5.2. Examples of our help
Support for Internally Displaced People in Borno and Benue state
Educating Children who fled from Boko Haram The refugees in Pulka belong to the Mandala tribe, and, be- fore the Boko Haram insurgency started, lived in small villa- ges next to Pulka, 20 km from the border with Cameroon. In 2013, when Boko Haram arrived in the region, many decided to flee to the surrounding mountains. When the fighting got closer, they crossed the border with Cameroon and settled in camps in the diocese of Maroua-Mokolo where they stayed from August 2014 to May 2017. When the situation appeared to have calmed, many refugees returned from Cameroon, trying to reach their villages. This was not always possible, either for security reasons or because the villages were des- troyed. Many of them decided to settle in Pulka where the Nigerian army provides security. Today, 90% of them live in the four camps near the city. The project aims to help the diocese of Maiduguri pay school fees for 700 internally displaced children from the Pulka com- munity: 425 girls and 275 boys.
Ensuring the Basic Needs of the IDPs Living in Guma This project seeks to provide 2,500 IDPs in the camps in Guma Local Government Area with blankets and sleeping mats to improve their living condition. The target beneficia- ries will include pregnant and nursing mothers, IDPs with disabilities, children between the ages of 3-10 and elderly men and women aged 60 and above. The beneficiaries will be profiled, selected, and shortlisted according to the afore- mentioned selection criteria.
Assistance to internally displaced persons
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