The Center for Disease Control (CDC), the leading cause of death in children aged 14 and below are accidents (unintentional injuries). According to the World Health Organization, up to 50% of young children with unintentional injuries who present to a hospital are left with some form of disability.
In the summer of 2022, the Train Them Young Initiative was implemented at the Dolly Children Foundation’s annual Summer Camp. For this edition, we decided to carry out research to properly document the findings. All children were provided with The Adventures of Muna storybook. This project was implemented through our impact arm, UGIP Foundation. Over the 4 weeks duration, the children had a pre-test, weekly training sessions, post-test, and group presentations. The presentations were so much fun as the children employed different creative methods of passing on the safety message to their peers. There were groups who made cardboard presentations, songs, drama presentations, and speaker presentations.
We are thankful to all the partners that supported us to make this happen. Thank you to Mrs. Monica Nwosu and Mr. Rotimi Eyitayo for their contributions to the project design. Thank you to our implementing partner, Dolly Children Foundation led by Dolapo Osuntuyi, our Project Manager, Fisayo Ajala, and all staff and volunteers who made this project work. Thank you to the Banuelos Family and NYU Changemakers for the support.
