection policies and programmes.
TheNGO’s National Programme Manager, Karina Enye during the inauguration ceremonyin Kaduna, explained that the goal was to reduce malnutrition and hungerthrough the reduction of economic and social vulnerability.
Enyedescribed social protection as public policies, programmes and systems thathelped the poor and vulnerable individual and households to ensure socialstatus of human rights.
Sheexplained that the programme would focus on system strengthening, evidencegeneration, advocacy and capacity building, with particular emphasis onchild-nutrition.
TheProgram Manager pointed out that about sixty four million people in NorthernNigeria were extremely poor, noting that poor households barely have enoughfood to last one quarter of the year.