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UpRight4Nigeria Campaign: CCD engages more special schools, builds capacity of the ambassadors in Akwaibom state

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By Chris Agbo

As part of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)’s quest to involve the younger generations of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the fight against corruption earlier, CCD in carrying out the #UpRight4Nigeria Campaign went to special schools in Akwa-Ibom state.

In order to mitigate the negative effects of corruption on PWDs, the Disability Community needs all the hands to be on the desk. It is a clear fact that to build a good, enduring and sustainable legacy; you don’t channel all your energies on the waning stars (Older generation) alone. The waxing stars (Younger generation) too needed to be carried actively along and engaged effectively; to foster continuity.


That’s led Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) to set up #UpRight4Nigeria School Club in Special Schools in Enugu and Akwa-Ibom states in 2019. Some students with disabilities were branded as #UpRight4Nigeria Ambassadors in the Special Schools selected. The aims of setting up the School Club were to create awareness on the need to mitigate the adverse effects of corruption in the society and to strengthen the resistance of the students (PWDs) against the prevalence of corruption in the state and in the country at large.
CCD is paying a follow-up visit on the selected schools to ascertain the impact of the campaign and also to extend the #UpRight4Nigeria Campaign to other Special Schools in the state. CCD put together a 2-Day Follow Up with the #UpRight4Nigeria Ambassadors with the following
objectives:

  • To monitor the progress level of the #UpRight4Nigeria Ambassadors,
  • Continue building the capacity of the #UpRight4Nigeria Ambassadors, and the School admin on the provisions in the Nigeria Disability Act; and
  • To extend the #UpRight4Nigeria Campaign to other special schools selected in Akwa-Ibom state.

The 2-Day Follow Up program is supported by ActionAid Nigeria Nigeria through the UkAid funded project through Strengthening Citizens Resistance Against the Prevalence of Corruption (SCRAP-C).

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