Reducing negative impact of deprivation and other security and socio-economic threats to vulnerable groups such as farmers, women and girls. ltpgtThe project will contribute to building a favourable protection environment for some 62,370 Internally Displaced People, Returnees and Host community members in two local governments of Bama and Dikwa in Borno State, ensuring that community-centred protection activities are deployed, comprising protection and human rights monitoring, access to Justice, and provision of legal documents such as Indigenous certificates, national identity cards, and birth certificates. Along with the monitoring activities, awareness creation and sensitization will be carried out to enlighten the population on cross-cutting issues of the enjoyment of human rights, inclusive community structures, Gender Violence (GBV) risks, protection issues, and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and existing referral pathways to improve the protection of the forcibly displaced persons. lt/pgtltpgtThis action will prioritize three key objectives to ensure protection and GBV mainstreaming: preservation of all beneficiaries' safety and dignity, meaningful and timely access to services and information, and improved accountability to the affected population.lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtThis six-month action by the Grassroot Initiative for Strengthening Community Resilience (GISCOR) will prioritize three key objectives to ensure protection and GBV mainstreaming: preservation of all beneficiaries' safety and dignity, meaningful and timely access to services and information, and improved accountability to the affected population.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtProject activities will address the protection and mainstreaming of gender and the inclusion of persons with disabilities and older persons in every stage of the project life cycle. GISCOR will continue working with protection teams at Maiduguri and field levels to ensure the 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, and 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. GISCOR will continue to advocate for the active involvement of women in the 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.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtTo this end, the project will address observed gaps and protection concerns in Dikwa and Bama in Borno state with key response activities, which include:ltbrgt Conduct Protection Monitoring (through FGD, interviews and protection incident reporting, checks, sensitization and awareness sessions) analysis of trends, referrals, and follow-up on identified cases.ltbrgt Identifying the most vulnerable through effectively profiling displaced and returning populations using the household assessment tool to enhance early identification of those with specific needs or vulnerabilities and prompt referral to appropriate services. ltbrgt Strengthen community-based protection capacity to respond to malnutrition effectively.ltbrgt Increased sensitization and awareness raising on GBV risk protection issues, enhanced referral pathway and access to Justice to improve the protection environment.ltbrgt Mainstream Age, Gender and Diversity, AGD approaches in implementing the activities.ltbrgt Support access to Justice and legal documentation, transitional justice structures, and legal counselling.lt/pgtltpgt child protection initiative focused on establishing and supporting CFS to provide a safe environment for children to receive psychosocial support, and access essential services. Additionally, CFS will facilitate awareness sessions for caregivers on child rights.ltbrgtlt/pgt