We work to ensure a safe and dignified life for displaced and conflict-affected communities in NE & NW Nigeria.
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With support from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund @OCHANigeria, we are ensuring persons with disabilities in Nigeria are heard.
Read how we are doing this: drc.ngo/resources/news/how-d…
Women-led orgs are key to protecting vulnerable communities!
We trained 5 women-led orgs & 2 community focal groups in Adamawa on GP, GBV & PSS—empowering 46 women to identify & respond to protection concerns.
Supported by Nigeria Humanitarian Fund @OCHANigeria
#IWD2025
#HumanRightsDay 2024 reminds us: Our rights, our future, right now. 💪🏿
In Northeast and Northwest #Nigeria, @DRC_NGA, we are working hand-in-hand with communities to restore hope and uphold dignity.
We are turning human rights into action for a brighter future.
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🌟 On #IDPD2024, we spotlight over 29M Nigerians with disabilities facing stigma & barriers to essential services.
At @DRC_ngo, we empower inclusion & leadership.
Watch their stories! 🎥🤝
#DRCNigeria #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
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🚻3.5B people lack safe sanitation. This #WorldToiletDay, we highlight progress in Northern Nigeria:
✅ 50% reduction in open defecation
✅85% of households practice handwashing
✅Reduced cholera & waterborne diseases
Together, we can achieve #SDG6 by 2030! 🌍#SanitationForAll
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On Oct 15-16, 2024, @DRC_NGA held a kick-off meeting in Maiduguri for the @USAIDSavesLives-funded project 'Stronger Communities through Stronger Protection Environment in Northeast Nigeria.' In collaboration with NRC, FHI360, PUI, CBI & GISCOR, stakeholders aligned and onboarded.
Today's #WorldMentalHealthDay2024!
Watch our colleagues @DRC_NGA share their thoughts on mental health in the workplace.
Responding to #MaiduguriFlooding, @DRC_NGA distributed 600 hygiene kits in Bakassi camp, incl. soap, torches, Aquatabs, sanitary pads & more.
Ongoing: hygiene promotion & human rights violation prevention.
Supported by @eu_echo. 50,000+ displaced people need our help!
FLOOD ALERT! 🚨 Maiduguri, Nigeria: 240,000+ people in #MaiduguriFlood are affected, leaving 50,000+ people displaced, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis. @DRC_NGA is on the ground with UN agencies & partners, but, urgent support is still needed!
Humanitarian workers' safety and freedom of movement are vital in delivering aid where it’s needed most.
#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity
Our commitment to delivering aid never wavers. 🌧️
#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity
Restoring dignity & hope, overcoming adversity... That's what drives humanitarian work!
#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity
Today on #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honor the humanitarians who tirelessly serve others. Listen to voices from our @DRC_NGA colleagues, sharing insights on the most pressing humanitarian issues facing Nigeria. #ActForHumanity
1/2. #WorldYouthSkillsDay 2024! 🌍
Watch how Godiya and Hauwa have benefited from acquiring skills in the video below!
Between March 2022 and May 2024, the DRC Nigeria, with funding support from @USAIDSavesLives, provided vocational training and business grants to 981
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1/2. On June 27, 2024, DRC Nigeria, supported by @eu_echo through our partners @asattahir, provided critical life-saving supplies to 7,775 displaced people in Isa, Sokoto State. At Maitandu Primary School, 1,600 families received shelter items and hygiene kits,
2/2. offering critical emergency relief following increased violence and displacement in the area. #HumanitarianAid #DRCNigeria
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1/4 🌍 On June 20th, we mark #WorldRefugeeDay to raise awareness of the millions of people forced to flee their homes due to war, disaster, or persecution. On this day, we band together to show support for the world's refugees and recognize their courage in difficult situations.
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2/4 On #WorldRefugeeDay, we recognize the 90,000 refugees and asylum seekers in #Nigeria 🇳🇬, primarily from #Cameroon. About 15,000 Cameroonian refugees have fled to #Adamawa State due to violent attacks by Non-State Armed Groups.
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📅 Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024! 🩸
1/2🔊To break down barriers and ensure access to menstrual hygiene products, @DRC_NGA has provided 5,754 women and girls in Borno State with menstrual hygiene kits over the past 9 months. Each kit includes reusable pads, soap, detergent,
2/2🔊quality female underwear, water vessels, and other essentials. A big thank you to our donors @eu_echo @USAIDSavesLives. Let's continue to break down barriers and ensure menstrual hygiene for all. #MHDay2024 #PeriodFriendlyWorld