Why?

47.4% (around 47 million) of children live below the National Poverty line of 374 naira a day.

53.9% (almost 54 million) of children face multiple deprivation in health, education, nutrition, water, sanitation, protection.

Family and communities, youth and children should be fully protected so they can survive, learn, grow and develop to their fullest potential.

over 10.5 million children are not fully protected. Many of them deal with violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation, exclusion and/or discrimination every day.

13.2 million of children are out of school.

Vision

To comprehensively address social and economic concerns of children at risk, thereby providing them with a life of dignity

Mission

To facilitate programmes that will ensure the integration of at-risk children and young adults by creating opportunities for skills and empowerment to reduce their vulnerabilities

Guiding Principles

A wholesome impact on the lives the children provided by the State, with guidelines that ensure minimum standards, without sacrificing quality.
Engage with religious, community, traditional leaders, NGOs and CBOs as key implementation partners, within the faith-based, civil and cultural realities of the communities.
Work continuously to assure parents of the practical value of the programme.
Maintain a transparent, verifiable and sustainable funding model, financial visibility as well as resources for the program.
Create and maintain a harmonised database for continuous monitoring and improvement.
Forge links & build child alliances and agents within communities, to assure of continuous welfare and wellbeing through close community involvement.

Reduction of Poverty through
mitigation of social and economic
vulnerabilities of youth and children

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Key Partners

Government Sponsors and Support

Office of the Vice President, Federal Ministries of Education; Finance, Budget and National Planning; Women Affairs; Health; Industry, Trade and Investment; Labour & Productivity; Water Resources; Environment; Interior; Youth and Sports Communications & Digital Economy; Information; Culture; Agriculture & Rural Development; UBEC, OSDG, NIRSAL, NPHCDA, NCNE, States, NBS, NYSC, LACON, NDLEA, NOA, NBTE, Bol, ITF, NITDA, National Eye Centre

Implementers

Sub-Nationals, Youth Facilitators, Interim Community Hubs, CSOs/CBOs & Communities, Private Sector, Social Entrepreneurs

Facilitator

Office of the Special Adviser on Social Investments (OSAP-SI)

Development Partners

ARC-P Pillars

The programme implementation is anchored on 7 pillars

Health and Nutrition

SDG1, SDG2, SDG3 SDG6

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Basic Literacy and Numeracy

SDG4, SDG5, SDG10

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Entrepreneurial, Financial Literacy and Vocational Skills

SDG1, SDG2, SDG4, SDG5, SDG8, SDG9, SDG10

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Creativity & Digital Skills

SDG9

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Agriculture & Climate Change

SDG2, SDG3, SDG7, SDG8, SDG13

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Sports and Life Skills

SDG3, SDG4, SDG5, SDG11, SDG16

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Incentivisation Intervention (Gate keepers and caregivers)

SDG1, SDG3, SDG5, SDG8, SDG10

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Latest News

ARC-P’s Hope for Nigerian Children by Abdulrahman Usman Leme
ARC-P’s Hope for Nigerian Children by Abdulrahman Usman Leme

The programme is a solution to the prolonged and well-documented vulnerabilities of children who have lacked social protection and the luxury of basic formal education.

13 Oct 2021

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FG to address plight of street children through sports engagements
FG to address plight of street children through sports engagements

FG to address plight of street children through sports engagements* Partners UNODC to train coaches on life-skills Every vulnerable child needs support; Mrs Uwais

24 Aug 2021

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Gombe State Commences Physical verification, Additional Data Collation of Prospective Beneficiaries, Sensitization and Stakeholders Engagement
Gombe State Commences Physical verification, Additional Data Collation of Prospective Beneficiaries, Sensitization and Stakeholders Engagement

Gombe State Commences Physical verification, Additional Data Collation of Prospective Beneficiaries, Sensitization and Stakeholders Engagement for the At-Risk Children Project (ARC-P) with Kwami Ward, Kwami Local Government Area.

2 Aug 2021

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