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Scaling-up Assistance in Hard-to-Reach Areas (SAHaRA)- ECHO Phase 2 The needs in Nigeria continue to increase in all sectors, as conflicts and violence persists in the region. The limitations of movement in the Northern part pose great challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for people in need to access humanitarian aid. The action’s principal objective is to contribute to improving the living conditions and dignity of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. In this context, the implementing partners will be mindful of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and consider longer-term sustainability of their activities. The specific objective is to provide inclusive, safe, and dignified access to immediate food, WASH, and protection assistance and to strengthen community resilience in at 20 communities in hard-to-reach areas of Kaga and Magumeri LGAs in Borno state. The intervention will focus on providing direct access to integrated multi-sectoral, context-adapted assistance, which will cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people and communities. The partners will apply a conflict-sensitive and rights-based approach, taking into consideration their risk analysis while ensuring a flexible, secure, and coordinated response. The action will include humanitarian protection, food assistance, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation and hygiene, and a scheme for gender-based violence prevention. The villages to be covered have been selected in coordination with local authorities and humanitarian clusters to ensure reaching into areas with high needs that have largely been deprived of humanitarian assistance.
Promoting Citizens Participation for improved accountability in Nigeria Firstly, it has been observed that laws and government policies play active role in determining the well-being of the society. An institution that is at the forefront of enacting laws and giving shape to the policies of government is the National Assembly. The composition of members of the national assembly is such that a sizeable number of them are Catholics. It has also been observed that majority of them are not conversant with the elements of the Catholic Social Teaching. This will be done by organizing them into a caucus for proper orientation, information sharing, collaboration and advocacy.

