CARE is currently active in the two worst-hit states in the northeast – Borno and Yobe States – including in hard-to-reach local government areas in those states.
Relief efforts in Nigeria
CARE began work in Nigeria in 2017 in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the northeast conflict between Boko Haram, other non-state armed groups, and the military. This conflict is characterised by armed violence, suicide attacks, abductions, and sexual violence. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, over 4,000 women and girls have been abducted, and over 2.5 million people have been forced to leave their homes.
Now, more than ten years later, the situation in the northeast remains extremely critical. CARE is currently active in the two worst-hit states in the northeast (Borno and Yobe) and in some of the most hard-to-reach areas. CARE also works in Bauchi and Jigawa States in the northwest with a strong focus on women’s economic empowerment through its flagship Village Savings and Loan Associations model.
CARE’s key programs in Nigeria are in nutrition, security and livelihoods, reproductive health, prevention of violence against women and girls, and women’s economic empowerment.
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Photo: © John Peters/CARE Nigeria.
