The Training and Resources Mobilisation Coordinator of the Red Cross, Auwal Muhammad,
disclosed this in in Abuja on Friday.
Mr. Muhammad explained that in accordance with the partnership, which is targeted at assisting IDPs in three affected states of Borno, Yobe and Gombe, Total donated an intervention fund of US 500,000 Dollars.
He said the MoU specifically targets intervention in the area of livelihood of IDPs in their host communities in order to help them recover quickly from the traumatic effects of insurgency.
“As part of the intervention, we are targeting children and women that are traumatised by giving them psycho-social support, as well as placing children on resilient programmes.
“The livelihood would be targeted at helping women generally, especially widows who we will engage in viable businesses such as tailoring, cap making and other craft work.
“100 women from each location of the three states will be accommodated and a start-up capital will be given to each of them,” he said.
The coordinator further said the intervention would also seek to improve the health status of the IDPs by providing total sanitation and safe drinking water for the community.
Mr. Muhammad said they would also engage in distributing relieve materials from time to time, adding that the IDPs’ needs were dynamic and unstable.
“The operation would soon commence but need assessment is presently being carried out in the locations.
“Within this period till the next six months, relieve materials and food items will also be distributed,” he said.
Mr. Muhammad appealed to other multinational organisations and institutions to partner with the Red Cross in its intervention efforts.
He said no single organisation or government can meet the needs created in the North East ravaged by six years of insurgency, adding that intervention is the collective responsibility of everyone.
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