REPORT ON

2016 WORLD BOOK DAY & CHILDRENS DAY

(FCT BOOK DRIVE FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN)
28TH APRIL and 20th May, 2016
BY
DEVATOP CENTRE FOR AFRICA DEVELOPMENT

Presented to:
UNESCO
 ABOUT WORLD BOOK DAY
World Book Day is a celebration of books and authors. It is a period to
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pay tribute to books, and encourage everyone, particularly young

people to discover the pleasure of reading. Children who are not in
school are more vulnerable to child labour and abuse.

However, while some children have access to quality education, can

read and write, there are millions of children most of whom are
displaced that lack access to education and learning materials, and
forced into labour, and often experience abuses.

To commemorate this 2016 World Book Day and Children Day, we

partnered with UNICEF to make donation to internally displaced
children to inspire, encourage and motivate to learn read and write.
This is a strategy to reduce child labour and abuse. Children at IDP face
many exploitation.
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WHAT WE DID
During this year’s World Book Day, we donated educational and
recreational materials from United Nations Children’s Fund: One
box of School-in-the box, one box of Early Childhood Care kit, and
one box of Recreation kits. There are over 3000 materials
contained on the boxes which include: books, pen, pencil, crayon,
eraser, slate, chalk, bags, fireboard, ruler, duster, sharpener, paint,
tape, whistle, basket balls, footballs, picket, etc.
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At arrival, the chief of the camp and his officials mobilized their
children at the hall. There are 112 children who participated in the
World Book Day activities (quiz competition, singing, etc). The
winners of quiz competition got UNICEF gifts. Materials were
distributed to every child at the camp.
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Some of the children saying what they want to be in future
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Some of the children saying what they want to be in future
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The mothers and IDP officials gathered 118 children at their learning
centre to participate in the World Book Day celebration. At the end
of the donation, there was a sport activity with UNICEF materials.
We also sensitized them about Child Rights.
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Distribution of UNICEF educational materials 9
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Presentation of UNICEF educational material to winner of quiz competition
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Some of the IDP children displaying UNICEF materials
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NTA interviewing Mr. Joseph Osuigwe, Director of Devatop Centre for Africa Development

NTA interviewing the representative of Karamajiji IDP coordinator

 SPORTS 13
IDP children with UNICEF Sports materials
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COLLEGE, KWALI, ABUJA

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