Youth-Centric Crisis Response Initiative

OngoingDelivered by OPSWI

This initiative deploys young social workers directly into local communities.

About the programme

Drawing on close-knit community networks, our teams provide timely mediation, psychosocial support and practical guidance to vulnerable families experiencing domestic or economic crises.

Impact

[IMPACT FIGURES, e.g. people reached, schools visited, sessions held]

Gallery

[GALLERY: 4 to 12 consent-cleared photos]

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Community and Crisis ResponseOngoing

Community School Outreaches

Focused on vulnerable women and children, our school outreaches take social intervention beyond the classroom. They deliver health advocacy, continuity-of-education resources and emotional support networks so that children at risk of dropping out stay supported and in school.

Delivered by OPSWI

FlagshipAnnual

Wetin Bi Social Work

Wetin Bi Social Work (Nigerian Pidgin for “What is social work?”) is OPSWI’s annual street outreach and the programme through which the organisation was launched in July 2024. Our teams take the profession directly to the public, visiting streets, markets and car parks explaining what social workers do, answering questions and showing communities where to find support.

Delivered by OPSWI

Child Welfare and Media AdvocacyOngoing

Anti-Corporal Punishment and Positive Discipline Campaign

This campaign challenges the use of excessive corporal punishment and equips families with healthier alternatives. It shows how severe physical punishment can fuel child abuse, trauma and low self-esteem, and introduces social work approaches to child counselling and positive family systems. The campaign has reached audiences across Edo State through live broadcasts, including the Daybreak programme on the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS).

Delivered by OPSWI