BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

AN INVESTITURE WAS HELD AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE TODAY,HOSTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH.{PHOTOS}.

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       Recipients included Stanley Todd, Helmsman at London’s Tower lifeboat station, who received an MBE for services to Maritime Safety.
Stanley became the first in London to have responded to more than 1,000 emergency call-outs. He has rescued 295 people and saved 47 lives along the way since joining Brighton RNLI aged 21 in 1980.
Professor Lorna Dawson, a Principal Soil Scientist, collected her CBE for services to Soil and Forensic Science. Professor Dawson has pioneered forensic techniques that have helped solve more than 100 crimes.
Jazz Composer and Musician Orphy Robinson received his award today for service to Music. Robinson is a multi-instrumental musician – and plays the vibraphone, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, piano, marimba, steelpans, and drums. Orphy has written music for television, film and theatre and he has led the Music Education department at the Hackney Empire for over 10 years.More photos below.
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