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Basic Information
Organization Name:
Children Emergency Relief FoundationOrganization Regions:
- Africa
- Global
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Organization Country Location:
Nigeria -
Organization City/Locality:
Ikorodu/Lagos State
Organization mission and work description:
The Mission of Children Emergency Relief Foundation (CERF) is to enhance the survival and protection of Children and Youth and by extension their Caregivers, alleviate the vulnerability of Children especially Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Children with debilitating Sickness and Disabilities through Advocacy, Support, Social Mobilisation, empowerment and Collaboration through Programs that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Bound), result-oriented, sustainable and replicable. We sensitise Children on how to protect themselves against all forms of abuse (Sexual, Child Labour, Trafficking, Child Marriage, Neglect and Emotional) in both Schools and Communities. We support Children and Youths that are victims of Trafficking. We also prevent trafficking and abuse through empowerment of Caregivers and Teenagers, and help to provide basic needs of Children. CERF support the effective accountability and transparency of Institutions providing services to Children and support equal access of Children to these services regardless of their gender, disability and background. We provide capacity building for Organizations and collaborate to achieve our stated objectives. We provide access to education and health and engage in Community health programming.
Organization's Contacts
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Primary Contact Name:
Abosede Oyeleye -
Primary Contact Title:
Executive Director
Additional Contacts Names:
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Additional representative #1:
Joshua Abodunrin -
Additional representative #2:
Enitan Akintokun -
Additional representative #3:
Femi Kolawole -
Additional representative #4:
OUR INTERNATIONAL COALITION IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 400 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
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WHO ARE TAP'S MEMBERS?Organization's Work & Expertise
Organization's SGD16 Expertise:
- 16.1 - Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
- 16.2 - End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
- 16.3 - Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
- 16.6 - Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
- 16.9 - By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
- 16.b - Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
Organization's Areas of Expertise:
- Global/UN Engagement & Advocacy
- Accountability for the 2030 Agenda
- Gender Equality
- Children & Youth
- Capacity building/CSO training & education
Current Commitment to SDG16+
Summary of commitment:
Children Emergency Relief Foundation will implement SDG16 mitigating abuse, exploitation and violence against Children and Youth, provide support for victims of Abuse especially Children and Youth, ensure Child Protection, ensure accountability and transparency of institutions providing basic needs for Children, and collaborate to provide capacity building for CSOs working in Communities both locally and globally and provide empowerment and collaborations on SDG16+
Organization's priorities and work in relation to commitment:
Poverty is one of the identified causes of Abuse of Children. Empowerment is a leading solution to Vulnerabilty, awareness Campaign and building the capacity of other CSOs to achieve a great action spread and utilizing local Mass media that is acceptable and widely used in the region is our approach. We will also collaborate with Government Institutions like the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Organizations within relevant Network like TAP quarterly. Our Community health programme reaching out to Women and Children in the Community will continue both quarterly and when the need arise. We will also continue to provide support for the physically Challenged Children and Youth; ensuring equal access and non-discrimination, educational support and awareness.
Organization's work related to TAP network's SGD16+ work & accountability for 2030 Agenda:
As already discussed, we are supporting TAP's primary objective of SDG 16+, through providing Child Protection, providing Legal ID especially birth registrations, ending all forms of violence against Children and enhance Chjild survival and access to meet their basic need; equal access to all, enhance gender equality and enhancing transparency and accountability of Institutions servicing Children and Local and Global Collaborations.
Plan on engaging in TAP's work as a Partner:
- Regional Engagement Platforms and/or Regional Focal Point
- Thematic Working Groups
- Substantive contribution to any TAP Network resources or advocacy materials
- Interest in leadership/coordination opportunities within the TAP Network
- Exploring partnerships with like-minded organizations
- TAP Network joint global advocacy
- Exploring opportunities for hosting TAP Network national or regional-level capacity building activities