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Nigeria 13,000 children and their families received first aid and psychological support What we do 3000 children and young people got training 1000 severely malnourished children have been treated in our mobile nutrition centre The Boko Haram conflict, which began in 2009 when the jihadist group started an armed rebellion against the government, has resulted in a severe food security emergency especially in North East Nigeria. The insurgency and political violence in Borno state causes population displacement: children and families get refuge in camps where basic needs are not covered. We care for children with severe malnutrition in the Tdh ambulant nutrition centre. In the displaced people’s camps, we provide the necessary access to drinking water and hygiene. Our intervention WASH The internally displaced persons camps lack safe water and hygiene. To reduce water-borne diseases like cholera, the Tdh WASH project aims to provide safe water to displaced families in the camps of Mafa in Borno state. Tdh builds and rehabilitates latrines and hand washing stations. We also raise awareness about hygiene and distribute kits of soap, buckets and water storage material. Mother and child health Tdh improves the access to health care for pregnant and lactating women. Our midwives implement education within the camp to prevent home deliveries without skilled birth attendants and to reduce the risk of illnesses. Babies and mothers are visited and referred to health centres when needed. A health committee for adolescent girls organises health promotion sessions about mother and child, as well as sexual and reproductive health. They sensitize the population about young child feeding. We also treat severe malnutrition in children in our ambulant nutrition centre in Maiduguri, Borno state. Migrating children Thanks to a network spanning five countries, our social workers are able to protect children against exploitation when they leave their hometown or village. As soon as they start their journey, children know exactly where they can find help. They will get food, receive shelter, useful information, care and protection. If they have been subject to violence, they will be given immediate support. More information : https://www.tdh.ch/fr/our-interventions/nigeria
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Nigeria
13,000children and their
families received firstaid and psychologicalsupport What we do
3000children and youngpeople got training
1000severely malnourished
children have beentreated in our mobile
nutrition centre
The Boko Haram conflict, which began in 2009 when the jihadist group started an armed rebellion against thegovernment, has resulted in a severe food security emergency especially in North East Nigeria. The insurgencyand political violence in Borno state causes population displacement: children and families get refuge in campswhere basic needs are not covered. We care for children with severe malnutrition in the Tdh ambulant nutrition
centre. In the displaced people’s camps, we provide the necessary access to drinking water and hygiene.
Our intervention
WASH
The internally displaced persons camps lack safe water andhygiene. To reduce water-borne diseases like cholera, the TdhWASH project aims to provide safe water to displacedfamilies in the camps of Mafa in Borno state. Tdh builds andrehabilitates latrines and hand washing stations. We alsoraise awareness about hygiene and distribute kits of soap,buckets and water storage material.
Mother and child health
Tdh improves the access to health care for pregnant andlactating women. Our midwives implement education withinthe camp to prevent home deliveries without skilled birthattendants and to reduce the risk of illnesses. Babies andmothers are visited and referred to health centres whenneeded. A health committee for adolescent girls organiseshealth promotion sessions about mother and child, as well assexual and reproductive health. They sensitize the populationabout young child feeding. We also treat severe malnutritionin children in our ambulant nutrition centre in Maiduguri,Borno state.
Migrating children
Thanks to a network spanning five countries, our socialworkers are able to protect children against exploitation whenthey leave their hometown or village. As soon as they starttheir journey, children know exactly where they can find help.They will get food, receive shelter, useful information, careand protection. If they have been subject to violence, they willbe given immediate support.
More information : https://www.tdh.ch/fr/our-interventions/nigeria
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Landry, a young man from Benin, worked in one ofNigeria's quarries before being arrested by
immigration officers. He was immediately handedover to Tdh's team in Abeokuta.
Landrya former quarry worker
Tdh in NigeriaBeneficiaries in 2018: 200,694 people
Expatriate staff /National staff: 10 / 112
Budget 2019: CHF 3,800,000.-
With your donation we can for example:
CHF 45.-Provide a family with a
hygiene kit
CHF 50.-Treat a child in our
ambulant malnutritioncentre
CHF 440.-Provide a latrine todisplaced people
More information : https://www.tdh.ch/fr/our-interventions/nigeria
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