GB-CHC-285776-NGR308CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of care and support to about 500 people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in rural communities of Abuja. The project will carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, and Tuberculosis. Technical competence of project staff will be enhanced through capacity building in increasing community behavioural change using stepping stones training, voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). Counselling, food supply and material support to PLWHA is a core activity of this project. Other support and care activities includes referral of clients for anti retroviral drugs and treatment of opportunistic infections and home visits by volunteers to those clients who are very ill Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Archdiocese of AbujaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3550.94063145.64932765.70563910.52713550.9406CAFOD General Funds3145.6493CAFOD General Funds2765.7056CAFOD General Funds3910.5271CAFOD General Funds3550.9400Archdiocese of Abuja3145.6500Archdiocese of Abuja2765.7100Archdiocese of Abuja3910.5300Archdiocese of AbujaGB-CHC-285776-NGR309CAFODThe project is aim at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Northern Nigeria. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of MakurdiCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7272.16076442.14315664.03804847.06957272.1607CAFOD General Funds6442.1431CAFOD General Funds5664.0380CAFOD General Funds4847.0695CAFOD General Funds7272.1600Diocese of Makurdi6442.1400Diocese of Makurdi5664.0400Diocese of Makurdi4847.0700Diocese of MakurdiGB-CHC-285776-NGR310CAFODThe project is aim at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Northern Nigeria. Services at the PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of IdahCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9359.83208291.53877290.05554838.36329359.8320CAFOD General Funds8291.5387CAFOD General Funds7290.0555CAFOD General Funds4838.3632CAFOD General Funds9359.8300Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Idah8291.5400Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Idah7290.0600Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Idah4838.3600Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of IdahGB-CHC-285776-NGR311CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural Northern Nigeria. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of MinnaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk5837.64035171.35444546.74011615.98155837.6403CAFOD General Funds5171.3544CAFOD General Funds4546.7401CAFOD General Funds1615.9815CAFOD General Funds5837.6400Diocese of Minna5171.3500Diocese of Minna4546.7400Diocese of Minna1615.9800Diocese of MinnaGB-CHC-285776-NGR312CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural Northern Nigeria. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of KanoCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6927.87416137.14955395.88272757.79996927.8741CAFOD General Funds6137.1495CAFOD General Funds5395.8827CAFOD General Funds2757.7999CAFOD General Funds6927.8700Diocese of Kano6137.1500Diocese of Kano5395.8800Diocese of Kano2757.8000Diocese of KanoGB-CHC-285776-NGR313CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of Primary Health Care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Gombi. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6040.67125351.20874704.87091291.54676040.6712CAFOD General Funds5351.2087CAFOD General Funds4704.8709CAFOD General Funds1291.5467CAFOD General Funds6040.6700Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission5351.2100Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission4704.8700Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission1291.5500Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR314CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural Northern Nigeria. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Medical Missionaries of Mary, Gussoro PHCCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7829.71276936.05656098.29472705.03557829.7127CAFOD General Funds6936.0565CAFOD General Funds6098.2947CAFOD General Funds2705.0355CAFOD General Funds7829.7100Medical Missionaries of Mary, Gussoro PHC6936.0600Medical Missionaries of Mary, Gussoro PHC6098.2900Medical Missionaries of Mary, Gussoro PHC2705.0400Medical Missionaries of Mary, Gussoro PHCGB-CHC-285776-NGR315CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Jada. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4315.99443823.21043361.42831150.52474315.9944CAFOD General Funds3823.2104CAFOD General Funds3361.4283CAFOD General Funds1150.5247CAFOD General Funds4315.9900Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission3823.2100Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission3361.4300Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission1150.5200Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR316CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Malumfashi Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Malumfashi Primary Health Care CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8306.46047358.39266469.61563990.44758306.4604CAFOD General Funds7358.3926CAFOD General Funds6469.6156CAFOD General Funds3990.4475CAFOD General Funds8306.4600Malumfashi Primary Health Care 7358.3900Malumfashi Primary Health Care 6469.6200Malumfashi Primary Health Care 3990.4500Malumfashi Primary Health Care GB-CHC-285776-NGR317CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Mutum Biyu. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, Primary Health Care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Jalingo CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3846.34973407.34242995.79322591.48033846.3497CAFOD General Funds3407.3424CAFOD General Funds2995.7932CAFOD General Funds2591.4803CAFOD General Funds3846.3500Diocese of Jalingo 3407.3400Diocese of Jalingo 2995.7900Diocese of Jalingo 2591.4800Diocese of Jalingo GB-CHC-285776-NGR318CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of Primary Health Care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities Namu. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of ShendamCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7222.23036397.91255625.15074372.99340.00007222.2303CAFOD General Funds6397.9125CAFOD General Funds5625.1507CAFOD General Funds4372.9934CAFOD General Funds14813.5766CAFOD General Funds-14813.5766CAFOD General Funds7222.2300Diocese of Shendam6397.9100Diocese of Shendam5625.1500Diocese of Shendam4372.9900Diocese of ShendamGB-CHC-285776-NGR319CAFODThe project is aim at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Northern Nigeria. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Archdiocese of AbujaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7465.30546613.24045814.46672916.84437465.3054CAFOD General Funds6613.2404CAFOD General Funds5814.4667CAFOD General Funds2916.8443CAFOD General Funds7465.3100Archdiocese of Abuja6613.2400Archdiocese of Abuja5814.4700Archdiocese of Abuja2916.8400Archdiocese of AbujaGB-CHC-285776-NGR320CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities Numan. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4527.78504011.00303526.53571048.14794527.7850CAFOD General Funds4011.0030CAFOD General Funds3526.5357CAFOD General Funds1048.1479CAFOD General Funds4527.7900Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission4011.0000Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission3526.5400Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission1048.1500Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR321CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Opin. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 2,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Ilorin CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1474.14261420.08011474.1426CAFOD General Funds1420.0801CAFOD General Funds1474.1400Diocese of Ilorin 1420.0800Diocese of Ilorin GB-CHC-285776-NGR322CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural Northern Nigeria. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of KanoCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6849.94586068.11835335.18932229.65286849.9458CAFOD General Funds6068.1183CAFOD General Funds5335.1893CAFOD General Funds2229.6528CAFOD General Funds6849.9500Diocese of Kano6068.1200Diocese of Kano5335.1900Diocese of Kano2229.6500Diocese of KanoGB-CHC-285776-NGR323CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities in Takum. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Jalingo CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4034.96553574.42773142.69362409.80544034.9655CAFOD General Funds3574.4277CAFOD General Funds3142.6936CAFOD General Funds2409.8054CAFOD General Funds4034.9700Diocese of Jalingo 3574.4300Diocese of Jalingo 3142.6900Diocese of Jalingo 2409.8100Diocese of Jalingo GB-CHC-285776-NGR324CAFODThe project is aim at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Vandeikya. Existing PHC services will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health related issues and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in CAFOD grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4785.97974239.72563727.63802416.91894785.9797CAFOD General Funds4239.7256CAFOD General Funds3727.6380CAFOD General Funds2416.9189CAFOD General Funds4785.98004239.73003727.64002416.9200GB-CHC-285776-NGR325CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive range of care and support to about 1000 people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in rural communities of Vandeikya and Adikpo The project will carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Technical competence of project staff shall be enhanced through capacity building in increasing community behavioural change using stepping-stones training and voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). Counselling, food supply and material support to PLWHA is a core activity of this project. Other support and care activities include referral of clients for anti retroviral drugs, treatment of opportunistic infections, and home visits by volunteers to those clients who are very ill. Towards the sustainability of the project, CAFOD’s grant will be reduced by 20% per annum, and CAFOD’s support to the project will include assistance with the development of a strategy for long-term sustainability. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10189.37449026.39517936.15508699.123110189.3744CAFOD General Funds9026.3951CAFOD General Funds7936.1550CAFOD General Funds8699.1231CAFOD General Funds10189.37009026.40007936.16008699.1200GB-CHC-285776-NGR326CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Yakoko. Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Jalingo CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3901.34703456.06083038.62353148.52543901.3470CAFOD General Funds3456.0608CAFOD General Funds3038.6235CAFOD General Funds3148.5254CAFOD General Funds3901.3500Diocese of Jalingo 3456.0600Diocese of Jalingo 3038.6200Diocese of Jalingo 3148.5300Diocese of Jalingo GB-CHC-285776-NGR327CAFODThe project is aimed at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Zambina Services at the existing PHC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 2,240 clients, and community-based health services to be provided by a network of VHWs and TBAs in 5 selected communities. The project will also carry out community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management (health information, financial and organizational), counselling and in the organization of community-based health care services and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project and in implementing an annual 20% reduction in grant, the development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3140.84152782.35742446.2926833.73013140.8415CAFOD General Funds2782.3574CAFOD General Funds2446.2926CAFOD General Funds833.7301CAFOD General Funds3140.84002782.36002446.2900833.7300GB-CHC-285776-NGR328CAFODThe project aims at providing a comprehensive set of primary health care (PHC) and home based care (HBC) services to improve the health status of poor people living in rural communities of Zawan. Services at the existing PHC and HBC will be expanded to include integrated health care services to an estimated population of 6,240 clients (including People living with HIV and AIDS) and community-based health services to be provided by a network of Village Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants in 5 selected communities. Services will include community mobilisation activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, primary health care, hygiene and water issues. Technical competence of health staff and HBC team will be enhanced through capacity building in such areas as health and management issues, and counselling. The organization of community-based health care services will be strengthened through training and the provision of technical assistance for effective implementation of the project. Towards the sustainability of the project, an annual 20% reduction in grant and development of sustainability strategy is incorporated in the project. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Archdiocese of JosCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4815.82414266.16373750.88092915.21834815.8241CAFOD General Funds4266.1637CAFOD General Funds3750.8809CAFOD General Funds2915.2183CAFOD General Funds4815.8200Archdiocese of Jos4266.1600Archdiocese of Jos3750.8800Archdiocese of Jos2915.2200Archdiocese of JosGB-CHC-285776-NGR329CAFODThis grant to the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria forms part of the Programme “Improving Primary Health Care for Rural Poor Communities in Northern Nigeria”, and focuses on the fourth objective of the Programme: “To build the capacity of the Catholic Church in health policy and advocacy issues to influence the development and monitoring of pro-poor health policies.” There is a widely held recognition in Nigeria that in order to influence the development of pro-poor health policies that ensure equal access to health services, it is first necessary to strengthen the advocacy and lobbying skills of non-state actors (NSAs). As part of the project, a Health Policy & Advocacy Adviser has been recruited to help establish a Health Advocacy Unit within CSN to advocate for pro-poor health policies in Nigeria and ensure greater coordination and networking among sector actors. The Health Policy & Advocacy Adviser will provide training to key personnel/advocacy champions within the Catholic Secretariat and Catholic health services and, in consultation with other actors, to develop a CSN advocacy strategy. The Health Advocacy Unit will also identify advocacy champions from 3 focal pilot states within the geographical area covered by the Programme. The ‘champions’ will be representative of all layers including government, civil society organisations and communities. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Secretariat of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk23950.565735345.436423950.5657CAFOD General Funds35345.4364CAFOD General Funds809.0100Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria827.4300Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria827.4300Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria827.6900Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria808.8200Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria809.0100Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria13578.1000Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria799.3300Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria4663.7400Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria35345.4400Catholic Secretariat of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR335CAFODThe overall goal of this project is to contribute to the improvement of the health status of poor people living in rural areas of northern Nigeria. The project aims to strengthen Catholic-Church health structures, focusing in particular on PHC facilities, in order to enable them to provide high quality, sustainable health care services that meet the needs of poor rural communities in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The project will work with some of the most underserved communities in Northern Nigeria to ensure a more equal access to health facilities and will focus on the most vulnerable sectors of the communities including children, women, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs).Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFOD JosCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk83645.750037114.8300308246.2600216792.0000CAFOD General Funds-187795.2500CAFOD General Funds21924.0000CAFOD General Funds187795.2500CAFOD General Funds-150680.4200CAFOD General Funds32725.0000CAFOD General Funds150680.4200CAFOD General Funds-109937.4300CAFOD General Funds109937.4300CAFOD General Funds175329.3600CAFOD General Funds-86960.7300CAFOD General Funds86960.7300CAFOD General Funds-17763.5200CAFOD General Funds3804.2600CAFOD Jos-475.7100CAFOD Jos335.4300CAFOD Jos16503.1400CAFOD Jos8829.6300CAFOD Jos4099.9800CAFOD Jos2317.9700CAFOD Jos1347.1200CAFOD Jos4143.0000CAFOD Jos102.0700CAFOD Jos9442.3800CAFOD Jos471.4800CAFOD Jos-32725.0000CAFOD Jos6041.0600CAFOD Jos688.0000CAFOD Jos5651.4900CAFOD Jos6094.5600CAFOD Jos1376.7600CAFOD Jos6577.7700CAFOD Jos4268.9400CAFOD Jos10898.2800CAFOD Jos416.3500CAFOD Jos7069.4600CAFOD Jos9610.9000CAFOD Jos4067.0700CAFOD Jos7079.1900CAFOD Jos32725.0000CAFOD Jos12156.1200CAFOD Jos5580.6200CAFOD Jos399.1500CAFOD Jos2352.1500CAFOD Jos2553.0900CAFOD Jos116.6800CAFOD Jos12989.3300CAFOD Jos4280.7200CAFOD Jos315.1300CAFOD Jos251.4700CAFOD Jos10038.2800CAFOD Jos65156.0600CAFOD Jos767.5100CAFOD Jos11132.5300CAFOD Jos4705.7100CAFOD Jos10718.3300CAFOD Jos3129.0900CAFOD Jos4038.4500CAFOD Jos2428.4000CAFOD Jos634.0900CAFOD Jos31.3100CAFOD Jos-1929.5600CAFOD Jos33193.0800CAFOD Jos1591.5900CAFOD Jos1929.5600CAFOD Jos5454.3600CAFOD Jos1085.7600CAFOD Jos13150.5800CAFOD Jos1929.5600CAFOD Jos1914.2400CAFOD Jos26955.6600CAFOD Jos1128.6600CAFOD Jos17009.4800CAFOD Jos4901.3600CAFOD Jos25027.3700CAFOD Jos6209.6400CAFOD Jos10310.5600CAFOD Jos2787.1800CAFOD Jos638.4600CAFOD Jos118.5900CAFOD Jos1065.9100CAFOD JosGB-CHC-285776-NGR345CAFODThe purpose of this grant is to provide funds for programme development activities such as partner meetings, consultations and consultancy studies. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFOD JosCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk14903.984616966.190016425.7555CAFOD General Funds-1521.7709CAFOD General Funds57600.0000CAFOD General Funds-40633.8100CAFOD General Funds2911.0100CAFOD Jos7457.8200CAFOD Jos408.8800CAFOD Jos3630.2000CAFOD Jos496.0800CAFOD Jos3173.0700CAFOD Jos1523.8000CAFOD Jos1563.5800CAFOD Jos4780.9500CAFOD Jos5924.7900CAFOD JosGB-CHC-285776-NGR348CAFODThis grant is aimed at providing a one-off package of assistance to support the Publication of a Book/Drama title ‘‘The John and The Paul in John Paul II’’ in commemoration of John Paul II Beatification Day by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria. The main component is financial support to offset the following cost; I. printing of 12,000 copies of ‘‘The John and The Paul in John Paul II’’ II. Narrator/Directors Fee Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Secretariat of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk590.9932590.9932CAFOD General Funds590.9900Catholic Secretariat of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR349CAFODThe goal of the project is to “Strengthen the Capacity for Effective delivery and promotion of good governance, sustainable economic growth and more equitable social development in the Vicariate”. The purpose of the project is “to contribute to building stronger capacity of Apostolic Vicariate of Kontogora for better reach and positive impact for the Poor and Disadvantaged for positive impact in pro- poor decision making. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Apostolic Vicariate of KontagoraCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk13940.454628000.000013940.4546CAFOD General Funds28000.0000CAFOD General Funds13940.4500Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora28000.0000Apostolic Vicariate of KontagoraGB-CHC-285776-NGR350CAFODGender gaps in institutions and structures in Nigeria have remained huge developmental challenges for the country. In every sector of the economy women and girl-children suffer marginalization qualitatively and quantitatively in accessing basic resources and observance of their human rights. There have been various efforts to address these anomalies but more need to be done. In line with addressing these gaps there is need for an organisation like the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) who has a vision to see a world where the rights and dignity of every person (male and female) is respected and where all have access to basic needs of life among others to understand the gender gaps that exist within its organisation and partners organisations to enable it have a nuanced understanding of challenges faces by men and women as well as the boy-child and girl-child in her programmes areas and seek ways of addressing these challenges. In addressing these gender disparities, CWSI will ?Conduct an Audit of CAFOD Nigeria and its Programme, ?Carry out an analysis of Partners programmes & Projects in Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Justice, Development and Peace Commission National, Catholic Caritas, JDPC-Abuja, Kontangora Vicariate as well as Idah, Lokoja and Ilorin Dioceses. ?Identify gaps in programmes and conduct capacity building training to address the gaps identified. ?Conduct awareness and sensitization on gender issues, targeting gate keepers, Church groups, government, civil society organisations, traditional institutions, and the media. ?Strengthen capacity of partner organisations to mainstream gender at organizational level and in project implementation. ?Strengthen capacity of partner organisations to deliver on the gender outcomes agreed on. The understanding of basic gender concepts and their application is necessary to fully implement gender-focused projects. This intervention will expand the scope of employing appropriate advocacy tools. Data made available will effect positive policy and attitudinal change and ensure appropriate gender mainstreaming in every aspect of development for CAFOD and its partners. The project will be of benefit to CAFOD and her partners - Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Justice, Development and Peace Commission National, Catholic Caritas, JDPC-Abuja, Kontangora Vicariate as well as Idah, Lokoja and Ilorin Dioceses. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Women Studies and Intervention CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk11886.807429000.000011886.8074CAFOD General Funds29000.0000CAFOD General Funds11886.8100Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 29000.0000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention GB-CHC-285776-NGR351CAFODThe Justice Development and Peace Commission is a faith based organization an organ of the church established to promote the social teachings of the Catholic church , protection of Human Rights and promotion of justice and equality as catalyst for peace and integral human development. This organ has been working in various spheres of human & community development, protection of Human rights {vulnerable children}, Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC), PROMIC (Micro-credit) and Civic education, Advocacy and ligation, prison welfare and social development. Under social development the commission has over the years been working on the protection support and provision of Micro-credit services to care-givers, Poor active women, PLWHA and Child Headed Homes. JDPC, Abuja introduced Micro-financing project as a core component of economic strengthening activity for the Human Development programme. The micro-credit is a holistic programming approach that provides a strategy to increase low household income by providing people, primarily women, with income generating opportunities through access to microcredit, self-managed savings-led financial services. It has an improving effect to reducing poverty of rural community dwellers which has been a multiplier effect resulting to HIV/AIDS. Justification: T o improve the livelihood and economic security the vulnerable persons (OVC/Care-givers, PLHIV, Active poor women) in and around Abuja Archdiocese. To increase the household security poor communities within the Archdiocese through the accumulation of assets as a result of enhanced access to micro-financial services, access to basic insurance services and self manage savings-led services. Primarily the project is aimed at developing individuals, households, villages or towns through empowerment of hundreds of poor individuals with entrepreneurial skills and willingness to work hard, and thus to make an efficient contribution to poverty reduction in families, villages and towns. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of AbujaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk17738.926825592.000017738.9268CAFOD General Funds25592.0000CAFOD General Funds17738.9300Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja25592.0000Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of AbujaGB-CHC-285776-NGR352CAFODThe Project aim to engage young adults in Bauchi Diocese with life shaping issues, and to assist them to make conscious choices on how they will live their lives in Peace and make a positive impact within their community. The late Bishop John Moore of Bauchi Diocese, through the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON) and the youth chaplains realising the Poor relationship between Christians and Muslims the diocese and the Poor understanding of Sexual health related issues, developed a strategic plan to respond to these issues by building the Youth Formation Centre to help re-orientate youths in the area, which is highly exposed to conflict. The level of violence in Bauchi and neighbouring state has caused lost of lives and property and has instil fear and suspicion among the Muslim and Christian Communities in these areas. Children have been abused and live pain and fear. Sexual Health is almost a taboo in the areas and rarely being discussed in the target area. YFC work to address the challenges faced by youth in the area, given the area, helping youth understand the different religious and how all religion preach peace and love for one another just as God want it to be. It is hope that there would be attitude change between Christians and Muslims Youth in relations with one another, and that Christian and Muslim Youths would work together in interfaith works. And more Youth will participate and take Leadership roles and responsibilities in the communities where we work. Strategies to address this include; 1. Strengthen YFC relationship with the Bauchi Youth network, which is predominantly a Muslim Youth group 2. Network with the Alternative to Violence Programme and the Interfaith Youth Council for Muslims and Christians 3. Relating with the Bauchi State Ministry of Youth for creating awareness on Sexual Health matters 4. Ongoing capacity building for youth leaders in our target area Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Youth Formation Centre (Bauchi)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6945.15006945.1500CAFOD General Funds6945.1500Youth Formation Centre (Bauchi)GB-CHC-285776-NGR353CAFODThe Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), over the decades has been developing effective framework for promoting integral human development in Nigeria in conformity with the social teachings of the universal Church, with particular regards to the promotion of social justice and the common good. The Conference, through the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, through the Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas Nigeria of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has been carrying out activities in respect of the social responsibilities of the Church which include promoting dialogue with governments, parliaments, political parties and civil societies. In order to be more relevant in the political arena, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, in 2005, inaugurated a Think Tank (presently made up of 12 members) - a research, documentation and advocacy initiative with the particular objective to provide appropriate and effective framework and grounds, in terms of expert, professional and state-of-the-art data, for the Bishops Conference in its advocacy engagements with government and the civil society. The intention of the project is to change the monopoly of the political class in legislative matters and make the Church more relevant and physically present in the country’s National Assembly through the presence of a Catholic Liaison Officer, a position that CAFOD shall be supporting given its strategic role if the objectives of the project is to be achieved. This will enhance the voice of the Church, as representative of the poor masses in the Legislative House; and change the exclusivity right of the political class to the promulgation of Laws for democratic and good Governance in the country. Such imminet changes shall also be enhanced through advocacy capacity strengthening for the JDPC Coordinators with focus on the Principles of the Catholic Social Teachings (CST). The strategy is that the trained Coordinators with their newly acquired skills will be transmitting information/data generated from the communities and the parishes to the Liason Officer at the National Assembly, to support issues based advocacy.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)JDPC NationalCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk18624.980115200.000018624.9801CAFOD General Funds15200.0000CAFOD General Funds18624.9800JDPC National15200.0000JDPC NationalGB-CHC-285776-NGR354CAFOD Following CAFOD's partner assessment carried out at the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN), it was found out that the organization is saddled with the responsibility of generating fund for the development works of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, as mandated by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). However, CCFN has little experience in fundraising and to fulfil this function, the organization requires capacity strengthening of its fundraising ability to be able to generate fund for the sustainable development work of the church and increase solidarity among the 9 ecclesiastical provinces in Nigeria. CCFN will be leading this means of entrenching fundraising capacity in the development institutions of the church, especially at the national level contributing to the diocesan and provincial levels. The initial step of the planned fundraising project will be to improve the systems, policies and processes of CCFN and the provincial development institutions through financial sustainability capacity building to acquire the desired fundraising skills to competently roll out the CCFN existing fundraising strategies at the provincial levels for implementation. To leverage this proposed changes, some of the existing CCFN fundraising strategies will be employed, they are Networking People to People (NPP), whereby those convinced of the vision and mission of CCFN create ownership among their peers and turn them into Donors, Direct Access to Congregations (DAC) using information, education and communication as a tool, Building of Partnerships (BP) whereby CCFN builds partnerships with donor agencies, especially Catholic Donor Agencies and interfaces between them and their interventions that span more than one diocese or province, Capacity Building (CB) whereby CCFN will work with diocesan groups to step down knowledge and skills gained and accompany them to achieve results together and /or tap available knowledge and skills from dioceses to enrich its interventions, Mass Mobilization/Sensitization (MMS) which involves using of massive campaigns in the media with both electronic and print mediums to project CCFN and make it a household name, and finally Advocacy with Government (AG), here CCFN collaborates with the CSN's unit, Church and Society to identify areas of advocacy and take it up with the National Planning Commission and the National Assembly. As the project enhances CCFN capacity for fundraising alongside the diocesan institutions, CCFN and its partner dioceses are going to improve on skills in fundraising, and therefore harvest more resources which will be prioritized for intervention in issues that will uplift vulnerable populations especially women and children. The massive campaigns embarked by CCFN will turn the disadvantaged women, men and youths into Donors and therefore create a sense of pride of ownership in them. The psychological disposition that comes from knowing that one has been of help enhances self-respect and dignity and is unquantifiable. CCFN thus will become a grassroots agency that is owned by the poor people (men, women, youths and children) and reduce dependency rate. The beneficiaries of this project are primarily the CCFN staff made up of 8 males and 7 females but altogether about 90 people (men and women) are expected to benefit from the project from the provincial to the parish levels. