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...

BENUE: RESIDENTS GROAN AS WATER SCARCITY PERSISTS IN GUMA LGA. (PHOTOS).



BENUE: RESIDENTS GROAN AS WATER SCARCITY PERSISTS IN GUMA LGA



A worrisome facebook post reads

" WHO CAN HELP THEM"
I came for a burial of a dear friend around daudu , the Uigbiam Guma road.
On our way I saw women and children gathered as you can see in the picture, I stopped to enquire and learnt they are here as from 3:00 am on a daily basis to get water from these pounds.

This is Gyemo Mbawa, Guma Local government Area of Benue State.

The same road is used by Gov. Ortom, his chief of staff, Hon. John Tondo, Avine Agbum to access their villages in Guma LGA.

On this note we are begging on the relevant authority to come and rescue this people.

By Tersoo S Orbunde

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