FCTA Battles Child Abuse, Neglect, Through Community Leaders’ Training

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified efforts to combat child abuse, neglect and exploitation by equipping community leaders and grassroots stakeholders with skills to identify, prevent and respond to violations of children’s rights.
The initiative, being implemented through the FCT Women Affairs Secretariat, seeks to establish stronger community-based child protection structures that will enable residents to identify threats to children’s safety and take appropriate action.
The director, Child Development Department, FCT Women Affairs Secretariat, Idris Yahaya Attah, disclosed this during an ongoing training on Community-Based Child Protection Structures...