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk18267.780627000.000018267.7806CAFOD General Funds27000.0000CAFOD General Funds18267.7800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria27000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR355CAFODNamu primary health care (PHC) is a Church link partner of CAFOD of Shendam diocese in northern Nigeria; the project is a continuation from the last PHC project which had participated in the piloting and development of HIV Quality of life tool by CAFOD in 2009. This was project support is a once off support for it to continue the work on HIV and AIDS thereby contributing to CAFOD current PPA. The need for this support came following the assessment of the QoL of the support group using the battery tool, it was discover that most of the participant’s reason for low batteries was as a result of lack of livelihood security and their inability to pay and obtain drugs for common opportunistic infections like malaria and respiratory tract infections. The project aims at supporting and contributing to the delivery of CAFOD Programme Partnership Agreement (PPA 264) with DFID in the area of HIV and AIDS to achieve its outcome “CAFOD supports, influences and mobilises the Catholic Church to empower women and men in poor, vulnerable and marginalised communities to have greater access to and control over the resources and decisions that affect their lives.” The specific contribution this project will make in achieve the set outcome will include: • Supporting 50 persons (35 women and 15 men) living with or affected by HIV and AIDS in the rural communities of Namu to access greater control over economic resources and health decisions that will improve their quality of life thereby contribute to the mainstream of their community development. This will be achieve by providing income generating revolving fund for the most vulnerable groups each year (50 women and 15 men), and learning opportunities to provide evidence for inclusion of additional new members. • Outcome indicator: 70% percentage of women and men sampled, living with and affected by HIV who provide evidence of improved quality of life (PPA outcome indicator 3) and livelihood securities annually. The output of this project is Namu PHC and its support group-Beacon+ of Hope members provide access to comprehensive (care, mitigation and prevention) services to reduce the impact of and vulnerability to HIV for 35 women, 15 men and 150 children yearly in Namu communities (PPA Output 3.). The output indicator is 35 women, 15 men and 150 children have increased access to a holistic range of care and mitigation services annually. Input will include: Revolving fund transfer, revolving drugs for common opportunistic infections and a borehole for safe drinking water for clients, relatives and staff at the based clinic. At the end of the project lifespan, 70% percentage of participants of the PHC and Beacon of Hope SG+ initiatives correctly identify ways of preventing HIV infection and reject major misconceptions about HIV transmission. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk14948.801314948.8013CAFOD General Funds14948.8000GB-CHC-285776-NGR356CAFODLike the country’s diverging political landscape, humanitarian crises in Nigeria tend to take a north-south dichotomy. While flooding is heavily occasioned in the southern parts of the country, the northern states that lie across the Sahel belt are extremely prone to persistent droughts. Since early July to as late November, there has been heavy flooding in southern Nigeria resulting to monumental destruction of life and property affecting 35 out of 37 states of the federation of Nigeria. Flooding in Nigeria is a major environmental challenge that often has devastating effects on human livelihoods. The implications of flooding in Nigerian cities and communities include among others; loss of life and property, spread of diseases, and loss of livelihoods, assets and infrastructure. The impact of floods is usually more pronounced in low-lying cities in the south due to the large populations living in poorly planned settlements with minimal drainage infrastructure. Flooding impact is also exacerbated by inadequate preparedness. Over one million persons have been displaced as a result of the flood The lead government agency saddled with the responsibility of managing emergencies and disasters, NEMA, has been in collaboration with both international and local humanitarian organizations under the platform of the Inter Agency Emergency Preparedness and Response Working Group (IA-EPRWG), of which Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) is an active member. The flooding has receded and the humanitarian response to the crisis has abated the situation although affected communities and households are still trying to cope. On the pther hand, there are seven states in Northern Nigeria along the Sahel (Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno) with approximately a population of 28 million people that have been seriously affected by interment and sometimes persistent drought, culminating in extreme food insecurity. Preliminary results show that 47% of households are vulnerable (determined by Food Security Assessment conducted in March 2012 by Save the Children UK) and 17% of children under-five are at risk of malnutrition. These results suggest there may be up to 13 million food deficit vulnerable people; among the 13 million are 2.2 million children who are at risk of malnutrition of which 1.3 million children are severely malnourished (UNICEF). Households’ lives are at risk because they are unable to meet their daily 2,100 Kcal food needs, and are using strategies that will put their livelihoods at risk in the longer term (selling their livestock and assets). According to Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), USAID Food Security Categorisation the affected households are in phase 3, depicting crisis. The assessment indicated that 47% very poor households and 30% poor households were not food secure except for first 3-6 months post-harvest on the average, confirming the general perception and other studies (UNICEF SMART survey February 2012, ACF Integrated Assessment Aug 2011). States covered are generally food deficit and these households may be in food crisis category. According to results from Save the Children Assessment in March 2012, very poor and poor households have deficits with regard to their survival and livelihood protection thresholds. The very poor households have a 6% survival food deficit and a 23% livelihood protection gap , while the poor households have no survival deficits but have a 22% livelihood protection gap. Caritas Nigeria therefore seeks to support 2,000 of the most severely affected families (about 14,000 persons). The Caritas intervention will be focused on ten selected communities in local government areas with the most vulnerability and low coping mechanism along the (Sahel) border of Nigeria, based on the findings from the CRS/CCFN food security assessment. This project will run for a period of five months which will cover the three months of the most acute hunger season until the harvest. The harvest is expected to be poor as some farmers have planted between 3-4 times this year and the crops either withered or have stunted growth due to lack of rain. The project will therefore provide an additional two months buffer of assistance after the harvest. This will allow households to reserve some barn stocks for the next planting season. The support to households also includes basic information on nutrition, hygiene and sanitation practices that can maximize their resources for well-being.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30000.000030000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR357CAFODThe project is part of the remodelling process within CAFOD. The CAFOD Nigeria officer will be hosted by CCFN (the national Caritas). Therefore this project is designed to support the institutional capacity of CCFN to host CAFOD's office in Nigeria and also to support the profile raising of CCFN. In the financial year 13/14 the hosting costs include support to vehicle, facility and support costs to CAFOD's programme officerCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk17080.464614173.478117080.4646CAFOD General Funds14173.4781CAFOD General Funds9840.3900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7240.0700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7086.7400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7086.7400Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR358CAFODThe heavy rainfall in July, August and early September in 2012, coupled with the release of water from the dams on the River Gongola, River Niger and River Kaduna in Nigeria, and Lagdo dam in Cameroon, has resulted in the worst flooding in more than 40 years. To date the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has registered 363 reported deaths and 2.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs). Over 7.7 million people and 33 out of the 36 states of the Federation were affected. Reports by interagency rapid assessment teams showed that almost every community affected by the flood has suffered severe damage to livelihoods, destruction of farmlands, houses, bridges, schools and health facilities, as well as damage to the water supply, irrigation systems, and food storage and processing facilities. Population estimates in both Patani and Bomadi (communities affected by the flood) from the last National census stood at 154,000. The lastest flood affected up to 80% of the entire population in this location. The impact of the disaster was exacerbated by: (1) the fact that it affected mainly poor rural communities dependent on subsistence farming for their livelihoods; (2) poor pre-existing conditions of infrastructure for water and electricity supply; and (3) poor standards of buildings and equipment in the education and health sectors, of road networks and of other public/community assets. Objective of the Project: To ensure adequate access to integrated emergency response through provision of unconditional cash transfers, Livelihood recovery and WASH interventions to 2500 households (HHs) (17,500 vulnerable persons.) The project will facilitate the production of vouchers and ID cards to approve households benefiting from the UCT program in collaboration with near-by banks. Each household will get 48.28 EUR per month (for 4 months). Also, the project will identify and work with Agricultural institutions and agencies such as IITA and Agricultural Development Program (ADP) to facilitate access to farm inputs such as improved cassava cuttings and plantain suckers. The project aims to rehabilitate 6 community boreholes; carry out training on hygiene, hygiene promotion sessions focusing on 3 key hygiene practices including the distribution of water purification and storage kits to 1,400 direct beneficiaries. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Relief Services NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk436776.2118490656.1694CAFOD General Funds-6.1610CAFOD General Funds-8562.3728CAFOD General Funds-53418.9830CAFOD General Funds8107.5592CAFOD General Funds442673.0300Catholic Relief Services Nigeria22427.7700Catholic Relief Services Nigeria2150.8500Catholic Relief Services Nigeria23398.3600Catholic Relief Services Nigeria-8562.3700Catholic Relief Services Nigeria-50635.3400Catholic Relief Services Nigeria-2783.6400Catholic Relief Services Nigeria8107.5600Catholic Relief Services NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR359CAFODThe project seeks to address a number of issues around integral human development through the Justice, Development and Peace structures of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, with a special focus on Kogi State in Central Nigeria Gender gaps in institutions and structures in Nigeria remain huge developmental challenges for the country. Nigeria ranks 118 of 134 countries in the Gender Equality Index. In every sector of the economy women and girl-children suffer marginalization in accessing basic resources and observance of their human rights. Women and girl children in Nigeria lack basic health and education rights and are economically poorer than men. Only 25 out of the 360 members of the Nigerian House of Representatives are women and only about 4% of local government councillors are women, confirming that women are under-represented in all political decisions. Meaningful development cannot be achieved either at the local or national platform without recognising girls and women as equal players. About 67% of the population of Kogi State live in absolute poverty according to the 2010 Nigeria Poverty Profile. Less than 30% of the population have access to potable water and rural electrification is below 50%. Kogi state was one of the areas most affected by the severe flooding in 2012. What the project hopes to achieve • Target communities record positive changes in gender knowledge attitudes and practices. • CWSI, JDPCs lead strengthened and effective women participation in governance in target communities in Kogi State; • Gender equity in governance in Kogi State improves; - A brief outline of how it will be done The Centre for Women Studies and interventions (CWSI) will support this component of the project with gender awareness-raising, gender-training and monitoring of gender sensitivity and inclusiveness. The impact of the project will be an improved level of civic participation (including participation of women) in governance and decision making, as manifested by documented improvements in the provision of social amenities. There will be enhanced understanding and application of basic gender issues leading to reduction in all forms of gender based discrimination against women. The project will also support CCFN to diversify its resource-base, through awareness-creation activities that will sensitize Catholic faithful on the need to support the programmes of CCFN. This will allow CCFN reach out to more dioceses with needed funds and capacity-building for development and humanitarian assistance projects. Kogi State has been noted by CWSI to have a high index of gender disparity especially in politics, the teaching profession, and the proportions currently engaged in university education. During discussions with women in the state, some of them expressed a desire for interventions to bridge these gender gaps which they say are aggravating poverty among the female gender. To achieve this, CWSI will carry out a series of trainings on gender-relevant laws and policies. Beneficiaries of these trainings, in addition to the diocesan JDPC, will include representatives of key stakeholder groups, community and religious leaders, and women and girls who have sufficient clout to champion advocacy initiatives. The project will also support women to engage their local authorities in regular discussion on the prioritization, commissioning, and monitoring of development projects in their communities. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk29468.098029468.0980CAFOD General Funds14734.0500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria14734.0500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR360CAFODThe project seeks to address a number of issues around integral human development through the Justice, Development and Peace structures of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, with a special focus on Kogi State in Central Nigeria. Internal governance systems in most communities in Nigeria are weak, leading to an inability of the community members to demand for and positively engage their local and state governments for improved provision of social infrastructure and services. There is a low level of awareness of the laws and statutes that exist to regulate the operations public offices and departments, making it difficult for the people to identify lapses in governance. In some cases, existing legislation is weak or absent, creating an open space for abuse of the authority of public office, and allowing corruption and mediocrity to thrive. Although the problem of underdevelopment is multi-factorial, one contributory factor is the lack of strong community governance structures that can work together with the local and state governments to serve the common good. The weak community governance processes results from absent or weak community development committees (CDCs) and low awareness of the citizenry on their rights and responsibilities. Many existing CDCs do not meet regularly; some are ignorant of due process and regulatory frameworks for public governance. The relevance of the CDCs is equally stalled by the existence of individual and group interests that are served by the status quo. There is also a lack of transparency on the part of the government agencies, this hinders citizens from monitoring government activities and permits corruption to thrive. Government agencies exhibit poor understanding and sensitivity to community needs, often as a result of weak interface with community actors. Project Outcomes include: 1. The Church and citizens influence national level policy in Nigeria. 