Menstrual Hygiene Day creates an occasion for publicizing information in the media, including social media. Public information campaigns can help to engage decision-makers in policy dialogue. The day offers an opportunity to actively advocate for the integration of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) into global, national and local policies and programmes
JDPC Onitsha is ensuring that girl child is not dropped from school due to early marriage, pregnancy, or child labour. Our bursary scheme has been designed to tackle issues face by out-of-school children, eliminating barrier to girl child development.
JDPC Onitsha has used these programmes to empower the economically disadvantaged persons and improve the living conditions of the poor and marginalized. More so, several programmes have been organized in eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, and promoting gender equality and empowering women. The hope is that the new information and education awareness/empowerment by JDPC Onitsha for Economic and Social determination kickstarts the alleviation of poverty and fosters new approaches for the elimination of exclusions and injustices in the society.
Violence against women and girls is one of the most pressing challenges to human rights worldwide. According to a 2013 WHO global study, 35 percent of women globally have endured either physical and/or sexual violence. Shockingly, some studies in Nigeria revealed that as many as 70 percent of women have faced physical and/or sexual violence […]
JDPC parishes sensitized parents, parishioners in many parishes and CWOs during the August Meetings on the need to advice and encourage their children to engage on extracurricular exercises, entrepreneurial trainings or vocational trainings like computer lessons, bead making, hair-prating, learning how to play organ or jitter, etc. instead of truancy and wiling away their times […]
Migrant and Refugees Unit Coordinator Archdiocese of Onitsha Rev. Fr. Edwin Udoye participated in the two days capacity -building support for Migrants and Refugees Service Coordinators in Nigeria at Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Abuja. The highlights of the event include 1. Presentation on Policy of the Migrants and Refugees Unit 2. Inauguration of Advocates of […]
JDPC Onitsha sensitised 134 parish JDPC members on drug abuse across 4 episcopal regions in the Archdiocese (Dunukofia, Onitsha,Iyiowa and Nnobi). The highlights of the sensitisation included 1.What is drugs? 2.How drugs can be abused 3.Types of drug abuse 4. Effects of drug abuse 5.Available treatments or therapies for drug abused victims. The participants will […]
World Day for Grandparents and Elderly 2025: JDPC Onitsha celebrated World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly at Holy Cross Parish Nkpor with the theme "Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Lose Hope." The highlights of the event included: 1. Eucharistic celebration. 2. Talk on Aging Gracefully - biologically, mentally, emotionally and physically. 3. Funfair […]
