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History
Established in 2001 as a Company Limited by Guarantee by Debbie Ariyo OBE, AFRUCA (Africans Unite Against Child Abuse) is a UK charity for the rights and welfare of African Children. Following the deaths of children such as Damilola Taylor, Jude Akapa, and Victoria Climbie AFRUCA has realised the problems African children and parents face and the gaps that still exist in the child protection system in the UK. AFRUCA has offices in two UK cities (London and Manchester) and has project running in Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford. AFRUCA also rely heavily upon The 1989 United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child to form the basis of their work.

Mission
AFRUCA's mission is to promote the rights and welfare of African children.

Vision
AFRUCA’s vision is to see a world in which African Children can live free of cruelty and abuse at the hands of others.

Aims and Objectives

 * Raise the profile of African children in the UK, and create awareness of their needs in ways that promote a positive climate for change.
 * Ensure that children are aware of the risks of abuse, know their rights, and have skills to protect themselves.
 * Promote positive parenting among African parents and others who care for children.
 * Increase the understanding of service providers and those with leadership roles in relation to African communities about the risks of abuse to African children, and promote the development of appropriate services, practices, and support to African families.
 * Influence the development of policy and regulatory action in ways that will safeguard African children.
 * Develop the leadership potential of young Africans.

Work Area
AFRUCA has five areas they state as their main areas of work :


 * 1) Awareness raising and sensitization
 * 2) Information, education, and advisory services
 * 3) Advocacy and policy development
 * 4) Community and international development
 * 5) Victim and Family Support

AFRUCA Projects in the UK

 * Community Volunteering Project – London and South of England
 * Safeguarding Children from Witchcraft Branding Policy Project


 * Safeguarding Child Victims of Trafficking Across London and the South of England


 * Working with Faith Organisations to Safeguard African Children


 * Expert Assessments and Reports in Immigration cases


 * Family Support Programme


 * The Dove Project – Supporting Families Affected by Witchcraft Branding in Newham

AFRUCA Projects in Nigeria

 * AFRUCA Foundation for the Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable Children in Nigeria Project focuses on improving the environment for for children in Nigerian through the following areas:
 * Trafficking in children within and across borders
 * Child slavery as plantation workers, camel minders, and mine workers
 * Child domestic servitude
 * Use of children as soldiers
 * Sexual Abuse
 * Sexual exploitation
 * Street Children/Aids Orphans
 * Socio-cultural traditional practices that impact negatively on children

Press Cuttings

 * Britain’s secret child torture shame


 * BBC: We Must Change Witch Practices


 * BBC: Religious Show TV Miracle Hour “Puts Lives At Risk”


 * Department for Education: Safeguarding Children From Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief


 * Guardian: This Care System is Creating “Written Off Children”


 * Leadership: Cases of Baby Factories Worry Rights Activists


 * Sussex News: Detective Inspector Cycles to London to Paris to Raise Money for AFRUCA


 * Tackle Overrepresentation of African Children in Child Protection System, Government Told


 * MP Hosts Summit to Tackle Violent Witchcraft Abuse


 * Voice Newspaper: Stateless Children Forced into Lives of Crime and Sex Work


 * The Commonwealth: Poverty Fuelling Witchcraft Hysteria


 * Guardian: Slavery Claim Women to Receive Compensation from Metropolitan Police


 * Voice Newspaper: African Families Devastated by too Many Children in Care (Trudy Simpson


 * Voice Newspaper: Breaking the Silence on Child Witches


 * Community Care: African Children in the UK Vulnerable to Exploitation and Abuse


 * Voice Newspaper: Plans to Tackle Witchcraft Based Child Abuse Welcome


 * Trafficked Nigerian Girls’ Stories: Equality and Human Rights Commission


 * New Internationalist: Child Abuse as Cheese Sandwich


 * The Zimbabwean: Child Protection for Parents

Press Releases

 * AFRUCA Holds 7 Days Activism against Human Trafficking in London and Manchester
 * Group tasks government over rising cases of 'baby factories'
 * Over-representation of African children in child protection system
 * AFRUCA condemns Woolwich killing
 * AFRUCA Wins Best Community Organisation at the African Diaspora Awards

Online Videos

 * At What Age Can Children Be Left Home Alone
 * AFRUCA’s Child Protection Training for African Parents
 * Difference Between Child Labour and Child Abuse?
 * The future of AFRUCA
 * AFRUCA 9th Anniversary Video
 * AFRUCA Working With Faith Organisations To Safeguard African Children