Putting Smiles On The Faces Of Children
We work directly with vulnerable children to rescue them from abusive situations and restore their human dignity...
Our Vision
A Society With Enhanced Quality Of Life For Women And Children.
Our Mission
Facilitate Access To Justice, Equity And Economic Empowerment For Indigent Women, And Vulnerable Children Through Advocacy And Partnership With Relevant MDAs, And Non-State Actors.
Our Core Values
- Best Interest Of The Child
- Equity & Justice
- Good Governance
- Non-Discrimination
- Promoting Secularism
Impact by the Numbers.
Rescue
We rescue abused children and provide a measure of safety to them. This critical first step is often necessary to keep the children alive.
Advocacy
Engaging appropriate levels of government for the inclusion of specific needs of children in government policy.
Legal Counseling
Legal counseling for children on their fundamental rights and avenues to redress when these rights violated.
Training
Disadvantaged teenagers and women acquire skills that give them economic alternatives, reducing inequality and raising productivity.
Legal Representation
Properly documenting cases of child abuse and filing suits at the appropriate courts at no costs to the victims.
Peer Networks
Formation of peer education groups in primary and post-primary institutions to propagate the ideals of human rights.
Press Coverage
Basic Rights Counsel Initiative Is Now A Member And Associates Of Humanists International
Latest from our Child Rights Blog
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD, 2022
The Day of the African Child is celebrated every year on June 16 since 1991. It was first initiated by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in honor of those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976. It is a…
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Little Esther Needs A Foster Carer
Little Esther is an 11-year-old child that was accused of witchcraft by her sick grandmother and forced out of her home. She was found almost lifeless by a volunteer by a major road in Calabar. She spent six straight months…
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Day of the African Child by James Ibor
On 16 June 1976 In Soweto, South Africa, thousands of black school children took to the streets of South Africa to protest against substandard education and to demand their right to be educated in their native language. Hundreds of them…
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BRCI is a non-profit organization in Nigeria working in the trenches since 2011 to promote and protect the fundamental rights of children and indigent women.
Our strategy relies on practically deploying out standard case management tools using existing laws and policies and promoting necessary reforms.
Contact BRCI
45A Emmanuel Edem Crescent, Phase II, Federal Housing Estate, Old Odukpani Road, Calabar, Cross River State.