From :Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
A Social Protection Specialist with the Expanding Social Protection for Inclusive Development (ESPID), project Mr. Victor Ogaranduku has said Nigeria’s Social Protection policy is highly exclusive, hence the need for the Government to deepen social it to improve the welfare of the vulnerable Nigerians
He asserted this during a 3 —day capacity building training for Civil Society Organizations, Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) service providers, Media and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s), held in Kano.
The programme was supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) and implemented by Save the Children International (SCI)
Victor argued that deepening social protection would allow the government to provide a safety net for vulnerable individuals and communities within the country.
The Social Protection Specialist observed that despite the importance given to social protection policies at both national and state levels, social protection coverage remained limited in Nigeria.
He therefore stressed the need to improve social protection in the country, because more Nigerians were falling into extreme deprivation and vulnerability.
In her welcome address, the ESPID program Manager in Jigawa state Stella Esedunme opined that Gender-based violence (GBV) or violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a global pandemic that affects women in their lifetime.
