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UROMI JDPCI NEWSLETTER VOL. 24 NO. 32 JUNE 2022 EDITION

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UROMI JDPCI NEWSLETTER VOL. 24 NO. 32 JUNE 2022 EDITION
12 November 2024 Vol. 24 · No. 32 VOL. 24 NO. 32 JUNE 2022

UROMI JDPCI NEWSLETTER VOL. 24 NO. 32 JUNE 2022 EDITION

INTRODUCTION
Uromi Justice Development Peace and Caritas Initiatives (uromi JDPCI) through her wide-ranging streams of interventions promotes integral development of the rural populace in Edo Central Senatorial District in accordance with her mission, which is to alleviate poverty and promote integral development through the motivation and empowerment of the less privileged/oppressed and challenging unjust structures that enhance injustice, hatred and backwardness in Nigeria. These interventions address challenges and norms around human rights protection, good governance, human trafficking and Irregular Migration, as well as interventions to promote healthy outcomes amongst children and families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Therefore, in attainment of one of her goal, which is to contribute towards improving peaceful coexistence of the village communities and promoting social justice and respect for human rights under her Human Rights Education and Paralegal Scheme Project, Uromi JDPCI facilitated Community Dialogue in Four Communities and Adolescent Human Right Club Learning Sessions all in Edo Central Senatorial District. The International Day of Child Protection was commemorated and execution of the Second Quarterly Meeting (April-June, 2022) of the Human Right Clubs. Relentlessly working to end the ills of Human Trafficking and Irregular Migration in Edo Central Senatorial District, Uromi JDPCI under her Strengthening Capacity to Prevent Human Trafficking Project conducted 2 community and 1 market sensitization to enlighten community dwellers on the dangers associated with Human Trafficking and Irregular Migration. Also, sessions were held with Anti-human trafficking clubs across 10 secondary schools in Edo Central Senatorial District while Community Dialogue meetings were held in four Communities. Uromi JDPCI through her Don’t Pay With Your Life Project facilitated monitoring visits to 50 caregivers and 14 young female Returnees supported by the project in Income Generating Activities to improve their livelihood conditions and reduce their vulnerability to human trafficking. From the visits it was discovered that 41 caregivers and 9 returnees were able to sustain their businesses. The caregivers were also able to sustain the beneficiaries (adolescent girl child) in secondary school with 33 of them successfully graduating from secondary school and one in tertiary institution. Galvanize Action for Effective Trafficking in Persons Response at the Local Government Level in Edo State. This intervention was birthed due to the need to activate and institutionalize trafficking in persons response at the LGAs of Edo State and has since inception on Monday the 31st of May 2022 carried out strategic advocacy engagement meeting with 4 (Four) Critical Stakeholders and also paid advocacy entry visits to Critical Stakeholders in Etsako West Local Government Area. Uromi JDPCI through her Integrated Child Health and Social Service Award facilitated Operation Triple Zero (OTZ) Club Meetings for Adolescents Living With HIV/AIDS at Uromi Central Hospital and Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, formed eight Village Savings and Loan Associations, held two review meetings with community and facility case managers and also convened Cluster-Level Meeting with National Population Commission to strengthen collaboration with NPopC to facilitate birth registration for OVC enrolled in the ICHSSA 2 Project and also provide mentorship on the completion of the live birth registration form known as Form B1. State Level Meeting with State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) was also facilitated to strengthen collaboration with schools in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the scope of ICHSSA 2 Project implementation of the project. Uromi JDPCI also sustained her micro credit empowerment Scheme by providing soft loans to Small and Medium Scale enterprises and active farmers within the 5 Local Government Areas of Edo Central Senatorial District to enhance their businesses.