Secondly, the 2016 Federal Government of Nigeria appropriation is being implemented. In the past, when budgets are passed, ministries, department and agencies kick-start the implementation of the budget by awarding contracts running into billions of Naira which most times end up being abandoned or  the funds siphoned without the contracts being executed. It is in line with this and in the resolve to promote the practice of Social Accountability in Nigeria which involves the monitoring and tracking the execution of projects. 
This agency is called the River Basin Development Authority. Nigeria has 11 River Basin Development Authorities, RBDAs, created in 1976 by the Federal Government to harness the country’s water resources and optimise Nigeria’s agricultural resources for food self-sufficiency. The river basins authorities were also expected to bridge the gap between the rural and urban centers by taking development to the grass roots and discourage migration from the rural areas to the urban centers. These RBDAs have been turned into amorphous establishments with all manners of items and projects inserted into their budgets. This has resulted into poverty and its attendant consequences of increase in crime rate and anti-social behavior among the citizens.
To kick-start the monitoring and tracking of contract awards and budgetary releases in the RDBAs, the capital expenditure projects in two of the RBDAs, the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (UNRBDA) and the Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (LRBDA) will be monitored as a pilot programme. This will be done by partnering with the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of Abuja Archdiocese and the Diocese of Makurdi to mobilize existing communities structures like the Town Unions in 5 Local Government Areas to monitor the actual implementation of the budget for the 2016 fiscal year.
Linking relief, rehabilitation & Dev.  through climate sensitive livelihood in Adamawa State Nigeria is faced with water scarcity and droughts which occur every five years, on average, with the potential to increase in frequency due to climate change. This scenario not only threatens food security, livelihoods, and productivity, but also exacerbates fragility and increases the risk of violence.  The drying up of rivers, and particularly the shrinking of Lake Chad is attributable to the effects of climate change and is having a significant impact on conflict-affected population. Climate change poses serious threat to life in rural communities in Northeast Nigeria, particularly in conflict-affected states bordering Cameroun such as Borno and Adamawa.   
Conflicts over resources and communal violence on limited resources, have killed at least 10,000 Nigerians in less than a decade. A case in point is Nigeria’s frequent farmer-herder conflicts: feed scarcity and water shortages caused partly by desertification and drought have sent nomadic pastoralists, most of them ethnic Fulanis, wandering south, outside their normal grazing routes. 
For over a decade, the insurgency in Northeast Nigeria has caused severe population movements with large influxes of displaced population seeking safety. As of February 2022, IOM has reported a significant growth of displaced population numbers settling in Adamawa State, particularly in 12 Local Government Areas. With the increase of displaced population, the area has suffered deforestation due to unsustainable charcoal production, and the use of wood for cooking and farming activities. The use of harmful farming practices including an increased use of inorganic fertilizer and chemicals (pesticides and herbicides) on farmlands has contributed to soil erosion and aridity. Rural communities have also resorted to hunting of wild animals for food, also affecting the biodiversity in the area.
Action for Cultural and Religious Pluralism in Niger and Nigeria Niger and Nigeria are bordering countries situated in West Africa. Niger is one of the lowest-ranked in the UN HDI whereas Nigeria has a large economy and is listed among the "Next Eleven", a list of economies that are set to become among the biggest in the world (Goldman Sachs, 2012). Niger is a francophone country and Nigeria an anglophone; even though Nigeria is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, speaking 500 different languages (World Atlas, 2017). Islam accounts for 94% of Niger’s religious adherents. Nigeria is nearly equally divided between Christianity and Islam. Two different countries but when looking at the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental root causes and effects of decreased tolerance for cultural and religious pluralism, Niger and Nigeria show a lot of similarities.
As demonstrated, Nigeria and Niger are multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-religious countries. The culture of both countries is shaped by its diverse groups; hence, religion is conflated with ethnicity and regionalism. In the Call for Proposals, intercultural dialogue may include interreligious, intra-faith or interfaith dialogue. The action addresses Lot 1 by enhancing understanding and respect for cultural and religious diversity. It’s strong focus on interreligious dialogue encourages the interaction between different religious denominations, particularly Islam and Christianity. However, traditional African beliefs and practices, which tend to be practised by practitioners of both Christianity and Islam, also play an important role in the target communities, sometimes causing conflict within the same denomination. The action will hence also have a positive impact on intra-faith dialogue. To reflect that the challenges communities are facing are neither solely cultural nor religious the language ‘intercultural and interreligious pluralism’ has been followed throughout the proposal in line with the expected results defined by the European Commission.
Against the above background, the broader, long-term impact which the action will contribute to is to ensure that communities in Niger and Nigeria live in a culturally inclusive environment. This will be achieved through the direct outcome of the project which is that women and men and girls and boys in target communities contribute to and benefit from increased respect of cultural and religious pluralism. To enhance intercultural and interreligious tolerance, the action follows a fourfold approach by (iOc1) developing and disseminating academic and cultural material, (iOc2) strengthening networks and platforms, (iOc3) promoting public discourse and (iOc4) advocating for changes at government level. The community at large will benefit from the action in Nigeria.
Strengthening social cohesion and resilience in conflict affected communities of Plateau State. The proposed project, "Strengthening Social Cohesion and Resilience in Conflict-Affected Communities of Plateau State" aims to address the profound socio-political and economic challenges exacerbated by recurring conflicts in the project target locations. Plateau State, Nigeria, has been deeply scarred by violent conflicts. Notably the 2001 ethno-religious crisis in Jos, resulted in significant loss of lives, displacement, and psychosocial trauma. In recent years, Bassa and Jos North Local Government Areas (LGAs) have experienced a resurgence of conflicts, including farmer-herder clashes, kidnapping, and banditry, further aggravating humanitarian, development, social, and security crises. These conflicts have led to the loss of lives, livelihoods, productive assets, and infrastructure, creating an environment of fear and mistrust that has strained relations between neighbors and family members. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms have proven inadequate in this context of escalating violence, rendering the social fabric of these communities torn apart.
Zaman Tare project - Action for interreligious and intercultural tolerance - operational support Nigeria and Niger are multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-religious countries. The culture of both countries is shaped by its diverse groups; hence, religion is conflated with ethnicity and regionalism. In the Call for Proposals, intercultural dialogue may include interreligious, intra-faith or interfaith dialogue. The action addresses this by enhancing understanding and respect for cultural and religious diversity. It’s strong focus on interreligious dialogue encourages the interaction between different religious denominations, particularly Islam and Christianity. However, traditional African beliefs and practices, which tend to be practised by practitioners of both Christianity and Islam, also play an important role in the target communities, sometimes causing conflict within the same denomination. The action will hence also have a positive impact on intra-faith dialogue. To reflect and understand  the challenges communities are facing are neither solely cultural nor religious the language ‘intercultural and interreligious pluralism’ The University of Jos seeks dive into a deep rooted research on the barriers and enablers of cultural and religious pluralism in Plateau State.
Gussoro PHC, Diocese of Minna. The project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural Northern Nigeria. 

Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. 

The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues.

Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project.

Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project.
Vandeikya/Adikpo HBC The project aims at providing a comprehensive range of care and support to about 1000 people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in rural communities of Vandeikya and Adikpo
The project will carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Technical competence of project staff shall be enhanced through capacity building in increasing community behavioural change using stepping-stones training and voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). Counselling, food supply and material support to PLWHA is a core activity of this project. Other support and care activities include referral of clients for anti retroviral drugs, treatment of opportunistic infections, and home visits by volunteers to those clients who are very ill.
Towards the sustainability of the project, CAFOD’s grant will be reduced by 20% per annum, and CAFOD’s support to the project will include assistance with the development of a strategy for long-term sustainability.
Increasing Citizens participation and inclusive governance for improved Water, Sanitation and Hygien The social accountability project 2017 aims at sustaining the success story of the 2016 social accountability project and to further promote citizens participation and inclusive governance in the decision making processes of Kogi State. Since the communities have been mobilized in the 2016 project and since promises are made by the duty bearers as reflected in the 2017 draft budget of kogi state to build eastern, western and central water project schemes which would alleviate water shortages in communities such as Ejule, Idah, Anyigba, Agaliga Ankpa, Adogo, Ege, Obangede and Idoji communities all in JDPC areas of intervention. 

On the part of the duty bearers, the state government has moved to complete 22 abandoned water projects across kogi state. Among which are the following communities of JDPC intervention: Idah, Anyigba, Imane-Agaliga, Ege, Idoji and Obangede and to extend Lokoja greater water project to other communities within Lokoja yet to be connected to the water schemefour of these communities are JDPC areas of intervention. 

Looking at the successes recorded in the 2016 JDPC social accountability project above, it is imperative to put in place mechanism to ensure these successes are sustained and further expanded to other target communities where significant success are yet to be recorded. This therefore informed the need for the 2017 social accountability project.  
JDPC will therefore work with the already mobilized citizens/communities to dialogue with the duty bearers to further the demand for improved supply of water to the people of Kogi State, create awareness and advocate for behavioural change on sanitary and hygiene practices in Kogi State.
Since the legislator as the watch dogs to the Executives, play key role in the implementation of the state appropriation bill, it becomes necessary to partner with them to put more pressure on the Executives towards implementing the contents of the appropriation Law. .
Scaling-up Assistance in Hard-to-Reach Areas (SAHaRA)- ECHO The needs in Nigeria continue to increase in all sectors, as conflicts and violence persists in the region. The limitations of movement in the Northern part pose great challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for people in need to access humanitarian aid. The action’s principal objective is to contribute to improving the living conditions and dignity of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. In this context, the implementing partners will be mindful of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and consider longer-term sustainability of their activities. The specific objective is to provide inclusive, safe, and dignified access to immediate food, WASH, and protection assistance and to strengthen community resilience in at least 10 communities in hard-to-reach areas of Kaga and Magumeri LGAs in Borno state. The intervention will focus on providing direct access to integrated multi-sectoral, context-adapted assistance, which will cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people and communities. The partners will apply a conflict-sensitive and rights-based approach, taking into consideration their risk analysis while ensuring a flexible, secure, and coordinated response. The action will include humanitarian protection, food assistance, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation and hygiene, and a scheme for gender-based violence prevention. The villages to be covered have been selected in coordination with local authorities and humanitarian clusters to ensure reaching into areas with high needs that have largely been deprived of humanitarian assistance.
CCFN Institutional Capacity Strengthening project phase II The project will support CCFN to diversify its resource-base, through awareness-creation activities that will sensitize Catholic faithful on the need to support the programmes of CCFN. This will allow CCFN reach out to more dioceses with needed funds and capacity-building for development and humanitarian assistance projects.


