Interventions

CELEBRATING CHILDREN’S DAY IN OFUMBONGHA IV COMMUNITY WITH BRCI

Today, in honor of Children’s Day, the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative partnered with ActionAid Nigeria to commemorate this special occasion with the children of Ofumbongha IV Community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. The joy evident on the children’s faces was truly priceless. In addition to our community celebration, our Principal Counsel,…

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CLIMATE CHANGE SENSITIZATION AND TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE IN AFRIKE II COMMUNITY, BEKWARRA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE

Today’s climate reports are alarming, showing a steady rise in global temperatures each day. The consequences are stark: increased droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, and the extinction of numerous plant and animal species. These changes are largely driven by human activities, posing a critical question: what can we do to save our planet? Addressing this…

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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN, 2023

April 12, marked the International Day for Street Children. Basic Rights Counsel Initiative in collaboration with other NGOs organized a One Thousand (1,000) Person March to create awareness of the plight faced by street children in Cross River State. This day signifies the resilience and strength of the One Hundred and Fifty Million (150,000,000) street…

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Trafficked Child Seeks Reunion With Parent

BRCI An eight years old child identified as Believe-In-God Mandu Chinedu who was trafficked to Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State from Imo State in May 2022 has sought a reunion with his parents. Believe-In-God who was rescued and currently taking shelter with a non-profit organization, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, gave his…

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End Witchcraft Branding and Stigmatization Campaign (#EWBS)

Comfort, Hope and Goodness, three girls aged 13, 5 and 3 respectively are siblings who live with their grandmother since losing both of their parents in 2016. In February 2018 they were branded witches by their grandmother and accused of being responsible for her ill health. To coerce a confession out of them, she invited…

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BRCI’s Dairy of Stolen Children

Samuel Edet Zion Samuel (pictured) was five years old when he was abducted by unknown individuals in April, 2015. Despite the best efforts of the Nigerian Police, he has yet to be recovered and reunited with his family. #BRCIDiaryofStolenChildren     Essien Bassey Mbara On the 15th of May, 2015, young Essien (Male) left home…

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Save Enobong’s Abducted Children

On the 19th of November, 2017, Enobong Effiong Joseph and her four children were abducted from Calabar at about 7am on their way to church and taken to Aba in Abia State. The woman who was separated from her children (at Aba), was taken to be killed in Always Ibom but she was lucky to…

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