{"id":2566,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2566"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:57:27","slug":"esspin-project-launch-social-protection-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/esspin-project-launch-social-protection-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"EU-Funded ESSPIN Project Launches to Strengthen Social Protection in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2566\" class=\"elementor elementor-2566\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000001 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34000000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>ESSPIN project in Nigeria<\/strong> has officially launched, bringing together civil society, government institutions and development partners to strengthen social-protection systems for vulnerable people.<\/p><p>OWACDO celebrated the launch with ActionAid Nigeria and the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD). The European Union-funded initiative\u2014European Union Support for Strengthening Social Protection in Nigeria\u2014places inclusion and coordinated action at the centre of its work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000004 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000002 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"34000002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34000003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A broad partnership for stronger social protection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000006 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000006\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34000005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The launch convened representatives of the European Union, UNICEF, the International Labour Organisation, the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, State Operations Coordinating Units, the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office and other stakeholders.<\/p><p>This range of institutions reflects the complexity of social protection. Reaching people effectively requires accurate data, inclusive policy, community trust, coordinated services and mechanisms that respond to the realities of women, children, persons with disabilities and households facing poverty or displacement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000008 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34000007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-ESSPIN-launch-partners-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2554\" alt=\"OWACDO and partners at the EU-funded ESSPIN launch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-ESSPIN-launch-partners-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-ESSPIN-launch-partners-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-ESSPIN-launch-partners-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-ESSPIN-launch-partners.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Government, civil-society and development partners came together for the official ESSPIN launch.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400000a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400000a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34000009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OWACDO\u2019s community role in ESSPIN<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400000c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400000c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400000b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3400000b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OWACDO\u2019s contribution connects national ambitions with community realities. Its work includes engagement with leaders and residents, clear information about social-protection processes and support for the participation of vulnerable households.<\/p><p>That community role also creates space for feedback and accountability. People need to understand what a programme can and cannot provide, how to prepare for registration processes and where to raise concerns. Trusted local engagement helps reduce misinformation and exclusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400000e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400000e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400000d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3400000d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From launch to people-centred implementation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000010 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400000f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3400000f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The official launch marked the beginning of a shared implementation journey. 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