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February 24, 2022November 9, 2022

HRCRC Annual Child Safeguarding Week

sensitization visit and campaign to Nnodo boys Secondary School, Abakaliki

HRCRC Annual Child Safeguarding Week: In furtherance of the work on Child Rights, HRCRC kicked off her Child Safeguarding week with a sensitization visit and campaign to Nodo boys Secondary School, Abakaliki; and sensitization/focus group training of her new Onueke Unit of volunteers…

As usual, we’re grateful to St. Patrick’s Missionary Society SPS – our mother organization; and to Raphael Okusaga, the Child Safeguarding Officer SPS West Africa District for his visit to review our child protection policies and levels of compliance as well as sensitization and new members signing up to the commitment to protect children and vulnerable adults

The Child Safeguarding week continued with another Child Rights Sensitization to HRCRC’s Odomoke branch and community enthusiasts…

And the Child safeguarding week ended with a review/evaluation meeting for HRCRC staff and branches… The workshop also had incorporated aspects of trauma and dealing with trauma…

We’re grateful to St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, her West Africa District, the Child and vulnerable adults safeguarding officer Raphael Okusaga, and all our volunteers and staff, collaborators, partners, and supporters.

We continue to affirm our commitment to Peace, Human Rights, and Justice and we sue for a nonviolent resolution to the conflict that threatens our world and existence today.

review/evaluation meeting for HRCRC staff and branches

February 17, 2022November 9, 2022

Peace Dialogue and Conflict Early Warning Signs and Response

And so, the forum for Peace Dialogue and Conflict Early Warning Signs and Response for participants drawn from HRCRC branch members from select conflict prone communities and other security and social stakeholders held…

This is the first of a series of activities aimed at helping communities become aware of conflict Early Warning signs and ultimately take ownership of peace in their communities.

January 15, 2022October 17, 2022

HRCRC Board of Trustees First Meeting of the Year 2022

HRCRC Board of Trustees First Meeting of the Year 2022: And so HRCRC resumed the year with strategic meetings that included the first meeting of the Board of Trustees for the year 2022, representatives of staff and branch leadership participated in a joint session, all aimed at strategizing for the year and positioning to make us stronger…

We’re also grateful for the visit of our founder Rev. Fr. Kevin O’Hara (SPS), who currently is the West Africa Regional Leader of St. Patrick’s Missionary Society.

August 16, 2021November 9, 2022

Annual Child Safeguarding Capacity Building on Trauma Consciousness and Resilience

Annual Child Safeguarding Capacity Building: As part of our annual Child Safeguarding policy, in furtherance of our work on Child Rights, and in building capacity to confront the reality of abuses that we deal with daily, HRCRC’s George Etamesor and Chioma Ikegbunam ESQ joined other child safeguarding officers in #SPS parishes, schools and projects in the district of West Africa to participate in a 5day training on Trauma Consciousness and Resilience, Counselling and Healing.

We are grateful to St. Patrick’s Missionary Society #SPMS and her benefactors for funding and facilitating this training and workshop.

August 5, 2021August 8, 2022

Ebonyi State GBV Taskforce Training

So HRCRC, Abakaliki, a stakeholder in the Ebonyi State GBV Taskforce undertook to train members of the taskforce in Basic Skills in Conflict Resolution; with Special Emphasis on Negotiation Based Mediation. The session which was facilitated by HRCRC’s Director George Etamesor was informed by the striking cases of GBV that needed some form of Mediative intervention rather than legal action as another means of sensitization…