The project will enhance CCFN’s visibility and strategic resource mobilisation strategies. The project aims at building a dignified and sustainable National Caritas in Nigeria. Also, the institutional capacity building will assist CCFN to strengthen its own support base so as to be able to retain a core complement of skilled staff to work with the partners. Furthermore, by the end of this project; there will be significant increase in CCFN’s capabilities to take lead in CAFOD’s interventions within Nigeria.
CAFOD will continuously work with CCFN to improve the Think Tank Committee of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria. In other to further the work of CCFN on advocacy, CAFOD will facilitate the training of Think Tank Coordinator on Advanced Policy and Advocacy Engagement. 

CAFOD shall facilitate the strengthening of CCFN’s systems, processes and practices as an institution for quality service delivery to the Nigerian citizens. This will be done through the accompanier approach, direct project funding, sharing of relevant information, linking, networking and collaborative working together.
The Outcome of this project;
1. The Church in Nigeria increases local support for relief and development efforts through fund-raising activities.
2. CCFN’s  Gender and governance programming improved; 
3. JDPC and CWSI (Partners) teams implement good quality governance and gender programmes
Support for Publication: The John and The Paul in John Paul II This grant is aimed at providing a one-off package of assistance to support the Publication of a Book/Drama title ‘‘The John and The Paul in John Paul II’’ in commemoration of John Paul II Beatification Day by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria. 

The main component is financial support to offset the following cost;
 
I.	printing of 12,000 copies of ‘‘The John and The Paul in John Paul II’’
II.	Narrator/Directors Fee
Mutum Biyu PHC The project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Mutum Biyu. 

Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. 

The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, Primary Health Care, hygiene and water issues.

Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project.

Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project.
Livelihood and recovery support for population affected by violent crisis in Southern Kaduna The project is implemented in a consortium with Christian Aid. CAFOD is focusing in Kaura and Kauru LGAs of Kaduna state. The intervention will alleviate immediate suffering for the crisis affected people that will be targeted for this response while more resources are being mobilized from other partners and government stakeholders such as the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kaduna State Peace-Building Commission. START agency interventions would be able to meet the immediate needs of the affected population while any mobilised resources from the government would also support further recovery processes and or possible scale up.
The IDPs have migrated to a safe area from which they will move out and return to their homes as they still try to attend to their farms. This intervention will serve as mainly a lifesaving to stabilize them for the initial period before they feel safe to return as is the typical disposition of those in the middle region of Nigeria. 
Based on the assessment that has been conducted so far by Red Cross and local partner in the location, the needs are quite varied due to the nature by which households were displaced. The key sectors identified in the assessment findings were: Food, NFIs and WASH. More specifically, they included access to food and medication, NFIs, Blankets, hand-sanitisers, nose-masks, mattresses, toiletries, toilets, mosquito nets, sanitary items like sanitizers. There is also a need for risk communication intervention around sensitisation on the COVID-19 pandemic and protocols in disaster especially as the targeted population are considered more vulnerable in the context and reality of the attacks and consequences. This needs-based, accountable and inclusive project will focus on the following key areas: 
1. Cash grants to the 1,657 most vulnerable individuals to address food insecurity needs
2. NFI and WASH distributions to 15,000+ displaced individuals 
3. Community sensitisation on EWS, Disaster Management and COVID-19 protocols to 15,000+ individuals
Note the WASH intervention will focus on the camps and host communities will also be strengthened to promote some basic guides and practices to forestall community transmission of the virus.
Succor to the Most Vulnerable through Expansion of Local Resources. A lot of efforts have been made by Caritas Nigeria for awareness creation and sensitization of the public on the mission and vision of the Organization. 
While there is little or no control on the gradual decline in foreign funding, it becomes utmost important to increase the fundraising drive and strategies that will boast ownership of the organization by Nigerians thereby fostering independence.

Therefore, the main focus is to increase our internally generated funds through donor acquisition, retention and upgrade, thereby rendering support to the most vulnerable in Nigeria and the world.
Support from CAFOD's Education Section to the Archdiocese of Lagos Support from CAFOD's Education Section to the Archdiocese of Lagos