THE FOUNTAIN WALK – AN AWARENESS RALLY HELD IN COMMEMORATION OF 2019 WORLD POLIO DAY, ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER 2019 AT THE UNITY FOUNTAIN ABUJA, NIGERIA THEME: BEYOND POLIO ERADICATION: ACCESS TO MULTI-SECTORAL SERVICES FOR POLIO SURVIVORS As the world commemorates World Polio Day on October 24 2019, we...
- The recent case of sexual abuse in a school in Abuja continues to generate reactions - Two teachers in the school were recently accused of molesting female students of the school - The Disability Rights Advocacy Center has expressed sadness over the news The Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC)...
Issue Date: July 08, 2019 Closing Date: July 22, 2019 Location: Abuja Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC), is looking for a committed and dynamic individual to take up the position of Driver. Job Description / Administration:* The driver will provide safe, transport services for DRAC programs and support staff* Operate...
Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) organised a 3-day workshop with support from CBM, to train Learners with and without Disabilities in the FCT as Peer Educators on Prevention of Sexual and Gender Based Violence and Disability Based Violence. The essence of the training was to improve participants knowledge and skills...
Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) with support from CBMUK commenced its Community town hall meetings on Ending Sexual and Gender based Violence and Disability Based Violence in FCT in Abaji Area Council of FCT. The Community Town Hall meeting is to sensitize the locals in the six area councils of...
DRAC commends the National Assembly for Gazetting the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) joins other stakeholders in commending the National Assembly for passing, transmitting, and gazetting the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act. The Act prohibits all forms of discrimination against...
The Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has called on all stakeholders to continue to work together to ensure the implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018. Irene Patrick-Ogbogu, Executive Director, DRAC, in a press release on May 18, 2019 stated that the work is not yet...
The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof Isaac F. Adewole during the presentation and launch of the policy document DRAC in collaboration with the federal ministry of health developed a National Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Persons with Disabilities with Emphasis on Women and Girls which was...
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Stakeholders in the fight for the rights of the Nigerian child have called for the adoption and implementation of the Child Rights Act in 10 states yet to domesticate the law. They made the appeal at the end of a two-day stakeholders’ consultative meeting on ‘child protection and safeguarding mechanisms...