Idia Renaissance
{{Short description|Non-governmental organization in Edo State, Nigeria}}
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|purpose = Combat and prevent human trafficking
|headquarters = Benin City, Nigeria
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Idia Renaissance is a non governmental civil society organization based in Edo State, Nigeria. The organization organize activities around human trafficking, including reception of victims of human trafficking.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=U.S. Applauds Edo State's Integrated Anti-Human Trafficking Framework |url=https://ng.usembassy.gov/u-s-applauds-edo-states-integrated-anti-human-trafficking-framework/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124192138/https://ng.usembassy.gov/u-s-applauds-edo-states-integrated-anti-human-trafficking-framework/ |url-status=dead }} Idia Renaissance was founded by Mrs. Eki Igbinedion, wife of Chief Lucky Igbinedion, a former governor of Edo State.{{Cite web |date=2017-12-19 |title=How victims of human trafficking find succor in Idia Foundation |url=https://guardian.ng/issue/how-victims-of-human-trafficking-find-succor-in-idia-foundation/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}} In 2021, Idia Renaissance partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to create awareness on human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women girls.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-14 |title=Idia Renaissance Holds Twenty Second Exhibition After Six Months Training Programme |url=https://www.itvradiong.com/uncategorized/idia-renaissance-holds-twenty-second-exhibition-six-months-training-programme/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Independent Television/Radio |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-06 |title=Artwork Competition : Ebenezer Secondary school Emerge Overall Best |url=https://nigerianobservernews.com/2021/11/artwork-competition-ebenezer-secondary-school-emerge-overall-best/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Nigerian Observer |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Idia Renaissance Nigeria - Programmes - Returning from Germany |url=https://www.returningfromgermany.de/en/programmes/idia-renaissance-nigeria/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=www.returningfromgermany.de |language=en}}
History
Idia Renaissance was founded on July 1, 1999 in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, Nigeria, as a counter-measure to address the trafficking of persons for sexual exploitation.
Partnership
The organization partner with the following organizations/institution to achieve its objectives:
- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF){{Cite web |title=Nigeria fights human trafficking with training and awareness programmes |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/nigeria-fights-human-trafficking-with-training-and-awareness-programmes-24748 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Nigeria fights human trafficking with training and awareness programmes |language=en}}
- National Agency For The Prohibition Of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
- United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs (UNOCD){{Cite journal |last=Nwogu |first=Victoria Ijeoma |date=2014-09-22 |title=Anti-Trafficking Interventions in Nigeria and the Principal-Agent Aid Model |url=https://www.antitraffickingreview.org/index.php/atrjournal/article/view/64 |journal=Anti-Trafficking Review |language=en |issue=3 |doi=10.14197/atr.20121433 |issn=2287-0113|doi-access=free }}