Child rights protection and sustainable social development programmes in contemporary Nigeria: a sociological overview

摘要

The paper took a critical look at the social development programming, management and implications with particular reference to the children and women in Nigeria. Fundamentally, ignorance, poverty, lack of commitment among others has been identified as major challenges towards implementing these programmes. The implementation of child rights law is still a mirage in most of the states of the federation. The paper also highlighted the responsibilities of the state, families and children to result to a complementary social development efforts which had been absent over some past decades. The exploratory method of this paper traced the issues of welfare packages and programmes by government agencies alongside NGOs for OVCs and women who are principally vulnerable in society. The paper recommends the collective efforts for fighting and solving these issues for the neglected children, abandoned orphans and vulnerable children should be assisted and rehabilitated. Policies and programmes be judiciously planned and implemented. Mothers especially widows and those of the low socio-economic status be assisted financially and be trained in small scale entrepreneurial skills and granted a conducive environment for work as to improve economic base.