Technical Brief: Reducing Child Poverty in Nigeria (2026)

This brief highlights Save the Children Nigeria’s expertise in reducing child poverty through integrated interventions that strengthen livelihoods, improve food security, expand economic opportunities, support social protection systems, promote climate resilience, and enhance children’s life skills. Using approaches such as Household Economy Analysis, food assistance, entrepreneurship and employment support, agricultural development, child-sensitive social protection, and natural resource management, Save the Children works with vulnerable children, families, communities, and government institutions to address the underlying drivers of poverty and build long-term resilience. The brief showcases the organisation’s contribution to improving household incomes, strengthening food systems, increasing access to social protection, and supporting sustainable pathways out of poverty for children and their families across Nigeria