The Education Secretary of Lagos Mainland Location Authority, Tajudeen Tijani; Slum2School Africa Project Manager, Adekunle Idowu; The Freedom Fund Program Advisor, Chika Valerie Nwabeke; Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency boss, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, and others. Photo: Slum2Africa media
Slum2School Africa has partnered with The Freedom Fund to launch a child safeguarding initiative aimed at protecting and empowering child domestic workers in underserved communities across Lagos State.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the two organisations, the initiative, supported through a funding gift from the United States Department of State, seeks to combine access to education with structured child protection systems in slum, riverine, and informal settlements where many children are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Speaking on the project, Senior Partnership Manager at Slum2School Africa, Hauwa Yahaya, said the intervention was designed to ensure that education and child protection work together.
“For many of these children, access to education alone is not enough. This partnership ensures that education and protection go hand in hand.
