In a society where children with special needs often fall through the cracks of policy and public attention, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has emerged as an unlikely but increasingly vital ally.
Since 2023, the agency has begun refocusing part of its grassroots strategy to support and include children living with disabilities across the country and particularly in the South-West and South-South geo-political zones, where stigma and neglect often intersect with poverty and poor infrastructure.
This quiet shift has taken root in partnerships, town hall meetings, radio broadcasts, and schoolyard conversations that are powered by NOA’s vast network of Community Orientation and Mobilisation Officers (COMOs).
