Empowering Parents to Protect Children | Nigeria News

Oyo State, with UNICEF and Value Female Network Africa, launches a bold new initiative: the Gender Transformative Positive Parenting Programme, designed to turn parents into frontline child protectors. Through intensive training for community facilitators in Ibadan, the program equips caregivers with skills to spot abuse, foster open communication, and replace violence with positive discipline. Covering everything from digital safety to preventing FGM and child marriage, it tackles harmful norms head-on. Facilitators now roll out 10-week community sessions, empowering families to build safer, healthier homes—and stronger communities—starting at home. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ccc406c3d44a8d50