Framing the Invisible: Bisi Kayode Challenges Media on Child Domestic Workers

Nigerian Press Urged To Frame Properly The Plight of Child Domestic workers – Says Bisi Kayode, Founder, CeCe Yara Foundation.

Nigerian Press has been urged to properly reframe and set agenda on the plight of child domestic workers (Omo Odo) from domestic abuses and exploitation.

The Founder and Chief Executive of CeCe Yara Foundation, Mrs Bisi Ajayi Kayode stated this during a media consultative forum organised by CeCe Yara Child Advocacy Center, in conjunction with Street Protect Foundation (SPF) and Freedom Fund, UK.

From left:Cece Yara Child Advocacy Center Head of Program , Damilola Adenusi; Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) Communications Lead, Isoken Enehikhuere ; Progam Manager Caprights-VP, Barr Ngozi Arinze; and Director Minds & Brains Ltd Media Independent, Mr Olalekan Otun at Consultative Forum organized by Cece Yara Child Advocacy Center in partnership with Street Project Foundation at NECA House, Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Mrs Kayode noted that several abuses are perpetrated against domestic workers by their employers and guardians such as physical abuses- bullying, Kicking, throwing of objects, violence; emotional abuses like trafficking, name calling, stigmatisation; and criminal abuses – rape and eventual death.

Half of Nigeria child workers, most especially girl child who has experienced violence and their cases are unreported by the media.

The Founder and Visioner of Street Project Foundation (SPF), Mrs Rita Ezenwa – Okoro representated by the Chief Executive of SPF, Mrs Eduvielawhe Olutimayin stated that “Nigeria press must champion the plight of child domestic workers (Omo Odo), especially if the abuse involve a spouse or another powerful member, a law enforcement officer or community leader.

She disclosed that “over 3000 children died as a result of homicide, punishment in their various homes, adding that between 20-65 percent of domestic workers have been verbally or physically bullied in the past 30 days”.

Over 50million mostly girl-child under 18 have experienced forced sexual abuses and other forms of exploitation quoting Global Initiatives to end Corporal Punishment

The media consultative Nigeria Hotspot Program – with the theme “Exploitative Child Domestic Work : A Consultative Forum Amplifying Voices- Using Media to Drive Change Against Exploitative Child Domestic Work was sponsored By Freedom Fund and the Gift of US Government.