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The foremost responsibility expected of a family unit is raising and training responsible children that would become agents of transformation within their society and the world at large. This involves an active contributory roles from both parties (husband and wife) inculcating the right morals, values, characters and attitudes; that they would never depart from but imbibe upon as a creed in their daily lives. Fagan (1995) from an in-depth review of relevant literatures in the social science provides amongst others, insights of the root causes of crime. Some of which includes: �          Parallel rise in crime levels over the past thirty years is attributive a dissociation of fathers from his families. �          Neighborhood areas with high family density experiences a high rate in crime, attributed to fathers neglect or abandonment of their responsibility. �         ...

�My Father killed a man He was arrested To avoid prison He gave our 3 year old sister out in marriage to the victim�s family.� When I recently heard the word Child marriage, I asked myself, does that still exists?  Not until I browsed through the net and saw mind blowing facts about the reality of child marriages. Gavin Weston was speaking to me (and probably to you) when he said �most people simply don�t know the extent of the problem. An estimated 25,000 child marriages occur every day. That�s mind-boggling, so much so that to many people it becomes abstract, unreal.� Teenz Global Foundation held a TGF twitter chat on Sunday, August 28, 2016 by 4pm on Child Marriage with the harsh tag #childmarriage to discuss the menace and a way out on Child Marriage. She brought some speakers on the forum- Dr. Gideon Okorie @gsorochy, Olusola Folayan @itgsola and Uzor Darlington @visionike. The chat started with what Child Marriage is? Dr. Gideon defined it as a legal or customary union invol...

SPONSORED POST. What if one opportunity could just change your life? Yes, what if, are you going to let each opportunity pass you by? It is time to stop being pessimistic about each opportunity and get one that can change your life. Here are some global scholarships and awards that you can apply for, they are arranged according to their deadlines.                                  Global Citizen Youth Advocates Symposium 2016. Deadline: August 28, 2016. Global Citizen is gathering young activists from around the globe with diverse campaigning and advocacy backgrounds, the symposium will allow for an engaging exchange of experience, strategies and practices geared towards addressing pressing global issues, as outlined by the United Nations� Global Goals. Applicants are evaluated based on: Experience campaigning on issues in their local ...

CHILD LABOR: ISSUES, CAUSES AND INTERVENTIONS Child labor is a pervasive problem throughout the world, especially in developing Countries. Africa and Asia together account for over 90 percent of total child employment. Child labor is especially prevalent in rural areas where the capacity to enforce minimum age requirements for schooling and work is lacking. Child labour: Child labour is a much narrower concept and refers to children working in contravention of ILO standards contained in Conventions 138 and 182. This means all children below 12 years of age working in any economic activities, those aged between 12 and 14 engaged in more than light work, and all children engaged in the worst forms of child labour. Children work for a variety of reasons, the most important being poverty and the induced pressure upon them to escape from this plight. Though children are not well paid, they still serve as major contributors to family income in developing countries. Schooling problems also co...

Arrival of Participants Culture of Peace and Values of Citizenship was the theme of the 4 th Edition of the Teenz Nigeria project implemented by the Teenz Global Foundation in collaboration with the FCT Social Development Secretariat, Independent National Electoral Commission and other partners. The program was well attended, as 34 schools participated with over 640 teenagers, 71 teachers and 120 adults. Ms. Glory Onyekwere, the TN 2016 Project Manager, in her speech, said that this was aimed at harnessing peaceful values inbimbed in various Nigerian culture and to promote peaceful coexistence among young people using Indigenous languages. Since inception, Teenz Global Foundation, a duly registered non-governmental organization founded in June 2011 has been complementing the efforts of Education, Media, Health and Development departments; local implementing partners, International Aid Agencies and Civil Society organizations; in providing high-impact approaches to meet the urgent, ...

     Article by Ihenacho Michael 'Internally Displaced Children, Almajiri Boys, Street kids are Nigerian Children�.. the children we neglect today will end up causing nuisance in the society tomorrow� � TGF Online� In the face of the prominent strengths evident in Nigeria: being the largest black populated country in Africa, and that �in every fourth African is a Nigerian� ( Ngboawaji et al, No date) , there are no records of streets children. This in addition includes Almajiri boys and internally displaced children. This phenomenon is primarily attributed to breakdown in families, associated with most polygamous families. In such families, they are exposed in raising themselves, thus moving out to the streets. They are ether on a full time (in the streets) or part time occurrence (return back homes at night). As we celebrate Children�s day, marked every year on the 27 th day of May,  there is an ever increasing level of neglect in the upbringing and welfare of the...

                         Power of Reading �Reading for pleasure, achievement for life� The power of reading has raised achievement in over 2500 schools across Nigeria and internationally. The power of reading have transformed the way the teachers teach and the way children feel about reading and writing. For too long, many primary school children in Nigeria have been allowed to fall behind reading. Most of us read without even thinking about it. It�s a skill we take for granted, yet one that�s essential for being able to get on in life. As a child grows up, being able to read well not only enables them to discover new fact and to learn at schools, but also opens them up to a world of new ideas, stories and opportunities. All pupils must be encouraged to read widely across both fiction and non-fiction to develop their knowledge of themselves and in world in which they live, to establish an appreciation and love of reading. ...

             Attitude to SUCCESS         -  Oyoko .B. Many people have defined success in various ways. Because the term is relative, there is no one encompassing definition of success due to the fact that different people have different understanding of the concept. It is usually defined in relation to other people and their achievements. For this article, I will define success as an outcome or the end product of determination, courage and hard work, in other words, the reward of hard work is success. Success is a choice in life. You either choose to become successful or unsuccessful because everyone has the freedom to choose the consequence of his/her action in life. For you to become successful, you have to put in effort and be hard working, because pursuance to success is a journey of endurance. To achieve a desired success is not a small task, so we have to work hard. The friends we keep, play a large role in determining h...

TEENZ NIGERIA 2016 : "CULTURE OF PEACE AND VALUES OF CITIZENSHIP" Teenz Global Foundation   will hold its 4 th Edition of Teenz Nigeria 2016 on the 31 st of May 2016.This event will hold a competition for 600 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 21 in the selected 40 schools in the FCT to promote indigenous languages and cultural diversity.             THEEME: Culture of peace and values of citizenship             DATE: 31 st May 2016             TIME: 9:00AM             VENUE: Cyprian Ekwensi Centre for Arts and culture Garki,Abuja. The purpose is to promote peace, social integration, and indigenous languages and inter cultural dialogue among Teenagers. Previous WINNER TEENZ NIGERIA 2014 2015 Award Winners Photo Credit : Teenz Global Foundation

TARGETS 10.1 By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average 10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status 10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard  10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality  10.5 Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations 10.6 Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more...