21/08/2026
Impartville Children Development and Empowerment Initiative -icdei
Saving the Future Today | Transformed Children Transforming Their World
Impartville Children Development and Empowerment Initiative (ICDEI) is a Nigerian child-focused, community-based organisation committed to protecting, educating and empowering children and families experiencing vulnerability, poverty, displacement, conflict and other barriers to their wellbeing and development.
Our work is grounded in a simple conviction: children should not have to pay the price for circumstances they did not create. Every child deserves safety, dignity, education, emotional support, opportunity and the chance to grow into their full potential.
Through our programmes, community outreach and partnerships, ICDEI has engaged children and families in conflict- and crisis-affected communities across Plateau State, including Mangu, Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Bassa and Riyom, alongside our wider work in Jos and surrounding communities.
Our Engagement with Children and Families
Our outreach responds to the realities faced by children whose lives have been disrupted by conflict, displacement, poverty, insecurity and loss of access to education and protective support.
Our engagement has included:
- Child protection and safeguarding – promoting safer environments where children can be protected from abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect.
- Education support and learning recovery – helping vulnerable and displaced children remain connected to learning and regain confidence after disruption.
- Psychosocial and emotional support – creating opportunities for children to express themselves, rebuild confidence, develop resilience and experience positive childhood experiences.
- Mentorship and life-skills development – helping children and adolescents develop character, emotional intelligence, leadership, responsible decision-making and positive relationships.
- Family and caregiver engagement – recognising that sustainable child protection requires stronger families and supportive caregivers.
- Community-based outreach – working with communities to identify children's needs and connect them with appropriate support.
- Inclusion and dignity – paying particular attention to children who face additional vulnerabilities because of displacement, poverty, disability, gender or difficult family circumstances.
Children Affected by Conflict Need More Than Survival
Children living in conflict-affected communities are not responsible for the violence and insecurity around them, yet they often experience the consequences through displacement, interrupted education, loss of livelihoods, separation from loved ones, fear, trauma and reduced access to essential services.
ICDEI therefore approaches humanitarian response from a child-centred and protection-conscious perspective.
Our goal is not simply to provide temporary relief. We seek to help create environments in which children can feel safe, learn, heal, develop resilience and participate positively in rebuilding their families and communities.
From Emergency Response to Long-Term Resilience
ICDEI believes that protecting children requires both immediate response and long-term investment.
Our work therefore connects:
Protection → Education → Psychosocial Wellbeing → Mentorship → Family Strengthening → Community Resilience
This integrated approach enables us to respond to immediate vulnerabilities while also addressing some of the conditions that can leave children exposed to further harm.
Our Community Reach
Through our outreach and partnerships, ICDEI has engaged with children, families, caregivers, community leaders and other stakeholders in communities including:
Mangu | Bokkos | Barkin Ladi | Bassa | Riyom | Jos and surrounding communities
These engagements have strengthened our understanding of the realities facing children in conflict-affected and underserved communities and reinforced our commitment to locally grounded, child-centred solutions.
Our Commitment
ICDEI is committed to strengthening protective environments in which every child—regardless of where they live, their family circumstances, disability, gender or displacement status—can be protected from harm and supported to thrive.
We believe that children cannot wait for the world to become perfect before they are given the opportunity to learn, heal, dream and build a future.
Our commitment is therefore to save the future today by standing with vulnerable children, strengthening families and working with communities to create pathways from vulnerability to resilience.
Learn More About ICDEI
Visit our website to learn more about our programmes, community engagements, partnerships and impact:
https://icdei.org/
Children Development and Empowerment Initiative (ICDEI)
Saving the Future Today | Transformed Children Transforming Their World
Impartville Children Development and Empowerment Initiative (ICDEI) is a Nigerian child-focused, community-based organisation committed to protecting, educating and empowering children and families experiencing vulnerability, poverty, displacement, conflict and other barriers to their wellbeing and development.
Our work is grounded in a simple conviction: children should not have to pay the price for circumstances they did not create. Every child deserves safety, dignity, education, emotional support, opportunity and the chance to grow into their full potential.
Through our programmes, community outreach and partnerships, ICDEI has engaged children and families in conflict- and crisis-affected communities across Plateau State, including Mangu, Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Bassa and Riyom, alongside our wider work in Jos and surrounding communities.
Our Engagement with Children and Families
Our outreach responds to the realities faced by children whose lives have been disrupted by conflict, displacement, poverty, insecurity and loss of access to education and protective support.
Our engagement has included:
- Child protection and safeguarding – promoting safer environments where children can be protected from abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect.
- Education support and learning recovery – helping vulnerable and displaced children remain connected to learning and regain confidence after disruption.
- Psychosocial and emotional support – creating opportunities for children to express themselves, rebuild confidence, develop resilience and experience positive childhood experiences.
- Mentorship and life-skills development – helping children and adolescents develop character, emotional intelligence, leadership, responsible decision-making and positive relationships.
- Family and caregiver engagement – recognising that sustainable child protection requires stronger families and supportive caregivers.
- Community-based outreach – working with communities to identify children's needs and connect them with appropriate support.
- Inclusion and dignity – paying particular attention to children who face additional vulnerabilities because of displacement, poverty, disability, gender or difficult family circumstances.
Children Affected by Conflict Need More Than Survival
Children living in conflict-affected communities are not responsible for the violence and insecurity around them, yet they often experience the consequences through displacement, interrupted education, loss of livelihoods, separation from loved ones, fear, trauma and reduced access to essential services.
ICDEI therefore approaches humanitarian response from a child-centred and protection-conscious perspective.
Our goal is not simply to provide temporary relief. We seek to help create environments in which children can feel safe, learn, heal, develop resilience and participate positively in rebuilding their families and communities.
From Emergency Response to Long-Term Resilience
ICDEI believes that protecting children requires both immediate response and long-term investment.
Our work therefore connects:
Protection → Education → Psychosocial Wellbeing → Mentorship → Family Strengthening → Community Resilience
This integrated approach enables us to respond to immediate vulnerabilities while also addressing some of the conditions that can leave children exposed to further harm.
Our Community Reach
Through our outreach and partnerships, ICDEI has engaged with children, families, caregivers, community leaders and other stakeholders in communities including:
Mangu | Bokkos | Barkin Ladi | Bassa | Riyom | Jos and surrounding communities
These engagements have strengthened our understanding of the realities facing children in conflict-affected and underserved communities and reinforced our commitment to locally grounded, child-centred solutions.
Our Commitment
ICDEI is committed to strengthening protective environments in which every child—regardless of where they live, their family circumstances, disability, gender or displacement status—can be protected from harm and supported to thrive.
We believe that children cannot wait for the world to become perfect before they are given the opportunity to learn, heal, dream and build a future.
Our commitment is therefore to save the future today by standing with vulnerable children, strengthening families and working with communities to create pathways from vulnerability to resilience.
Learn More About ICDEI
Visit our website to learn more about our programmes, community engagements, partnerships and impact:
https://icdei.org/