2. Citizen’s participation in governance is enhanced in four local government areas (LGAs) in Kogi State; 3. Community development influenced by citizens in targeted areas. The main strategy adopted by the project will be to build the capacity of the Diocesan JDPC staff and selected community advocates to engage the government in dialogue around improved civic participation in governance. This will include increased participation of the citizenry in planning and budgeting for development and monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the various government agencies in the state. To achieve this, CCFN and partners will carry out workshops on advocacy, governance processes, budget monitoring, and gender-relevant laws and policies. Beneficiaries of these workshops, in addition to the diocesan JDPC, will include representatives of key stakeholder groups, community and religious leaders, and influential Catholics who have sufficient clout to champion advocacy initiatives. The project will also support participating communities to engage their local governments in regular discussion on the prioritization, commissioning, and monitoring of development projects in their communities. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk80258.448280258.4482CAFOD General Funds40129.2200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria40129.2200Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR361CAFODThe project will support CCFN to diversify its resource-base, through awareness-creation activities that will sensitize Catholic faithful on the need to support the programmes of CCFN. This will allow CCFN reach out to more dioceses with needed funds and capacity-building for development and humanitarian assistance projects. The project will enhance CCFN’s visibility and strategic resource mobilisation strategies. The project aims at building a dignified and sustainable National Caritas in Nigeria. Also, the institutional capacity building will assist CCFN to strengthen its own support base so as to be able to retain a core complement of skilled staff to work with the partners. Furthermore, by the end of this project; there will be significant increase in CCFN’s capabilities to take lead in CAFOD’s interventions within Nigeria. CAFOD will continuously work with CCFN to improve the Think Tank Committee of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria. In other to further the work of CCFN on advocacy, CAFOD will facilitate the training of Think Tank Coordinator on Advanced Policy and Advocacy Engagement. CAFOD shall facilitate the strengthening of CCFN’s systems, processes and practices as an institution for quality service delivery to the Nigerian citizens. This will be done through the accompanier approach, direct project funding, sharing of relevant information, linking, networking and collaborative working together. The Outcome of this project; 1. The Church in Nigeria increases local support for relief and development efforts through fund-raising activities. 2. CCFN’s Gender and governance programming improved; 3. JDPC and CWSI (Partners) teams implement good quality governance and gender programmes Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk34124.277134124.2771CAFOD General Funds17062.1400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria17062.1400Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR362CAFODThis project seeks to provide an approach to the recurrent crises in Jos and other parts of Plateau state using indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms, known as the restorative justice system, a process which seeks to heal, restore relationships, reconcile and integrate back into the community. This is because life in African cultures is not individualistic but communal as crimes, even when committed against an individual are seen as crimes against the entire community. It is worthy to note that Indigenous conflict resolution practices reflect principles of reconciliation based on long-standing relationships and values, placing highest importance on values for truth, justice, peace, love, harmony, order, balance, reciprocity and sustainability. This project will therefore impact on men, women and the youths by revisiting some of these indigenous practices and providing an opportunity of applying them to some of the root causes of crises in the State. It will x-ray the various roles these groups have played and can still play in traditional methods of conflict resolution. This particular project was chosen because of the persistent crises in plateau State which seems to defy current western methods of conflict resolution which often imposes itself on the people and supplants itself on the people’s indigenous mechanisms, values and experiences which are often misunderstood and misinterpreted. Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms have proven to be effective and successful in handling some major crises across Africa. These include the Gacaca in Rwanda, Michu and Luba Basa in Ethiopia, Mato Oput in Northern Uganda, the Akobo Peace Conference in Sudan, and one of the world’s most successful traditional peace conferences following Somaliland’s declaration of independence from Somalia in 1991. Finally, the crises of Plateau State have many facets, some of which can lend themselves to traditional reconciliation. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Archdiocese of JosCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk19055.599119055.5991CAFOD General Funds19055.6000Archdiocese of JosGB-CHC-285776-NGR363CAFODThe project shall immensely encourage good governance project in Nigeria especially Idah Diocese. The provision of logistical facility will aid the successful implementation of governance work in Idah and Ibaji Local Government Areas. Ibaji Local Government Area is near to River Niger and consists of over 60 villages with no access roads. The lack of access roads have hindered the project implementation and timely service delivery of training, etc. furthermore, the strengthened logistical capacity of JDPC shall support the key aspect of project implementation, which is Budget tracking and monitoring. It is anticipated that the advocacy initiatives for good governance will be facilitated by adequate logistical provisions. The project is designed to support JDPC to acquire reasonable logistics (vehicle) capacity. It will be done through counter-part funding from both CAFOD and the local JDPC. All these support would be channeled through CCFN as the National JDPC in Nigeria. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8140.00008140.0000CAFOD General Funds8140.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR364CAFODThe project will support CCFN’s staff capacity development. The Emergency Coordinator will be trained by AMREF, Kenya on disaster preparedness and response. The course will reposition CCFN’s preparedness to deal with emergencies and disasters in Nigeria. The capacity building would enable CCFN to carry out thorough mapping of potential threats and risks within Nigeria especially with the upcoming national elections in the first quarter of 2015. Nigerian is undergoing lots of security challenges and emergencies are imminent in such situations. Also, the general elections in Nigeria are scheduled for 2015. During the previous elections, violence has broken out which led to urban emergencies. The situation in Nigeria leading to the general elections is more precarious since there are two major parties in the country and the competition for position shall be fierce. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2200.00002200.0000CAFOD General Funds2200.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR365CAFODThe Catholic Church in Nigeria has a long standing tradition of working for justice and integral human development, and providing care for marginalized members of society. This function is typically fulfilled through a network of established structures such as schools, health facilities, parish health committees, and lay organizations. These structures are in turn coordinated at the level of the diocese by Diocesan Education, Health, and Justice Development and Peace Commissions in each of the 54 Catholic dioceses which cover the entire country. Through these structures, the Church is able to address a broad range of development issues. Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) was established by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in 2010 as a specialized development agency responsible for capacity building and coordination of development programs for the Catholic Church. Since the establishment of CCFN, the agency has been engaged in various interventions in the areas of Emergency and Humanitarian Response, Health and HIV/AIDS, Governance, Food Security, Agriculture, and Livelihoods. CCFN does not implement projects directly, but through the Provincial and Diocesan Structures described above. At the current time, over 95% of CCFN’s funding comes from international donors. These donor funds are typically tied to specific program activities and must be applied in geographical locations which reflect the priorities of the donors. CCFN often receives requests from diocesan partners to collaborate with them on tailored development projects that will address key needs in specific communities, but is unable to respond to such requests due to non-availability of funds. CCFN is also financially handicapped in the area of responding to emergencies, a key area of CCFNs mandate as the national Caritas organization. An additional role of CCFN is that of supporting and strengthening the capacity of the provincial and diocesan partners to carry out their humanitarian and development work effectively and efficiently. CCFN therefore needs to retain a core complement of skilled staff to accompany the partners. Although capacity-strengthening work ultimately impacts on the quality of services delivered by partners to beneficiaries, it does not directly target service beneficiaries. Funding for capacity-building can therefore be challenging to secure, as the outcomes and impacts are often long-term and sometimes intangible, and can be difficult to measure objectively. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk25875.000025875.0000CAFOD General Funds12937.5000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria12937.5000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR366CAFODCentre for Women Studies and Intervention in tandem with this project has identified two important areas that it wishes to collaborate with CCFN to add value to the lives of people in the Catholic dioceses of Idah and Lokoja in Kogi state, towards sustainable development. Thus we are focusing on the two areas of intervention specified below: 1. Continuation of the gender based Human Rights Initiatives which was flagged off in 2013 to address violations of women and the girl child rights in the dioceses of Idah and Lokoja. 2. Addressing gender gaps in politics and governance i.e. Mainstreaming of women’s participation in politics and governance in the two Catholic dioceses in Kogi state. Below is the analytical explanation on the project. · Continuation of the gender based Human rights initiative: CWSI identified incidences of gender based human rights violations in these dioceses and took it as a critical area of concern deserving intervention as there is nothing more fundamental to peace and sustainable development than the full realisation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees the enabling environment for a happier world where people live in justice and treat each other with respect and dignity. To curb the gender based human rights violations, CWSI embarked on the formation of community human rights club to engage volunteers who will work in concerto for the achievement of human rights regime in these dioceses. The formation of the human right clubs was successfully carried out in both dioceses on the 12th and 13th of February 2014, which is the first phase. Now, we are focusing on human rights education and training of the human right club members. In other words, 70 members of the human rights clubs 35 in each dioceses will be trained. This is aimed at equipping the human rights clubs members with the requisite knowledge to carry out their responsibility of human right training and monitoring, evaluation, reporting and counselling with a view to helping their respective communities address human right challenges. Therefore this project will address gender based human right violations in both dioceses which will be achieved through the informed activities of the community human right club members whose capacities must be built to make them efficient and effective as catalysts for the change desired. The methodology of capacity building is imperative because it is the process of developing and strengthening of skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organisations and communities need to thrive. It is the element that gives fluidity, flexibility, and functionality of a programme or of an organisation to adapt to the changing needs of the population that is served. According to the United Nations briefing paper (1991) capacity building is human resources development and the strengthening of Managerial System. · Addressing gender gap in political participation: Mainstreaming of women’s participation in politics and governance in Kogi state. Absence of women in decision making has been a source of concern for long, thus in Beijing in 1995, it became imperative to propose a formidable solution to support inclusion of women in all areas of life, the platform for Action recommended both formal and substantive equality and action, calls on government to support at least 30% Affirmative Action for women in political space. Since 1995, there have been advocacies in Nigeria for increase in the number of women in political space, very little have been achieved in this regard. As at 2011, the total number of women in political offices in Nigeria is put at 8%. Democracy is about fair representation of all interest groups in the society and the low representation of women is a violation of the principle of democracy. Furthermore, the hall mark of democracy is representation, participation, and citizenship, a combination of this indicator will provide a better democracy. The exclusion of women in the sphere of governance and politics is a serious gender gap that needs to be addressed. Women are estimated to constitute about 50% of Nigerians population and accordingly deserve a degree of portfolios commensurate with their number (pls. see “women, marginalisation and politics in Nigeria 2004 pg. 22, edited by Jibrin Ibrahim and AminaSalihu). Kogi state in focus: The very low level of women participation in politics and governance in Kogi state is the rationale for proposing an intervention to change the situation. Our decision to address the gap in women participation in Kogi, is the second ambit of this project and proceeds from the analysis of a survey carried out by CWSI in the month of August 2013 to determine a number of gender issues in Idah and Lokoja dioceses for a proactive intervention. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed. The respondent were thirty (30) males and (50) fifty females in Idah diocese while in Lokoja, the respondents were 63 males and 48 females. Nine questionnaires were returned unattended. Responding to the questions on leadership and women participation in politics and governance, only 5% of females representing 10 % of the total number of all respondents supported women’s inclusion in leadership, politics and governance. 