Our 2025 Results Summary highlights the momentum we have built in delivering the reality of a truly safe and prosperous world to the children and communities we serve. The Guardian Initiative for Community Development is building individual agency among young people to thrive, supported by strong family and community systems.Read and Download the Report Here

In Angwan Rukuba, where children especially adolescents face heightened risks of exclusion, exploitation and wide adoption of harmful coping mechanisms, The Guardian Initiative for Community Development in partnership with Kavod Relief Initiative is implementing the Goals for Skills- Football meets Tech initiative that not only addresses the prevailing challenges but offers sustainable protection and prosperity for children and the community. In this phase, the initiative engaged adolescents a...

We are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kavod Relief Initiative and The Guardian Initiative for Community Development formalizing a strategic collaboration aimed at expanding access to protection, skills development, and opportunity for adolescents in Plateau State.This partnership anchors the implementation of Goals for Skills: Football Meets Tech, an integrated programme that combines sport-based engagement with digital skills training, mentorship,...

Today, we successfully concluded the onboarding and training of our Community Mentors supporting adolescent children in Angwan Rukuba community. The training was delivered using the Save the Children Youth Resilience Program – Psychosocial Support In and Out of School, an evidence-based, eight-themed framework designed to help adolescents build resilience and thrive, even in challenging contexts.Through this program, adolescents are supported to develop practical, context-relevant life skills s...

We have completed a series of engagement with the Plateau State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, a milestone towards the launch of GICD’s Child Protection Assessment in select communities within Jos North. The Commissioner’s signing and approval of the Research Protocol validates the need for the assessment which will spotlight critical knowledge gaps in the situation of children in these communities and serve as the corner stone for designing effective, evidence-based child pr...

As we reflect on our journey, we are proud to spotlight one of our meaningful grassroots engagements in Plateau State. Recently, we worked with students from United Faith Tabernacle School, Jarawan Kogi, and Government Secondary School, Federe, Angware, creating a safe space to listen to their perspectives while providing essential reproductive health education and raising awareness on sexual and gender-based violence.This engagement strengthened their understanding of their bodies, their right...

Thanks to the heartfelt generosity of a donor, we visited two orphanages in Jos East and Jos North to extend care, dignity, and encouragement to the children. The food items provided ensured that no child went to bed hungry — offering nourishment, comfort, and the silent assurance that they matter.In addition, the donor sponsored WAEC and JAMB registrations for 16 children, breaking a major financial barrier that often keeps young people from low-income backgrounds from completing secondary sch...

The Guardian Initiative for Community Development is currently undergoing a two-phased capacity development programme which includes intensive training and mentorship for non-profits, led by Nigeria Network of NGOs, funded by TY Danjuma Foundation.The program targets non-profit founders, Executives and Senior Managers in Plateau State. The program aligns with our organizational capacity development needs and aspirations to strengthen leadership, governance and accountability systems for greater...

Safeguarding Through Community Partnership: Caregiver Engagement in Angwan RukubaOn Friday 12th December 2025, The Guardian Initiative for Community Development (GICD) held a safeguarding-focused engagement with parents and caregivers in the Angwan Rukuba community under the Safe Futures Project. This engagement reinforced our commitment to informed consent, transparency, and the protection of children within the communities we serve.During the session, caregivers were taken through the purpose...

47 Unity schools closed Nation wide as Government Junior Model Secondary Schools (GJMSSs) are set to close effective Saturday, 22 November 2025 while Primary and Day Schools close effective Monday, 24 November 2025 in Plateau State.   Insecurity is denying many Nigerian children their right to safe and quality education. We call on the government to take urgent preventative action to protect schools and ensure children can learn without fear. Our children deserve safe classrooms, not crises....