Disaster Response Nigeria Project #79138

Feed Nigerian Families in Crisis Facing Hunger

by Clarion Times Foundation

Project Report | Sep 21, 2026
A Mother Fled With Her Children and Little Food

By Elijah Osagie | Project Leader

Aisha and her displaced friend prepare local food

Dear Donors,

When violence reached Kan Biri community in Zamfara State, Aisha Usman had little time to think about possessions.

She thought about her children.

Aisha gathered her two children, carrying her one-year-seven-month-old daughter, Umma Salma, while holding her son Nasiru by the hand. Together, they joined hundreds of people fleeing their community.

They walked for hours.

According to Aisha's account published by UNICEF in July 2026, the children were tired and the family had little food or water during their journey.

Eventually, they reached Tashar Magani Layin Yan Kaji in Gusau, where other families displaced by insecurity had also sought safety.

But reaching safety did not end Aisha's worries.

Her young daughter developed a fever, and Aisha had no money for treatment because the family had left everything behind. A mobile health team later reached the community and treated her daughter for fever and malaria while also checking her son for malnutrition.

Another displaced mother, Zainabu Hashimu, described the wider problem plainly: families keep moving in search of shelter, while feeding their children has become difficult.

These are the human stories behind displacement.

A family may escape the bullets, but hunger can follow them to wherever they find shelter.

Our Feed Nigerian Families in Crisis Facing Hunger project was created for families facing circumstances like these. As funds become available, we will work directly with affected communities to understand their needs and provide food and relief assistance to families who need help.

We are grateful to our donors, partners, volunteers and everyone sharing this project.

If Aisha's story moves you, please share this project with friends, family and on social media. You can also start an individual fundraiser through GlobalGiving and bring people you know together to support displaced families.

They have already walked far enough carrying the weight of displacement. They should not have to carry hunger with them too.

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Sep 21, 2026
For Some Families, the Next Meal Is Uncertain

By Elijah Osagie | Project Leader

Displaced woman Mrs. Shinku Ukusuyol prepares meal

Dear Donors and partners,

Imagine leaving home with little time to decide what to carry.

The food in your kitchen stays behind. Your small business, farm or daily work that once paid for meals is suddenly gone. You leave the place your children know as home, hoping to find somewhere safer. Then comes another question no parent wants to face: What will I give my children to eat today?

For many displaced families in Nigeria, this is not an imaginary situation. Violence and insecurity have forced families from their homes in Benue, Borno, Plateau, Kaduna, Zamfara and other affected communities.

This is the reason we created Feed Nigerian Families in Crisis Facing Hunger.

Our goal is to help families facing hunger after displacement by providing food assistance and support that can bring some relief during an uncertain period. As funds are raised, our team will meet with affected families one-on-one to understand what they need and plan the food and relief distribution. This will help us make sure the support goes directly to the families.

To everyone who has already given to this project, thank you. Your donation is more than a figure. It represents food that can reach a household at a time when a mother, father, child or elderly person needs it.

We are also grateful to our partners, volunteers, community leaders, supporters for helping us keep this appeal before people who care. Humanitarian work is never the work of one person or one organization. Every person who gives, shares, volunteers or tells someone about the project becomes part of the effort and you can help us bring more people into this circle of kindness.

If this appeal touches you, please share this project on your social media pages or send it to friends, family and colleagues. A simple share can place this story in front of someone who may decide to help a family they have never met.

You can also start an individual fundraiser for this project through GlobalGiving. You could ask friends to support the project for your birthday, bring colleagues together around a fundraising goal, or simply tell your own network why helping families facing hunger matters to you.

Most importantly, please continue walking with us. As this project moves forward, we will share updates with you about the families reached, food distributed and what your support has made possible.

No parent should have to watch a child go hungry because violence forced the family from home.

Thank you for choosing to care.

With gratitude,
Elijah Osagie

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