Nigeria hosts over 3.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), with large numbers in North East and Middle-Belt. Children in these camps face severe malnutrition due to conflict, poor access to food and health. This project will provide emergency nutrition support including ready-to-use therapeutic food, fortified cereals, and vitamins to 5,000 children in IDP camps. The goal is to help them regain strength, grow well, and lower the risk of sickness and death linked to severe malnutrition.
Over 3.3 million people are displaced across Nigeria, many of them children who fled violence from armed groups, herder-farmer clashes, and Fulani militia attacks. In states like Borno, Benue, Yobe, and Zamfara, thousands of children live in overcrowded IDP camps without steady access to food or healthcare. UNICEF reports that about 1 in 10 children in Nigeria suffer from wasting, a severe form of malnutrition that can lead to death if untreated.
This project will deliver emergency nutrition support to 5,000 children in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps across Nigeria where displacement due to conflicts and insurgency has been significant. According to the Nigeria Situation Report, as of June 2023, there has been an alarming surge in malnutrition cases among children under five, with humanitarian partners expressing grave concern over the rising numbers of malnourished children in northeast Nigeria.
Children who receive emergency nutrition support early have a better chance of surviving and growing without long-term health problems. Proper treatment of malnutrition in the first five years reduces the risk of stunted growth, poor brain development, and chronic illness later in life. By reaching 5,000 displaced children now, the project can help lower child mortality rates in the affected states and reduce the future burden on already stretched health services.
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