Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
As a part of efforts to deal with the issues affecting Nigerian kids and youths, the federal authorities has mulled an initiative that will promote good worth system in colleges throughout the nation.
The federal government additionally stated it was the method of creating a nationwide coverage on parenting to assist tackle numerous societal malaise together with insecurity, damaged marriages, lack of adherence to our nationwide values and ethics.
Talking yesterday, on the multi-stakeholders’ workshop on parenting programmes in Nigeria supported by Parenting For Life Lengthy Well being and World Parenting Initiative, College of Oxford held in Abuja, the Director Common, Nationwide Orientation Company (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-onilu, stated the company was within the course of of creating Residents Brigades in Secondary and Major colleges.
He additionally stated the company was interfacing with producers of carton movies and media organisations to make sure that the content material of carton programmes mirror a few of our core nationwide values.
“As I communicate with you, we’ve already commenced the method of curating the kind of native contents that our youngsters must be watching which must be reflective of our nationwide values.
“As well as, the NOA is within the course of of creating Residents Brigades in Secondary and Major colleges.
“The plan within the quick time period, is to ascertain 1000 per state within the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) making 37,000 residents brigades selling the contents of the Nationwide Values Chatter within the first occasion,” he stated.
The DG defined that the core function of the initiative “was to familiarise our youngsters from their formative stage with the guarantees that Nigeria is making to them and the commitments that they in flip owe to the nation and their fellow residents.
“On this approach, we intend to develop kids who’re values-conscious. Our advocacy on the Nationwide Values Chatter emphasises the centrality of accountable parenting.
“It’s meant that the contents of the Nationwide Values Chatter will type a part of our colleges’ curriculum all through the interval of education from major to tertiary degree.”
Issa-onilu stated the NOÀ has determined to re-evaluate its methods for finishing up its programmes and campaigns, including that it has recognized seven thematic areas of intervention with the acronym CLHEEAN (Crime, Lawlessness, Well being, Training, Atmosphere, Abuse and Narcotics).
In keeping with him, the CLHEEAN mission is a neighborhood centred mission intentionally meant to deal with these challenges with the intent to collaborate carefully with native companions and worldwide businesses to provoke impactful options that can enhance on the standard of parenting.
“That is aimed toward finally creating synergy for partnership with completely different related organisations to talk a approach ahead for more practical re-orientation of the residents,” he stated
The Workshop titled, “Parenting Programmes in Nigeria: Key findings and proposals,”
was collectively organised by Parenting for Lifelong Well being, World Parenting Initiative on the College of Oxford, with funding by way of the World Partnership to finish violence from the federal government of Japan
Talking on the result of the Workshop, Head of Advocacy World Parenting Initiative, Dr. Isang Awah, stated stakeholders have agreed that formulating a complete coverage on parenting has develop into an crucial.
She stated: “Choices relating to its formulation and timing are pivotal features to contemplate, points like which ministry goes to be within the growth of this coverage and that’s what we’re taking a look at between the Ministry of Well being and the Ministry of Ladies Affairs and I consider that they are going to be working collectively collaboratively with different stakeholders to develop this coverage on parenting.”
She stated NOA has expressed unwavering enthusiasm for facilitating the creation and execution of this pivotal coverage.
“It’s paramount for ministries and federal businesses to synergise with implementers to successfully roll out interventions leveraging present infrastructure.
“As an example, the Federal Ministry of Well being is implementing an ongoing service supply programmes in rural communities and this presents a main alternative for integrating parenting applications, underscoring the importance of mainstreaming this initiative throughout various ministries and businesses.”
In her remarks, the Director Content material Improvement of the College of Oxford, Dr. Jenny Doubt, counseled the organisers for pushing a nationwide coverage on parenting which she stated will assist in restoring good values and higher orientation in kids and youths.