Na big news wey dey happen for Sokoto State o! European Union don join body with Sokoto State Government to start new initiative wey go help vulnerable families, especially di pikin dem. This initiative na child-sensitive social protection model, wahala be say e go fit improve how dem dey target and provide services for people wey need am pass.
Dem don drop €14 million for ground through di Social Support for Social Inclusion programme wey UNICEF and di International Labour Organisation go dey run, make sure say Nigeria dey improve im social protection system. Na wetin UNICEF Deputy Representative, Ms Rownak Khan talk for di launch wey happen on Wednesday. She gree say Nigeria don dey make some serious progress but still, child poverty dey too plenty and e dey cover plenty area.
Ms Khan talk say e no be only money matter for dis children wahala. Pikin wey dey out of school, wey no fit see doctor, wey dey suffer from bad food, or wey no get birth certificate; all dis kind tin dey affect dem future. Na so di issue dey strong, and na why dis new model dey important!
Wetin di new model go do be say dem go add more indicators to di National Social Register: tink say out-of-school pikin, health insurance coverage, vaccination records, and even how dem dey survive on top shocks. Dis one go make am easy for dem to plan well, deliver services better, and address any wahala wey families dey face, especially for di areas wey dey suffer poverty pass.
Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, don vow say him government go support dis initiative well-well and him believe say e go fit change di narrative for plenty families. Mr Michael Juma, wey be UNICEF Chief of Field Office for Sokoto, talk say di way dem dey roll out dis plan for Sokoto go serve as model wey other states fit use. Na community participation go help ensure say no household go dey left behind.
Di EU big shots, Massimo De Luca and Leila Ben Amor, wey dey there too, don emphasize say dem dey ready to help improve di life of children and families wey need am. All di development partners gather chop dem confidence talk say dis new reforms go really deliver better outcomes for children and households. E fit help Nigeria build more resilient and inclusive social protection system. Na wetin we all need!
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