Nigeria Joint Response 4 SUMMARY 
This project was implemented between January 1 and December 31, 2018. The programmatic focus of NJR4 was in line with the UN Humanitarian Response Plan 2017 and centered around the sectors with the highest needs: Child Protection and Nutrition. In 2018, new waves of displacement added to the already high number of people in North East Nigeria who fled their homes. These movements presented major humanitarian challenges, as resources were often already overstretched in the locations where these civilians arrived. Plan focused on boys and girls under 18 years old and aimed to add value by contributing to a holistic and coordinated joint response. Partners operated in the same locations complementing each other’s activities. Strategic objectives are to save lives and alleviate suffering through integrated and coordinated humanitarian response focusing on the most vulnerable people. Plan worked in the locations of Mafa (sector Nutrition) and Askira Uba (sectors Nutrition and Protection). The current conflict has resulted in significant protection risks for women, girls, men and boys. 
Child nutrition in Nigeria has improved in recent years, but around 11 million children under the age of five are stunted. There are regional and social disparities, with particularly high levels of stunting in the north-east and north-west and among the poorest quintile. Stunting is what happens to a child’s brain and body when they don’t get the right kind of food or nutrients in their first 1,000 days of life. It is irreversible.Malnutrition is the underlying cause of morbidity and mortality of a large proportion of children under five in Nigeria, and accounts for >50% of deaths of children in this age bracket. People have limited access to basic and life sustaining essentials such as food, water and health services due to the crisis. In combination with limited access to humanitarian assistance (providing mentioned essentials), the situation is expected to remain dire with the potential to deteriorate even more in some areas. In addition, limited access to food, and adequate water and sanitation, as well very poor IYCF-E and hygiene practices have contributed to high malnutrition rates among infants and young children. To address this need, Plan will be implementing CMAM and IYCF activities through mobile and static facilities. Amongst the 6.1 million people identified in need of protection assistance in the HRP 2017, only 2.1 million people have been reached with protection assistance. 99% percent of the IDPs still lack documentation, preventing them from access to basic services. Displacement has exacerbated pre-conflict Gender Based Violence (GBV) occurrences and a wide range of sexual violence has taken place. People abducted by Boko Haram and survivors of rape and children born out of sexual violence face stigmatization and are subsequently ostracized. In many communities, the absence of men and adolescent boys and an increase in female-headed households reveals the prevalence of arrest and forced recruitment, which heightens the risk of GBV and other protection risks.  Despite efforts to increase awareness among affected communities on the dangers of GBV and avenues for accessing help, of the 2.5 million people in need of GBV protection, a mere 653,350 persons have been reached in 2017. The number of children who have been severely impacted by the conflict and in critical need of Child Protection assistance, increased from 2.4 million in 2017 to 3.3 million in October 2017 – especially amongst the IDP population. Beneficiaries: 
- malnourished children (SAM and MAM)
- Pregnant and lactating women
- Un-accompany children and children associated with atmed group reached with appropriate response and children in CFS provided with PSS support
- women and men reached with protection information
- Community leaders and volunteers trained on child protection