90% of the respondents are of the opinion that leadership and political participation is the exclusive privilege of men and that infact, men are ordained and approved by God to lead in all spheres of life.This expression of gross ignorance is worrisome and points to a major factor responsible for exclusion of women’s low participation in politics and governance in Kogi state. Achieving an increase in the level of women participation in the two dioceses is propitious because the year 2015 is Nigeria’s general elections. It is a great opportunity to change the political situation that have relegated women to cheer leader’s in a democratic dispensation where they are equal stakeholders. Our strategy to occasion change is to organize sensitization summit and seminars on leadership training and political reorientation for women in preparation for the next general election. We will encourage women to join political parties and play an active role within the parties of their choice so as to be relevant. CWSI will also encourage women professional and capable women to participate in partisan politics and advocate for greater political appointments for qualified women as a means of achieving the desired increase in the number of women in governance . This project addresses the need to sensitize women to be mainstreamed and also facilitate the incorporation of the ‘gender agenda’ in politics and governance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk34000.000034000.0000CAFOD General Funds17000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria17000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR367CAFODNigeria though endowed with both human and material resources, has not been able to harness these resources for the overall well being of her citizens. This is attributable to weak governance structure ranging from bad management of resources to the high level of citizens apathy to governance issues.The project seeks to address issues that will bring about good governance using the Caritas Nigeria and the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) in Idah and Lokoja Dioceses of Kogi State, in North-Central, Nigeria. During the first phase of the project, some issues that hindered the entrenchment of good governance were discovered. First, it was discovered that issues of accountability will be taken more seriously by government only when citizens use existing Policy and Legislative instruments to demand for improved social well being and accountability from those in government. Secondly, the democratic processes of electing candidates into offices are weak thereby making the citizens to believe that their votes do not count. This brings in voters apathy and even the few people that participate in voting, do so just to fulfil all righteousness. At the end of the day, candidates are elected into offices without regard to their knowledge of the issues on ground, and their ability to propose solutions to them. As the 2015 general elections draw nearer there is the need to conscientize the people and galvanise them towards active participation in the electoral process. This will no doubt raise the bar on the quality of candidate that vie for elective offices and help the people make well informed choices of candidates to vote during the election. Thirdly, the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill, which is the instrument that would have given more access to women participation in governance in Kogi, though passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly is yet to be signed into Law by the Governor of Kogi State. Lastly, at the last plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, there was a request by the Bishops that the President should look into the matter of government support for services rendered by voluntary agencies. It is noteworthy that some state governments have identified the complementary role of civil society organizations in the provisions of social services to the citizens especially in the hinterland and have entered into funding partnership with them. There is the need to make the support regular, consistent and justiciable because progress of society cannot be pinned on goodwill of a few willing leaders but through established framework that force even those without goodwill to have a minimum of responsiveness. In view of the complementary role of CSO in development, there is the need for a National Policy measure to be put in place to encourage non state actors to more than ever before partner with government in development. The project will work both at the national level at the state level. At the national office, the CCFN will midwife the passage of a bill for the setting up of National Development Fund, which will be accessible to Civil Society Organization for their pro-poor interventions. Consultation meetings and media campaign will be had with relevant stakeholders to drum up support for the proposed bill. Advocacy meeting with the Catholic Legislators at the National Assembly will also be intensified. At the State, Diocesan and Community levels, JDPC Offices in Idah and Lokoja Dioceses will consolidate on the gains already made in the good governance projects. Awareness will be created to create avenue for citizens especially women participation in next year’s general election. Relevant stakeholders will also be engaged to fashion out ways of having non violent general elections next year. In order to improve on the level of women participation in governance generally, there will be advocacy for the signing into Law of Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill by the Kogi State Governor. The impact on the project will be cross-cutting as it will to create avenue for good governance, accountability and more women participation in governance. The establishment of a National Fund for use by Civil Society Organizations will given room for subsidiarity as it will make funds available to CSOs who are closer to the problems and have a better understanding of the issues. With the signing into Law of the gender and Equality Bill, more women will participate in decision making. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk84875.000084875.0000CAFOD General Funds42437.5000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria42437.5000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR368CAFODThis project is to support CCFN provide essential services for CAFOD's supported projects in Nigeria. The grant is designed to support CCFN pay for vital utilities, make attainable staff supervision and training to JDPC and CWSI partners. Also, the hosting costs is part of CAFOD's contribution for the provision of office space to Programme Officer based in Abuja. CCFN uses the funds to procure basic utilities that are necessary for the functionality of the office. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk16144.000016056.875315343.929016144.0000CAFOD General Funds16056.8753CAFOD General Funds15343.9290CAFOD General Funds8072.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria8072.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria16056.8800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria15343.9300Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR369CAFODSince the beginning of 2014, north eastern Nigeria has experienced an escalation of the Boko Haram (BH) led insurgency. This Islamic sect has engaged in repeated shootings, bombings and burning of property, including attacking schools and killing or kidnapping students. Over 1500 persons have been reported killed in BH attacks in the first four months of 2014. The conflict has led to displacements, loss of property, loss of means of livelihood, violations of human rights and a high level of fear and insecurity. Many families have fled the worst affected areas of Southern and Central Borno and Northern Adamawa to neighbouring communities, while some have crossed the state boundaries into neighbouring states and into the neighbouring countries of Niger, Cameroon and Chad. The crises in north eastern Nigeria is set against the background of a region already noted to have the poorest maternal and child health and nutrition indices in Nigeria. Two out of the three SoE states, Borno and Yobe, fall within the Sahelian zone, an area that is already prone to food insecurity. Household resilience has been eroded in the affected areas by protracted violence and disruptions to the predominantly agricultural livelihoods. Access to the rural parts of the north eastern states is also limited by the threat of violent attacks, thus restricting the delivery of humanitarian interventions. In north central Nigeria, endemic conflicts involving Fulani herdsmen and local farmers have escalated in many parts of north central Nigeria in the last six months, resulting in large numbers of internally displaced persons. There are currently 100,000 IDPs from Benue State alone as a result of the Fulani Herdsmen conflict. Other severely affected states include Plateau and Taraba States. The three states under the SoE are Bornu, Adamawa and Yobe States. Between January and May 2014, Gwoza, Konduga and Bama Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno State have been the worst hit by insurgents. Other areas that have been attacked are Maiduguri Municipal, Kaga, Dikwa, Gala and Damboa LGAs. In Adamawa State, Madagali and Michika LGA have been the worst hit, while in Yobe, attacks have been recorded in Buni Yadi LGA and around the state capital, Damaturu. Clashes between Fulani herdsmen and local farmers, as well as inter-ethnic conflicts have been recorded in Benue, Plateau, and Taraba states. The Diocesan Caritas office of the Catholic diocese of Katsina Ala in Benue State has documented 10,347 persons from 3,800 households, the majority of whom are taking refuge in schools and churches, while some are living with their relatives in nearby villages. The Caritas Office of the JDPC in the Catholic Diocese of Shendam in Plateau State, has registered a total of 7,378 persons from 1,095 households. The JDPC of the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo in May 2014 reported, based on figures provided by the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency, that 1,348 persons and 192 Households were displaced by the conflict in Gassol, Wukari, Ibi, and Bali. The clashes have destroyed farms and the Fulani herdsmen are still occupying some of the farmlands. The farming season is underway and the displaced are unable to recommence farming as many are still in the camps, while those that have returned home lost their seed stock in the violence. 1. Based on the assessment findings as reported, cash transfers seem not to be the ideal strategy in this situation. Meanwhile the IDPs are living in rural host communities with no banks; security is not guaranteed for them to travel to the towns, and banks in the towns are not even working well, while many have closed. It does not seem viable to implement cash transfers. 2. Assessment report also revealed that there are big markets within the various locations of the project which can meet both demand and supply that the project is meant to generate. 3. The various JDP/Caritas offices have warehouse facilities that can store the large volume of grains that the project hope to distribute to the potential beneficiaries. 4. The local Caritas offices have a very strong network of volunteers that are trained and well motivated to carry out food distribution in an efficient and effective manner. The key project activity is divided as follows; Food Distribution The project will distribute only food items to the most vulnerable households to enable them meet their food needs. An initial market assessment was done in northern Adamawa and Central Borno states in March 2014 which revealed that the minimum amount required to cover the food and non-food needs of a family of six persons would be as much as 25,000 Nigerian naira. However, the Project will distribute food items valued at 10,000 Nigerian Naira (approximately 65 US dollars or 50 Euros). The initial goal is to make three monthly distribution of food items per household, while working with government and other organizations on longer term recovery or resettlement options. The project will also utilize partnerships with the relevant government agencies such as NEMA, SEMA and the local government social service departments, as well as local civil society organizations and community based organizations who will offer experienced staff to contribute staff tome to the intervention. Implementation of actual project activities will take a period of four months, while follow up narrative and financial reporting and project closeout activities will take an additional two months. We are therefore envisaging a total period of four months for the intervention, from 1st November 2014 to 28th February, 2015.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk45000.000025000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000CAFOD General Funds25000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria20000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR370CAFODNigeria’s presidential, parliamentary and states gubernatorial and assembly elections, scheduled for February 2015, will be more contentious than usual. Tensions within and between the two major political parties, competing claims to the presidency between regional politicians along religious lines, the monstrous Islamist Boko Haram insurgency and increasing communal violence in several northern states have almost left Nigeria in an explosive situation. The dicey situations resulted in Caritas Nigeria taking the initiative to work with the Bishops and other Faith leaders to ensure that the upcoming elections in Nigeria are violent free. Therefore, through this project Caritas Nigeria will engage more actively with socio-political leaders through a forum that is chaired by the bishop to strengthen the early warning response systems and promote violent free elections. Also, massive sensitization via the media will further fortify the already existing messages and voices calling for violent free elections in Nigeria. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR371CAFODTraining and development hold loads of significance such as enhancing the skills of employees and managers, increase organisation productivity and protection of assets. The proposed project is basically focused on the capacity building of CAFOD partners on security and financial management. The project will also streamline the financial management tools, processes and procedures applied by CAFOD partners so as to increase stewardship and financial prudence. CAFOD would endeavour to work with experienced and versatile consultants to deliver high quality sessions to the partners. In Nigeria, capacity building is one of the crucial sectors for the development and actualization of a rubost Faith Based Organisations. Most of the training sessions would not end up in the workshop halls, further consultation, engagement and mentoring of the partners shall continue after the training. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR373CAFODThis project aims to support CAFOD partners across West Africa and Great Lakes (WAGL), namely national and local Justice and Peace Commissions, in becoming stronger advocates for good governance in their respective countries, with a focus on election monitoring. This programme is the first regional programme across several countries in (WAGL). The project will provide direct capacity strengthening support to the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA), building on success stories of support to other Regional Bishops conferences in Africa, in order to amplify the Church’s voice on promoting justice and good governance across West Africa. All WAGL countries have recognised Governance as a core element of their country/regional strategies. From 2015 through to 2017, all countries within the WAGL region are expected to hold general and local elections. Partners across the region are involved at various levels in trying to ensure free and fair elections, and this programme will allow 6-8 partners to come together and learn from each other’s experience, and receive training in a workshop in Abuja, also attended by CAFOD staff. The workshop will allow space for sharing and learning on other governance related activities, and identify opportunities for ongoing collaboration between partners across the region, and for specific training where gaps are identified will be sought. