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WITCHCRAFT BRANDING: BRCI, PACT, and AFAW hold an interactive meeting between service providers and survivors of witchcraft branding in Calabar.

In the fight against Witchcraft Branding, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative in partnership with Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AFAW) with support from Safe Child Africa, yesterday, organized an interactive meeting between Service providers and Survivors of Witchcraft Branding and some of their family members.  The objective of the meeting was to create a forum for survivors…

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NGO End One Day Stakeholders Meeting In Calabar, Sue For Ways To Alleviate Poverty

Non-Governmental Organization ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), has ended its one-day stakeholders meeting on ways to alleviate poverty in local communities. The event was held at the conference room of the State Ministry of Justice, Calabar where the Partnership and Local Rights Program Manager, ActionAid Abuja, Nigeria Mr. Kehinde Arowosegbe,…

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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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Girls Power Initiative (GPI) Ends One-Day Stakeholders Shared Learning Forum In Calabar

Girls Power Initiative, GPI, has ended its one-day stakeholders shared learning meeting on the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement, SCALE project in Calabar, Cross River State. The forum was designed for beneficiaries and stakeholders who were selected and trained on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, child early and forced marriage, gender equality and social…

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2019 International Women’s Day Celebration

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year. It is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights. After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women’s Day on February 28, 1909 in New York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman’s Conference suggested a Women’s Day be held annually. After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in…

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