Enhancing Protection Environment through Monitoring, Sensitization and Mainstreaming of protection in Selected LGAs in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe The project will contribute to fostering a favorable protection environment for some 432,023 (1) Internally Displaced People, Returnees and Host community members in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY states) - in 12 Local Government Areas, through deployment of community-centered protection activities comprising protection and human-rights monitoring, access to justice and provision of legal documents such as indigene certificates, National Identity Cards and Birth Certificates.
Specifically, the project will support Protection and human right monitoring in selected areas in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe state. Along with the monitoring activities, awareness creation and sensitizations will be carried out to enlighten the population on cross-cutting issues of the enjoyment of human rights, inclusive community structures, Gender Based Violence (GBV) risks, protection issues, COVID-19 restrictions and mitigation measures, Sexual, Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and existing referral pathways to improve the protection of the persons of concern. 
This action will prioritize three key objectives to ensure protection and GBV mainstreaming, namely: - preservation of safety and dignity of all beneficiaries meaningful and timely access to services and information and improved accountability to the affected population. 
Project activities will address protection and mainstreaming of gender, and inclusion of persons with disabilities and older persons in every stage of project life cycle. UNHCR and partners will continue working with protection teams at Maiduguri and field levels to ensure identification of vulnerable women, women headed households, older persons, and people with disabilities are prioritized and guaranteed appropriate assistance. Prioritization and reporting using sex, age, disaggregated data SADD of population figures to ensure inclusion of women from all age groups and diverse backgrounds and would include those with physical disability and mental health challenges, aimed at promoting evidence-based programming and intervention. UNHCR will continue to advocate for active involvement of women in decision making process through capacity building and empowerment to foster active participation in community governance structures and to advance women’s rights and family agenda.
To this end, the project will address observed gaps and protection concerns in Maiduguri, Jere, Monguno, Dikwa, Gwoza (in Borno), Yola, Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika, Madagali (in Adamawa), Damaturu and Gujba (in Yobe) with key response activities which includes:
 Conduct Protection Monitoring (through focus group discussions, key informant interviews spot checks, sensitization and awareness sessions) analysis of trends, referrals, and follow-up on identified cases. 
 Vulnerability screening through effective profiling of displaced and returning populations, to enhance early identification of those with specific needs or vulnerabilities and prompt referral to appropriate services. T
 Strengthen community-based protection capacity to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Strengthening of community-based security structures through the provision of equipment such as solar lanterns, torchlights, gum boots, and raincoats to ensure a round-the-clock monitoring activity in the community.
 Increased sensitization and awareness raising on GBV risks, protection issues, enhance referral pathway and access to justice to improve the protection environment.
 Mainstream Age, Gender and Diversity, AGD approaches in the implementation of the activities. 
 Support access to Justice and legal documentation, transitional justice structures, legal counselling.