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk16500.000016500.0000CAFOD General Funds16500.0000Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaGB-CHC-285776-NGR374CAFODThis project is linked to NGR373 - the WAGL Regional Governance programme, which is bringing together partners across WAGL to promote sharing and learning between partners on governance themes, with a focus on election monitoring. This project covers the cost of a workshop hosted by CCFN in Abuja, in July 2015, with participants from 6-8 partners and CAFOD staff working on governance across the region. The workshop will focus on sharing experiences on election monitoring (since elections are due across the region between 2015 and 2017), and helping partner colleagues to develop new skills and approaches on how to support sound election processes. The workshop will allow space for partners to also share information and expertise on other governance themes, such as budget monitoring and peace building. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk32745.000018740.0000CAFOD General Funds14005.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR377CAFODThe project aims to promote the process of formulating sound policy instruments at a national level, in Nigeria. The project will help to mobilize Communities in Kogi State to use the tools of social accountability to monitor budgetary expenditure and demand for improved service delivery. The two areas of intervention are as follows: 1. Supporting National level advocacy for better policy formulation and Institutional Strengthening: This would be done by supporting the National Assembly Legislative Liaison Officer to monitor proceedings at the National Assembly, initiate processes that provide avenues for the Church to contribute to pro-poor Bills and create avenues for collaboration with Executives and other policy makers. 2. Promotion of social accountability: This would be done by mobilizing the citizens of the target communities in Kogi State, using existing Community Structures. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6803.970655075.2853CAFOD General Funds-48271.3147CAFOD General Funds27537.6400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria27537.6400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria-48271.3100Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR378CAFOD1. The situation CWSI is trying to change is to address gender inequality in political office holding and decision-making in the project area (Kogi State). The action is aimed at specifically addressing institutionalized exclusion of women from decision-making, particularly in the culturally inhibited rural communities. 2. The second situation that CWSI is trying to change is the perpetration of violence against women, such as violence related to tradition or custom e.g. maltreatment of widows and others such as rape, sexual harassment of young women which occurs among the communities in the project area. These practices injure the physical, social and psycho-emotional integrity of the victims. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk33105.447333105.4473CAFOD General Funds16552.7200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria16552.7200Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR379CAFODPrimarily, the main idea is to gradually but steadily boost access to locally generated funds for the projects that would not normally receive donor funding and which CCFN is committed to implement. Overtime, the change will be seen in a gradual shift from over dependence on foreign aid for in-country projects to a supplementary role – Promoting Shifting the Power Concept. This obviously will strengthen the culture of awareness in mobilizing and generating local funds. Increasing the access to unrestricted funds is key to CCFN’s sustainability, but fundamentally; launching into in-country resource mobilisation through the right process and taking into consideration all the constraints involved. Therefore the overarching goal of this project is to build and sustain a realistic culture within the Catholic Faithful in Nigeria which paves the way for access to a world of funds for the noble humanitarian and developmental works that CCFN are privileged to be a part of. CCFN through the local priest in-charge of parishes. Based on the subsidiarity policy within the Church, CCFN needs the approval of any priest to talk fund-raise within the parish and the Bishop to fund-raise within any diocese. CCFN will engage with about 50 parishes in 2 Archdioceses. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk18530.916829759.3664CAFOD General Funds-11228.4496CAFOD General Funds29759.3700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria-11228.4500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR380CAFODThis project is a social accountability project that aims to promote citizens participation and inclusive governance in the decision making processes of Kogi State. Since participation is a function of response, it is absolutely necessary for the Church to increase participation by providing platforms for citizens (right holders) to engage with public officers (duty bearers). To galvanize Kogi State citizens, JDPC together with CCFN deemed it vital to support the citizens in demanding for improved service delivery, based on the social contract (State Budget) between the Government (duty bearers) and citizens (right holders). According to the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), “The primary responsibility of the government is to provide security and basic welfare of the citizens”. The constitution is the highest law in the land and has given sovereignty to the people. In order to exercise that sovereignty, JDPC intends to revive and mobilize citizens/ communities into making demands for improved service delivery in the Water and Sanitation Sector. This project links to previous CAFOD's supported governance work in Nigeria through the application of a different medium to expand citizens' platform to rightfully make demands on duty bearers. In addition, the Church leaders within the targeted locations would serve as the voice of the poor to influence the duty bearers. The Church leaders will also call on prominent members of the Church whom are government officials to become more accountable and respond to the needs of the people. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30781.000130781.0001CAFOD General Funds30781.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR381CAFODThe Executive through the ministries' departments and agencies each year prepare and present a budget to the State House of Assembly. Government traditionally will name budgets such as “the peoples’ budget or budget of consolidation” etc. Even though the budgets are called “the peoples’ budget”. These budgets when passed end up not being implemented or partially implemented because the government do not see the provisions in the budget as a covenant with the people. The Church in Nigeria has seen the importance of citizens’ involvement in governance. As a result of this, the project intervention will be hinged on Social Accountability (SA) with an objective to “give voice to the people by making them take up the responsibility of advocating for better service delivery for the well-being of all in Kaduna State”. The project is expected to create a culture of demand and accountability from citizens on the duty bearers that will bring about participation of the citizens on issues that affects them”. Community based Development Associations, Traditional Rulers, Civil Society Groups and other non-state actors will be mobilised and empowered to take initiative for building engagement platforms. The engagement will strengthen participatory governance, ensure accountability and better service delivery of road infrastructure and functional health centers in Barnawa and Kakuri in Kaduna South Local Government; Sabon Tasha and Narayi in Chikun LGA and Ungwan Rimi and Doka communities in Kaduna North LGA. The project will leverage on the Kaduna State 2016 budget is designed to among others construct/rehabilitate rural roads and equipping 255 primary health care facilities. Some of these projects have begun while some are yet to commence. The project will have a 7 man Project Implementation Committee (PIC). It will be composed of 2 project staff, and 5 CSOs whose roles shall be to facilitate all engagements of the CDAs with the duty bearers. The PIC will also meet regularly to review and evaluate planned activities and call for action on decision taken. The PIC will also develop terms of engagements, and facilitate the organisation of each of the town hall meetings. At the community level, there will be 30 selected representatives of CDAs (5 from each community), made up of males, females, boys and girls who will directly drive all engagements with duty bearers. The CDAs will monitor projects being implemented by government within their communities and ensure that allocations provided in the 2016 budget are adequately used to provide the basic services aforementioned. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9352.34669352.3466CAFOD General Funds9352.3500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR385CAFODThe Situation we are trying to change is gross under-representation of women in governance and decision-making in Kogi state of Nigeria. Without the active participation of women and the incorporation of women’s perspective at all levels of decision making, the goals of equality, development and peace cannot be attained. Kogi women face huge challenges in entering into politics and occupying leadership positions as a result of gender restrictions. This project is aiming to empower Kogi women to further and better organize and develop their capacities, participate in political processes and claim their spaces to have more women in governance and decision making. The project will be projecting Kogi Women Empowerment Coalition (KWEC), the organization which has become the living testimony of the CAFOD-CCFN-CWSI gender intervention projects in Kogi state to perform the leveraging function of mobilising Kogi women towards achieving increased inclusion of women in politics and decision making in Kogi state. The second ambit of this project will carry out a data analysis the Catholic Diocese of Lokoja and Idah which will provide a ground to determine gender intervention towards equality, development and peace. The main thrust of the gender and good governance projects has been intervention to address exclusion of women from politics and decision making. This has remained a burning issue since women are still visibly absent in all levels of governance with only 8% representation in Kogi State governance where women are about 50% or more of the population of the state.. The result of the 2015 general election shows that not a single woman was elected into the legislature and the executive arm of government. Constant and exclusive over representation of men in political decision making is antithetical to democracy and good governance. Women have the capacity to empower themselves to overcome the challenges posed by gender inequality constraints. In this project, KWEC is already positioned as a catalyst to the abysmal exclusion of women in Kogi State decision making. Against this background, the current project will consolidate on the gains of the previous gender projects in Kogi State by galvanization of KWEC to implementing actions such as advocacy, influencing and organizing women towards active participation in political processes. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk35822.762335822.7623CAFOD General Funds35822.7600Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR386CAFODFirstly, it has been observed that laws and government policies play active role in determining the well-being of the society. An institution that is at the forefront of enacting laws and giving shape to the policies of government is the National Assembly. The composition of members of the national assembly is such that a sizeable number of them are Catholics. It has also been observed that majority of them are not conversant with the elements of the Catholic Social Teaching. This will be done by organizing them into a caucus for proper orientation, information sharing, collaboration and advocacy. Secondly, the 2016 Federal Government of Nigeria appropriation is being implemented. In the past, when budgets are passed, ministries, department and agencies kick-start the implementation of the budget by awarding contracts running into billions of Naira which most times end up being abandoned or the funds siphoned without the contracts being executed. It is in line with this and in the resolve to promote the practice of Social Accountability in Nigeria which involves the monitoring and tracking the execution of projects. This agency is called the River Basin Development Authority. Nigeria has 11 River Basin Development Authorities, RBDAs, created in 1976 by the Federal Government to harness the country’s water resources and optimise Nigeria’s agricultural resources for food self-sufficiency. The river basins authorities were also expected to bridge the gap between the rural and urban centers by taking development to the grass roots and discourage migration from the rural areas to the urban centers. These RBDAs have been turned into amorphous establishments with all manners of items and projects inserted into their budgets. This has resulted into poverty and its attendant consequences of increase in crime rate and anti-social behavior among the citizens. To kick-start the monitoring and tracking of contract awards and budgetary releases in the RDBAs, the capital expenditure projects in two of the RBDAs, the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (UNRBDA) and the Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (LRBDA) will be monitored as a pilot programme. This will be done by partnering with the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of Abuja Archdiocese and the Diocese of Makurdi to mobilize existing communities structures like the Town Unions in 5 Local Government Areas to monitor the actual implementation of the budget for the 2016 fiscal year. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk33005.575333005.5753CAFOD General Funds33005.5800Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR387CAFODBased on the remodelled structure of CAFOD's way of working in Nigeria; there were arrangements to support one key fundamental CCFN cost. This post was supposed to provide vital technical, operational and strategic oversight to CAFOD's partners and serve as liaison between CAFOD and CCFN on governance and gender issues. Therefore, the programme manager manages both the gender and governance interventions in Nigeria as well as oversees the Institutional Strengthening work. The position has been supported since 2012 and has capacity built over time to deliver on governance programming. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk17172.633716302.020517200.168419919.505514849.509724908.170111175.975917172.6337CAFOD General Funds16302.0205CAFOD General Funds17200.1684CAFOD General Funds19919.5055CAFOD General Funds14849.5097CAFOD General Funds24908.1701CAFOD General Funds11175.9759CAFOD General Funds17172.6300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria16302.0200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria17200.1700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria19919.5100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria14849.5100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria24908.1700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria11175.9800Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR388CAFODIn Nigeria, Yobe and Borno states were the worst affected States. The proposed programme will target IDPs, Returnees and the host communities in 2 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno State, Hawul and Askira Uba LGAs. These two LGAs were selected due to the high number of returnees and IDPs coupled with the acute needs and gaps in coverage. These LGAs have been classified as being in phase 3 of food and nutritional insecurity by the cadre harmonize analysis and classification published in August 2016. Though Hawul and Askira Uba are now reasonably accessible to Humanitarian actors, there is still very little presence of humanitarian actors providing relief services in these LGAs. These LGAs fall under the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, as such the rapid needs assessment was carried out in close collaboration with JDPC Maiduguri team. While nationally 7.4% of women aged 15-49 years have acute malnutrition, in Borno and Yobe this is respectively 15% and 20%. This translates into 180,707 women in Borno and 131,583 in Yobe being malnourished. The current sources of water include 80% wells and 20% boreholes and hand-pumps. It is important to note that in these communities, the aquifer is very low. The depth runs from depths of 120 metres. As such, the construction of boreholes and hand-pumps may be difficult. Wells that are in use usually dry up between February – May annually. In the communities there are only 12 boreholes, out of which, only one is functional. In addition, the extant sources of drinking water are Hand-pumps and wells. These water sources are not treated. Water is not available at all times. Walk to the water sources are safe for everyone and are at maximum 2-3 kilometres Our proposed response aims to Increase access to water for 9,000 people through the rehabilitation of damaged WASH infrastructure (especially boreholes) and the conversion of some from Generator powered borehole to Solar motorized in communities. Increase access to latrines for 9000 people, alongside hygiene promotion activities using the school and community-led total sanitation approach (SLTS and CLTS). Distribution of Water, hygiene and dignity kits (Jerry cans, buckets, kettles, dignity kits, soap, tooth paste, tooth brush and water guard), Water quality control of existing water sources (test and disinfection of water source) and establishment of WASHCOMS to ensure sustainability with regards to the operation and maintenance of WASH infrastructure. