Enhancing access to child protection services, quality education and lifesaving nutrition services to conflict-affected children, youth and pregnant and lactating women in Yobe State. The Action aims to enhance the well-being of conflict-affected children, youth and Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLWs) through a multi-sectoral intervention which combines COOPI-CCDRN-JDF’s respective expertise on child-protection, safe quality education and nutrition services by targeting 32,930 beneficiaries in Yobe State. 

In Bade, Damaturu, Gujba, Yunusari and Geidam LGAs, COOPI will focus on building capacity within communities to deliver child protection services, including prevention/response to abuse/violence, and call for investment in capacity building of local partners to strengthen case management and referral systems. The intervention is designed to ensure essential protection support and services to children at risk and survivors including: Case Management Services (support to UASC and children with other protection concerns) Referral and liaison with specialized services and care in coordination with CP partners and according to established CPSSWG referral pathways Support to foster parents/caregivers, training on parental skills and integrated assistance (NFIs) Provision of psycho-social support (individual/group counselling) Empowering local counterparts’ capacity to identify/respond to children with protection needs (State Ministry of Women Affairs - SMWA - and State Ministry of Youth, Sport, Social amp Community Development – SMYSSCD).

In Bade, Yunusari and Geidam LGAs, CCDRN will provide increased access to education for conflict affected girls, boys and adolescents as well as improved capacity of School Based Management Committees (SBMC), teachers/volunteers and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) officials to address barriers affecting children’s access to education. The major activities of this project include the Provision of learning and teaching materials Renovation of WASH facilities Establishment of Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) Provision of capacity building support to teachers on pedagogy, MHPSS and COVID -19 prevention protocols Distribution of student kits and school uniforms and dignity kits to girls. Overall, the intervention is designed to reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on education which resulted to school closure for over a period of 6 months and severely affected learning capacities of children who were initially affected by the conflict situation in the North-East Nigeria.

In Yusufari and Jakusko LGAs, Jireh Doo Foundation (JDF) will focus on improving access to quality lifesaving nutrition services, including malnutrition prevention services to children from 6-23 months through the provision of micronutrients and services to Moderate Acutely Malnourished (MAM) children 6-59 months and Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLWs) through the provision of Ready To Use Supplementary Food (RUSF). JDF will also carry out curative services targeting Severe Acutely Malnourished (SAM) children under 5 years of age. JDF will ensure quality nutrition service delivery by strengthening the capacity of the existing health and community structures for sustainability, systematic identification, referral, and treatment of acutely malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women. This will be integrated with a comprehensive Social Behavior Change Communication that will include Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) program in emergency. Also, JDF will provide formation/operationalization of Mother to Mother and Father to Father Support Groups where WASH, Health and GBV messaging will be shared.

The holistic intervention will be implemented in alignment with the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2021 and NHF Reserved Allocation Strategy to enhance partnership approach and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance and recovery activities while raising awareness on COVID19 mode of transmission and gender-responsive and inclusive prevention strategies.