Child Sexual Abuse is preventable. By learning about it, learning how to
recognize it, and how to deal with it, 86 million Nigerian children
will no longer be at risk of having of their childhood destroyed.” Bola
Tinubu (Mrs) The Cece Yara Foundation, a top 12 finalist of the Google
Impact Challenge has taken up the fight against child sexual abuse at a
time when 25% of girls and 10% of boys in Nigeria experience sexual
violence. Since its launch 18 months ago, the Foundation has set up a
free 24-hour child helpline and state-of-the-art Child Advocacy Centre
for children who have been sexually abused. The Cece Yara Team believes
that protecting these children and creating safe spaces for them is the
first step in protecting the next generation of Nigerians, to this end
the Foundation has ensured the safety of children who may have otherwise
faced sexual violence. In this period, the Child Advocates attended to
7,000 calls, provided 850 counselling sessions, filed 30 criminal cases
in court and trained over 6,000 children on protecting themselves. An
Adult Community Awareness Program has recently been set up in accordance
with the belief that the onus is also on the adults to ensure
protection of children within their communities. According to the
organisation’s Founder, Bola Tinubu, who was recently named as one of
the BBC 100 Women Inspiring and Influential Women of 2018 – the main
challenges are creating awareness in all Nigerian communities, and
making healing and justice freely accessible to every child, no matter
which community they reside. The Cece Yara Foundation has been selected
as a finalist in the Google Impact Challenge. The Google funding will
create an opportunity for the Foundation to increase the impact of its
projects and ensure it has the ability to implement strategies to
further its reach into various communities across Nigeria, using
technology and best practice in response to child sexual abuse. The
Foundation has the opportunity to double its funding if it acquires the
most public votes in the Google Challenge by 25th November 2018. You can
make an impact by helping us save millions of Nigerian children from
child abuse, follow the link to vote today https://bit.ly/2Qi2lFx About
The Foundation The Cece Yara Foundation is a child-centred non-profit
organisation to prevent child sexual abuse and provide access to care,
information, protection and emergency intervention for children who are
sexually abused or at risk, and their family. The Foundation provides
the ideal response to children through a 24-hour free child telephone
helpline and its child-friendly Child Advocacy Centre based in Lagos,
which provides provide professional counselling, medical, legal and
psycho-social support, as well as referral services.Vote for the Cece Yara Foundation & save millions of Nigerian children from sexual abuse
Child Sexual Abuse is preventable. By learning about it, learning how to
recognize it, and how to deal with it, 86 million Nigerian children
will no longer be at risk of having of their childhood destroyed.” Bola
Tinubu (Mrs) The Cece Yara Foundation, a top 12 finalist of the Google
Impact Challenge has taken up the fight against child sexual abuse at a
time when 25% of girls and 10% of boys in Nigeria experience sexual
violence. Since its launch 18 months ago, the Foundation has set up a
free 24-hour child helpline and state-of-the-art Child Advocacy Centre
for children who have been sexually abused. The Cece Yara Team believes
that protecting these children and creating safe spaces for them is the
first step in protecting the next generation of Nigerians, to this end
the Foundation has ensured the safety of children who may have otherwise
faced sexual violence. In this period, the Child Advocates attended to
7,000 calls, provided 850 counselling sessions, filed 30 criminal cases
in court and trained over 6,000 children on protecting themselves. An
Adult Community Awareness Program has recently been set up in accordance
with the belief that the onus is also on the adults to ensure
protection of children within their communities. According to the
organisation’s Founder, Bola Tinubu, who was recently named as one of
the BBC 100 Women Inspiring and Influential Women of 2018 – the main
challenges are creating awareness in all Nigerian communities, and
making healing and justice freely accessible to every child, no matter
which community they reside. The Cece Yara Foundation has been selected
as a finalist in the Google Impact Challenge. The Google funding will
create an opportunity for the Foundation to increase the impact of its
projects and ensure it has the ability to implement strategies to
further its reach into various communities across Nigeria, using
technology and best practice in response to child sexual abuse. The
Foundation has the opportunity to double its funding if it acquires the
most public votes in the Google Challenge by 25th November 2018. You can
make an impact by helping us save millions of Nigerian children from
child abuse, follow the link to vote today https://bit.ly/2Qi2lFx About
The Foundation The Cece Yara Foundation is a child-centred non-profit
organisation to prevent child sexual abuse and provide access to care,
information, protection and emergency intervention for children who are
sexually abused or at risk, and their family. The Foundation provides
the ideal response to children through a 24-hour free child telephone
helpline and its child-friendly Child Advocacy Centre based in Lagos,
which provides provide professional counselling, medical, legal and
psycho-social support, as well as referral services.
