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| Mr. Kurt Cornelis with other EU partner |
A total of
52, 000 households in Yobe State will benefit from a new European Union Resilience
program.
The €26
million project will be spread across Damaturu, Geidam, Gujba, Gulani, Potiskum
and Yunusari Local Government areas which were worse hit by the Boko Haram
insurgency in the state.
Head of EU delegation to Nigeria, Mr. Kurt Cornelis,
disclosed this Tuesday at the lunching of the program in Damaturu, Yobe State
capital.
A statement by the EU who are the funders of the
project also added that , "the program is aimed at strengthening the
recovery and resilience of Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) and other
vulnerable groups in Yobe State", adding that, "the EU has earmarked
€26 million through its 11th European Development Fund for the project" .
Mr. Kurt Cornelis said the EU is committed to
supporting people that have been affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
The project is to be executed by EU experienced partners including Mercy Corps', Cooperazione
Internationale (COOPI), Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Save the Children.
The Statement further explained that
Mercy Corps will improve the capacity of 26,000 displaced households in
handling shocks and stresses of conflict, climate change and complex crisis
through its expertise in ‘Building Resilience in Complex Crisis’ (BRICC) program
with the total sum of 14 million euros.
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| Some of the traditional rulers at the lunching |
On the other hand, Save the Children
will use 12 million euros to take
another 26,000 vulnerable households and “strengthen their early recovery,
improve human development, social cohesion and resilience”. Under this group,
families will get financial support with diversified livelihoods through
effective support for market recovery, skills development and enhance state
capacity in technical assistance.
Mr. Cornelis disclosed that the project is expected to last between 2019 and 2022.
In his address , Governor Mai Mala Buni, represented
by his deputy, Idi Barde Gubana called on communities to embrace the program
and give it the necessary support to succeed.
He thanked the EU for their support while charging them to
justify the confidence reposed on them.
The Emirs of Damaturu, Ngazargamu , Gujba,,
Potiskum were in attendance for the
lunching which took place at the Media Centre of Government House Damaturu.
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