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk130000.000050000.0000CAFOD General Funds80000.0000CAFOD General Funds50000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria80000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR389CAFODBoko Haram related violence and military operations have left widespread devastation in the North-East of Nigeria forcing more than 2.2 million civilians to flee their homes. The persons that are most at risk are unaccompanied children, pregnant and lactating mothers, the elderly, and the IDPs. These persons are littered in clusters in the host communities. With the influx of these persons in the host communities without a concomitant improvement of Water facilities, water, sanitation and hygiene thus became the grossly deteriorated. This project aims to improve the water, hygiene and sanitation access to the identified most vulnerable women, children, and men. Through the intervention of Caritas Czech Republic and partner organizations, water facilities will be provided to the IDPs and returnees to meet the SPHERE humanitarian standards. Furthermore, the promotion of hygiene and sanitation will minimise the health hazards arising from the possible outbreak of diseases such as cholera and diarrhoeaCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk64612.515771802.5324CAFOD General Funds-7190.0167CAFOD General Funds23934.1700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria21091.3400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria17769.7500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1817.2500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR390CAFODThis project’s goal is to increase the visibility of Caritas Nigeria thereby creating easy access to locally generated funds for development interventions. This becomes imperative since there is little or no control on the fast dwindling of international funding. Increasing awareness of the organization will boost the fundraising drive and drive the focus away from over dependence on foreign aid. The change, which is a plausible solution to fostering self-reliance with local funding, will be launched using appropriate channels and processes. This will be strengthened over time while boosting local ownership and benefits. This will also be done by increasing parish fundraising drives to other Arch/dioceses in Nigeria. The Caritas Nigeria Strategy Development Workshop; Resource Mobilization Framework in October 2016, had the aim of identifying the gaps which dispel inefficiency regarding the access to local resources. The key resolutions reached at the workshop which will help facilitate development of a strong internal resource base for Caritas Nigeria, and expand Parish fundraising to other Arch/dioceses reinforced some of the resolutions highlighted below. • Fundraising Diversification: Fostering greater involvement of Nigeria Bishops with Caritas Nigeria • Leverage the Church Structure: Using existing church structures to drive interventions. • Increasing visibility: Initiating activities that will create greater public awareness through media approach, strategic branding etc. • Boosting Fundraising: Increasing avenues for raising funds for the organization • Building Capacity: Increasing capacity for fundraising for local Caritas members. • Optimizing Donor relationship: Managing and improving the relationship with donors. • Building trust and accountability: Creating environment for trust by all Stakeholders • Involving CAFOD: Invite CAFOD team to facilitate a training session for Caritas Nigeria local fundraising team. • Formation of Caritas Club: Introducing the formation of Caritas club among Catholic institutions • Involving Caritas Nigeria Staff: Letting potential Caritas Nigeria staff from the job interview stage and orientation know that they would be part of Caritas Nigeria fundraising drive. • Promoting Volunteerism: Encouraging and recruiting volunteers into Caritas Nigeria projects. • Partnership with Professional Groups: Identifying and building partnership with professional groups. • Expanding the revenue stream: Fostering good relationships with State Governments. • Strengthening JDPC at Diocesan level: Advocacy to Bishops to promote ownership and support to existing structures like JDPC, Health, Education, Family and Human Life. • Improving the coordination role of Caritas Nigeria. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk26506.915726506.9157CAFOD General Funds26506.9200Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR391CAFODWest Africa has experienced lots of post-election crisis in the past decade which lead to loss of lives, properties and delayed development. The phenomenon has continued in many countries without concrete prevention measures by the government or regional bodies. Also, this trend has led to elections been bitterly contested and perpetrators of violence are equally not brought to Justice. Coupled with the above challenges, West Africa has been more peaceful that other regions in Africa because of nature and nurture. Violent conflicts in West Africa are occasioned by systemic variables conditioned by decades and centuries of interactions regarding external, regional and internal power relations (global and local governance); fault-lines in the architecture of the post-colonial African States; and the vulnerability of the continent to the vagaries of global processes and nature, such as the region’s disadvantaged position in the world market and environmental degradation. The effects of post-election crisis have resulted in displacement of persons, instability of governance structures and generally under-development. Free and fair election is one of the cardinal pillars of democratic governance. Elections provide citizens with the opportunity of exercising their constitutionally imputed sovereignty over those responsible for the exercise of executive and legislative powers in the society. RECOWA through this project will work towards the establishment of a High-Level Conflict Prevention, Mediation, Resolution and Transformation Committee (HLCPMRT) to address the political crisis within the region before it escalates to major conflict. This project is geared towards identification and selection of competent technocrats and Faith leaders across West Africa Region. The proposed project will serve as the initial entry actions towards building a sustainable, effective, broad-based and erudite HLCPMRT. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaGB-CHC-285776-NGR392CAFODThe women of Ibaji who are members of Kogi State Coalition Empowerment KWEC are bequeathed with a lot of shortcomings that have inhibited their progress in rice farming and production, hence are heavily struggling with sustaining an economically viable business venture. Accessibility to milling hubs is very difficult and expensive. Market for their product is poor and accessibility to it is quite tasking. Good storage facility for rice paddy and milled rice is not at their disposal hence high level of loss during rainy season. Processing of the paddy to a marketable finished product is not effective. About 30%/40% loss is incurred during parboiling of the paddy thus reducing the quantity of rice produced and the income that would have been generated. 10% to 20% of paddy is lost in transit to the distant location of local milling hubs, as they are conveyed in canoes along the Niger river. Following a result chain of rice movement from the farm to the mill, it has been observed that women face the risk of losing their product which arises as a result of movement through water ways to the milling center. At the mill, the poor processing method used ranging from per-boiling, drying and milling does not give local farmers the opportunity for competitive products in the open market leading to about 15% lose per farmer per production. Inappropriate weight measuring or scaling system is another hindrance to market prize. By setting up a properly equipped and functional mill with an effective management within a 5meter radius of the community, the struggles of these women will be reduced to the barest minimum. The mill will be equipped with: False bottom par-boiler, Dryer, Paddy cleaner, Hulling machine, Polisher, De-stoner, Digital scale and Bag sealers. An effective management will be recruited to administer and operate the mill. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk46999.999920000.003138533.5323CAFOD General Funds8466.4676CAFOD General Funds20000.0031CAFOD General Funds47000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria20000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR393CAFODThe social accountability project 2017 aims at sustaining the success story of the 2016 social accountability project and to further promote citizens participation and inclusive governance in the decision making processes of Kogi State. Since the communities have been mobilized in the 2016 project and since promises are made by the duty bearers as reflected in the 2017 draft budget of kogi state to build eastern, western and central water project schemes which would alleviate water shortages in communities such as Ejule, Idah, Anyigba, Agaliga Ankpa, Adogo, Ege, Obangede and Idoji communities all in JDPC areas of intervention. On the part of the duty bearers, the state government has moved to complete 22 abandoned water projects across kogi state. Among which are the following communities of JDPC intervention: Idah, Anyigba, Imane-Agaliga, Ege, Idoji and Obangede and to extend Lokoja greater water project to other communities within Lokoja yet to be connected to the water schemefour of these communities are JDPC areas of intervention. Looking at the successes recorded in the 2016 JDPC social accountability project above, it is imperative to put in place mechanism to ensure these successes are sustained and further expanded to other target communities where significant success are yet to be recorded. This therefore informed the need for the 2017 social accountability project. JDPC will therefore work with the already mobilized citizens/communities to dialogue with the duty bearers to further the demand for improved supply of water to the people of Kogi State, create awareness and advocate for behavioural change on sanitary and hygiene practices in Kogi State. Since the legislator as the watch dogs to the Executives, play key role in the implementation of the state appropriation bill, it becomes necessary to partner with them to put more pressure on the Executives towards implementing the contents of the appropriation Law. . Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk22444.240222444.2402CAFOD General Funds22444.2400Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR394CAFODDespite expanding humanitarian presence in Northeast Nigeria, over 5.2 million people face Crisis or Emergency levels of food insecurity (Food Security Cluster. In newly accessible parts of Borno, "current Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates range from 20 to 50%, reflecting an `Extreme Critical' situation [and] 87% of people in newly accessible areas are completely dependent on food distribution, which has been inadequate. This action will support conflict-affected families, including IDPs, returnees and host communities to meet basic, emergency food and nutritional needs. CAFOD in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and North East Youth Initiative for Development (NEYIF) (together the "implementing partners" or IPs) will meet the immediate survival needs of vulnerable families in Gubio and Magumeri Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in Borno State, over a 9-month period through integrated, mutually reinforcing food assistance and nutrition interventions.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Relief Services - US Conference of Catholic BishopsCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk662551.8421827082.4561CAFOD General Funds-164311.9035CAFOD General Funds-218.7105CAFOD General Funds661665.9600Catholic Relief Services - US Conference of Catholic Bishops1104.5900Catholic Relief Services - US Conference of Catholic Bishops-218.7100Catholic Relief Services - US Conference of Catholic BishopsGB-CHC-285776-NGR395CAFODA lot of efforts have been made by Caritas Nigeria for awareness creation and sensitization of the public on the mission and vision of the Organization. While there is little or no control on the gradual decline in foreign funding, it becomes utmost important to increase the fundraising drive and strategies that will boast ownership of the organization by Nigerians thereby fostering independence. Therefore, the main focus is to increase our internally generated funds through donor acquisition, retention and upgrade, thereby rendering support to the most vulnerable in Nigeria and the world. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk16439.860016439.8600CAFOD General Funds16439.8600Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR396CAFODAfter the EU accepted CAFOD's concept note on an EU supported project, titled "Action for Cultural and Religious Pluralism in Niger and Nigeria"; it became necessary for staff and partners from the two countries to work on the proposal. Therefore, the management made a decision and approved the proposal development workshop in Niamey, Niger. Three (3) persons were selected to participate from Nigeria. The workshop was done on the week of 28th August to 1st September 2017. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3046.85153046.8515CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR397CAFODThis project is to support CCFN provide essential services for CAFOD's supported projects in Nigeria. The grant is designed to support CCFN pay for vital utilities, make attainable staff supervision and training to JDPC and CWSI partners. Also, the hosting costs is part of CAFOD's contribution for the provision of office space to Programme Officer based in Abuja. CCFN uses the funds to procure basic utilities that are necessary for the functionality of the office.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk12950.773920083.024120000.00003839.48426773.614912950.7739CAFOD General Funds20083.0241CAFOD General Funds20000.0000CAFOD General Funds6826.7891CAFOD General Funds-0.5258CAFOD General Funds-52.6484CAFOD General Funds12950.7700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria20083.0200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria20000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria6826.2600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria-52.6500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR398CAFODThe situation we are trying to change is; very high rate of exclusion of women from governance and decision making in Kogi State. Women in Kogi State make up 51% of the State population but hold only 7% of the elective and appointive leadership positions in the state. Also, women are excluded from decision making in the state. This inequitable and lopsided situation is the crux of the Gender Mainstreaming in Social Accountability Project (GEMISA) which CWSI initiated in the year 2014. Basically, the GEMISA intervention is aimed at strengthening women’s political participation and increasing women’s representation in decision making. How we intended to change the situation: The GEMISA Project gave birth to the formation of Kogi Women Empowerment Coalition (KWEC). The coalition has become a strong voice for Kogi women’s struggle for gender inclusive governance. How we intend to change the situation is to further and better strengthen the capacity of KWEC to: • Engage duty bearers, stakeholders and influential personalities and thus pressurize the human and structural barriers against women representation to care in. • Leverage on the large number of KWEC membership to mobilize community support for women political aspirants. • Improve the knowledge of women political aspirants, on the politics of politics, mapping and scanning of political environment for strategic advantage, building self-confidence, positive motivation, forming strong linkages and support, sharpening electioneering and public speaking skills as well as access to mentorship and creating financial capability. • Create visibility for KWEC and women politicians through dedicated media outreaches. • Passage of gender and equal opportunity law. CWSI envisages that using the above strategies to strengthen women’s participation in political processes will enable the breaking down of societal, political and structural obstacles to women’s political representation. