In celebration of Children’s Day 2025, Shelter the hurting Initiative reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of human rights and provision of social protection services to marginalized groups of women and children by increasing access to quality education and a nurturing environment to over 300 pupils drawn from the community and neighboring communities in the Initiative’s run school, Clever Community Primary School in Boka Ningev, Vandeikya, Benue State. On this occasion to mark the 2025 International Children’s School Day, SHE underscored its unwavering commitment to quality education to all regardless of social and cultural backgrounds in rural communities.
According to UNICEF, the UN agency for children,Even though primary education is officially free and compulsory, about 10.5 million of the country’s children aged 5-14 years are not in school. Only 61 percent of 6–11-year-olds regularly attend primary school and only 35.6 percent of children aged 36-59 months receive early childhood education.In the north of the country, the picture is even bleaker, with a net attendance rate of 53 percent. Getting out-of-school children back into education poses a massive challenge.” The education deprivation in northern Nigeria is driven by various factors, including economic barriers and socio-cultural norms and practices that discourage attendance in formal education, especially for girls.
A statement by Grace Atagher, on behalf of the Shelter the Hurting Initiative, on this International Children’s Day, SHE reaffirms its commitment to empowering the future generations by ensuring that children are protected, and nurtured in safe learning spaces, emphasizing the importance of holistic child development. Every child deserves a safe space to learn, grow, and dream. At Shelter the Hurting Initiative, we are dedicated to supporting institutions like Clever Community Primary School that lay the foundation for a brighter future. This day specifically set aside for children serves as a reminder of the pivotal role education plays in shaping society and the continuous need to invest in our children’s futures.
The Shelter the Hurting Initiative, an NGO on a mission to promote the protection of human rights and provide social protection services to women and children and other marginalized groups to enable them fulfil their full potential, stands in solidarity with all Children. We celebrate those working relentlessly to restore hope, dignity, and prosperity. Let us continue to amplify voices, advance equity, and create a world where every woman, and child, can live free from harm, fear, and injustice—and rise to fulfill their destiny.
For more information; Grace Atagher, Director, Shelter the Hurting Initiative.
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