By Sylvia Akpan Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) has held its last quarter foster care meeting for the year 2023, to evaluate its activities in fostering children. Held at the BRCI office, 45A Emmanuel Edem Crescent, Federal Housing Estate, Calabar, the nonprofit-making organization reinstates commitment to support street children as well as fight against human
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Result LEAP Africa Youth Leadership Fellows have hosted a town hall meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital for Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Paramount Rulers, and other stakeholders working with street children. The town hall meeting was centered on providing lasting solutions to the growing number of children
By Patrick Obia We The People (WTP) also known as Centre for Social Studies and Development has presented a new report on the street children menace in Cross River State titled, “Left To Die: Forgotten Street Children Of Calabar.” Presenting the research report in a round table discussion, the Executive Director of the NGO, Comrade
By Margaret John A child right activist, Mr. James Okina has said that children in Cross River state public schools deserve not just free but qualitative education. Mr. Okina while speaking on ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ Sundays, on Hit 95.9 fm in Calabar added that today’s children are the service providers of tomorrow and
By Obeten Godfrey David Essien Otu, a former street kid in the city of Calabar, Cross River State, has insisted that homeless children who roam the streets are not witches, and should not be treated or branded as such. Essien stated this while speaking as a guest on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” Sunday on
By Ogar Monday A coalition of Nongovernmental organizations with interest in child rights, Prevent Abuse Against Children Today (PACT) has said it will soon beginning collating information of kids living in the streets of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. PACT secretary, Theresa Okpa made this known recently while attending to some kids who decided
By Archibong Jeremiah The International Day for Street Children, 12th April, 2015 has been marked in Calabar by members of Prevent Abuse of Children Today, PACT with a 15km brisk walk from IBB Way by Akim passing through Mbora street into Marian road adjoining Rabanna roundabout entering IBB Way and terminating at the beginning of
by crossriverwatch admin The increase in the number of street children in Cross River State, particularly in Calabar the State capital, has become a source of worry to the state government CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. CrossRiverWatch had penultimate week reported in details how street children who now litter the street of Calabar have continued to