Kano State is the largest city in Northern Nigeria with an approxiamtely population of about 14 million people. Islam is predomnately religion of the Hausa-Fulani ethnic populace. Kano State is characterized by over-crowding, high youth unemployment, over-burdened social and economic infrastructure, which results in occasional outbreaks of violent unrests. About 40% of the Kano population are children and majortity of these children are street children generally referred to as Almajiris who are sent out to major cities to learn arabic from Ismlamic teachers but end up begging for arms; run domestic errands and engage in minor jobs like cleaning of cars on major roads for their daily sustainance. These children ages 6-15years suffers hunger daily and are expose to various health & environmental hazzards to make a living. They are socially excluded and therefore grow up to be yandabas (unrest youths) who are mostly hijacked and brought into conflict by belligerent, insurgent and other terrorist war lords to meet their deadly goals. The Stand Up event will mobilize 100 almajiris children from 10 different quaranic schools to stand up against poverty. The children will match to match up to the government house in Kano; there would be a awareness creation at a major roundabout in Kano where the Almajiris and other youth volunteers will stand up against Poverty and demand for the rights of the Alamajirns children through recitation, music & dance.
