{"id":17543,"date":"2024-02-13T16:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=17543"},"modified":"2024-04-11T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:31:49","slug":"supporting-nigerias-invisible-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/supporting-nigerias-invisible-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth certs supports Nigeria\u2019s \u2018invisible\u2019 children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Until John was two years old, he was invisible to the Nigerian authorities and missing out on access to vital state services, including health care.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Living in a rural community in Cross River State, south Nigeria, miles from the nearest town, his mum Rose Enya had been unable to register his birth and was unaware of the benefits of doing so.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But a door-to-door birth registration programme we established in partnership with UNICEF as part of the \u2018Child-friendly Community Initiative\u2019, means \u202fJohn and around 1,900 other children in the area are now officially registered and face a more certain future.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I never imagined my child&#8217;s birth certificate could be delivered right to my doorstep,\u201d Rose said. \u201cI am now more aware of Government services that my family should enjoy.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"x-resp-embed x-is-video x-is-youtube\"><iframe title=\"Birth Certificates Service Supports Nigeria&#039;s &#039;Invisible&#039; Children\" width=\"877\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5s4bI9ePyto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Obtaining a birth certificate is something many of us take for granted. But there are nearly 166 million children worldwide living without a legal identity. Nearly half of the children in Nigeria aged under five years have not had their birth registered \u2013 leaving their rights vulnerable and limiting their access to vital services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Cross River State we have trained community youth volunteers to go door-to-door, supporting local families through the birth registration process \u2013 helping them fill out the forms they need, delivering them to the National Population Commission and, around a week later, delivering the birth certificates to the children\u2019s parents. 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