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Women Studies and Intervention CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk23919.118830000.000022770.673823355.839640000.683923919.1188CAFOD General Funds30000.0000CAFOD General Funds22770.6738CAFOD General Funds23355.8396CAFOD General Funds40000.6839CAFOD General Funds23919.1200Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 18000.0000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 12000.0000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 11385.3400Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 1261.8800Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 10018.3000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 11622.1200Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 11733.7200Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 40000.6800Centre for Women Studies and Intervention GB-CHC-285776-NGR399CAFODCCFN has a large Caritas Norway funded project, focussing on emergency livelihoods in NE Nigeria. As part of this project, CAFOD will provide some capacity development support to CCFN. Following a consultation process, CCFN identified that their greatest humanitarian capacity development need was logistics. In February 2018, CAFOD will facilitate a self assessment and deliver a 5 days logistics training for CCFN. This process will use the standards and materials developed by the Partner Capacity Enhancement in Logistics (PARCEL) Project http://parcelproject.org/about-the-parcel-project/ which covers the following topics: 1. Asset management; 2. Procurement; 3. Warehousing; 4. Fleet Management; 5. Distribution; 6. Cross Cutting (security etc). A follow up visit will take place in late March 2018 to check progress against the action plan and identify any outstanding tasks. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8416.24798416.2479CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR400CAFODThe problem of low participation of communities and women in governance and poor service delivery in Plateau state has far reaching negative implications on the state, for growth and development in Plateau; available basic social services like water, electricity, schools and hospitals must be commensurate to population size especially in rural areas and in some urban communities, but unfortunately this is not the case. The problem is compounded by lack of legislators not pushing for policy implementation at executive level. This situation has further deepened apathy for participation in election by citizens especially women. Lack of accountability and transparency on the part of government especially with respect to the implementation of budgets, non-accessibility of budget document has made it very difficult to track down budget implementation which had led to poor budget performance over the years. The relationship between the citizens and their elected representatives and other government officials has been that of public mistrust, alienation and consequently political apathy. The gap between the rich and the poor has continued to widen. There is therefore a need for a total change to a system where the people are not only involved in the preparation of budget which reflects their basic needs and aspirations but also in the implementation of the budget as a means of promoting accountability and transparency. This can be achieved through a system where community people develop score cards for accessing the performance of members representing their constituencies, as well as act as monitors that will ensure that elected representatives at the state house of assembly perform their responsibility with a high sense of responsibility, accountability and transparency. These at the end will go a long way in improving the lives of the rural populace especially women, children and physically challenged who are the most vulnerable. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9397.08079397.0807CAFOD General Funds9397.0800Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR401CAFODIn climes where true Democracy is practiced according to its tenets; which are Good Governance, Inclusive participation, Accountability, Transparency and Government responsiveness amongst others, great importance and value is placed on the essence of a cordial relationship amongst citizens and their representatives - this relationship is not been well harnessed by the citizens of Anambra State as evident in the disconnection of the consents, appropriations, representations, oversights and lawmaking duties of the House of Assembly members to the residents of the State, just as obtainable in most states of the nation. JDPC Awka through being gender and religious sensitive shall work with “CLIP Community Vanguards”- a composition of Eight (8) persons each from the twelve constituencies of the targeted local government areas and twenty-four (24) volunteers of Community Based Monitors (CBMs) from a Voice to the People (V2P) project for seamless operation in their respective LGAs. Justice Development and Peace Caritas [JDPC] Awka shall create a platform; “Community and Legislative members Interactive Platform Clinic” (CLIP Clinic) where activities like Legislative Advocacy to Legislators, Roundtable discussions involving the legislators and the Community vanguards can be organized to provide solutions to community issues. Also a capacity building exercise for the community vanguards shall be held to support them in the development of Socio-economic and political legislative plans to present to their legislators. Finally, a Town Hall meeting of the targeted Local Government community stakeholders, the community vanguards and their Legislators shall be organized in order for the community members to discuss with their Legislators on issues plaguing the communities and proffer sustaining solutions to them. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9394.782417871.79969394.7824CAFOD General Funds17871.7996CAFOD General Funds9394.7800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria8935.9000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria779.4300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria8156.4600Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR402CAFODThe concept of social accountability is beginning to yield results and deserves to be sustained in 2018. Although there are still several areas and grounds to cover as the budgetary allocation in the areas of water provision by the state government were poorly implemented. However with sustain efforts and engagement with the duty bearers by the communities in which JDPC would be providing the technical supports, more gains would be derived from social accountability hence the need for social accountability 2018. There would therefore be need to engage more with the legislators who make appropriations, approve budget and carry out oversight functions for effective implementation of the budget for the good of the people. JDPC will therefore work with the already mobilized citizens/communities to dialogue with the duty bearers to further the demand for improved supply of water to the people of Kogi State, create awareness and advocate for behavioural change on sanitary and hygiene practices in Kogi State. JDPC will sustain her steering committee membership to accommodate more willing and passionate like minds that will plan the schedules and execute the activities of the project (follow-up/ advocacy visits to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs, accountability town hall meetings for representatives and other government officials, Radio programmes and sensitization/capacity building visits to the communities so as to strengthen the capacities of the existing community development structures for effectiveness in preparing and presenting community charter of demands to person seeking their votes. Community development associations like Obagede development Association has become more formidable and are now engaging their local government authorities to demand for improve service delivery. Felele and Kabawa communities are becoming more formidable as well. There would therefore be need to give a little more push to the community development associations. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk39145.598920270.942023245.152939145.5989CAFOD General Funds20270.9420CAFOD General Funds23246.0752CAFOD General Funds-0.9223CAFOD General Funds39145.6000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria10135.4700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria10135.4700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria5811.0600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria11623.0400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria5811.0600Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR403CAFODNiger and Nigeria are bordering countries situated in West Africa. Niger is one of the lowest-ranked in the UN HDI whereas Nigeria has a large economy and is listed among the "Next Eleven", a list of economies that are set to become among the biggest in the world (Goldman Sachs, 2012). Niger is a francophone country and Nigeria an anglophone; even though Nigeria is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, speaking 500 different languages (World Atlas, 2017). Islam accounts for 94% of Niger’s religious adherents. Nigeria is nearly equally divided between Christianity and Islam. Two different countries but when looking at the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental root causes and effects of decreased tolerance for cultural and religious pluralism, Niger and Nigeria show a lot of similarities. As demonstrated, Nigeria and Niger are multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-religious countries. The culture of both countries is shaped by its diverse groups; hence, religion is conflated with ethnicity and regionalism. In the Call for Proposals, intercultural dialogue may include interreligious, intra-faith or interfaith dialogue. The action addresses Lot 1 by enhancing understanding and respect for cultural and religious diversity. It’s strong focus on interreligious dialogue encourages the interaction between different religious denominations, particularly Islam and Christianity. However, traditional African beliefs and practices, which tend to be practised by practitioners of both Christianity and Islam, also play an important role in the target communities, sometimes causing conflict within the same denomination. The action will hence also have a positive impact on intra-faith dialogue. To reflect that the challenges communities are facing are neither solely cultural nor religious the language ‘intercultural and interreligious pluralism’ has been followed throughout the proposal in line with the expected results defined by the European Commission. Against the above background, the broader, long-term impact which the action will contribute to is to ensure that communities in Niger and Nigeria live in a culturally inclusive environment. This will be achieved through the direct outcome of the project which is that women and men and girls and boys in target communities contribute to and benefit from increased respect of cultural and religious pluralism. To enhance intercultural and interreligious tolerance, the action follows a fourfold approach by (iOc1) developing and disseminating academic and cultural material, (iOc2) strengthening networks and platforms, (iOc3) promoting public discourse and (iOc4) advocating for changes at government level. The community at large will benefit from the action in Nigeria.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk52705.3397107368.7499120830.354540264.698122611.9557CAFOD General Funds-0.0088CAFOD General Funds30093.3928CAFOD General Funds21551.7241CAFOD General Funds85817.0344CAFOD General Funds-0.0086CAFOD General Funds27893.7545CAFOD General Funds92936.6000CAFOD General Funds13518.6637CAFOD General Funds80487.5344CAFOD General Funds-53741.5000CAFOD General Funds22611.9500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria30093.3900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria21551.7200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria48486.6200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria15475.1900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria21158.1500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria697.0700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria19900.8200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria17562.8900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria19725.7100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria29783.1300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria33857.8100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria10245.1300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7690.9000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria59109.7400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria16784.1800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria-53565.2500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR408CAFOD5.2 million people in the NE are in need of emergency food aid (UNOCHA). Fluctuations of the Naira and ongoing inflation, have diminished purchasing power. This has hindered access to food, a priority need for vulnerable, conflict-affected HHs. 1.6 million people in Borno State are in IPC 3-5. This will increase to over 1.9 million people over the 2018 lean season (May - August), affected areas include Gubio LGA (IPC 3) and Magumeri LGA (IPC 4). Across Borno, malnutrition remains severe. A recent UNICEF survey shows rates for Central Borno at 10.3% MAM, 3.1% SAM. This action will support conflict-affected IDPs, returnees and host community HHs to meet basic food and nutritional needs. CAFOD with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and local partners NEYIF; JDPC, and FOMWAN will meet immediate survival needs of vulnerable HHs in Gubio and Magumeri. Building lessons learned from phase 1, this action will provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable HHs, using e-vouchers through a single Cash and Asset Transfer Management Platform providing essential food and NFis. In line with ECHO's objectives to (i) ensure populations affected by on-going armed conflicts receive humanitarian assistance and (ii) prevent and reduce severe malnutrition and excessive mortality of children under five, this action will support 32,500 individuals, or 6,500 HHs. Nutrition screening, referral, and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling will aim at improving the nutrition of acutely malnourished children under five. Trained community mobilizers (CMs) will conduct malnutrition screening of children under fives using MUAC screening. Those identified will be referred to clinics, with transportation and accompaniment provided as necessary. CMs will conduct follow up for all identified SAM and MAM cases, providing support and counseling on optimal IYCF practices. Follow-up continues regularly until they are no longer acutely malnourished (MUAC tape moves from red or orange to green).Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Relief Services - US Conference of Catholic BishopsCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1762961.32451984164.0350CAFOD General Funds-221202.7105CAFOD General Funds1587331.2700Catholic Relief Services - US Conference of Catholic Bishops175630.0500Catholic Relief Services - US Conference of Catholic BishopsGB-CHC-285776-NGR409CAFODThis project will provide the start up, and support to interim and final reporting relating to this projectCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk34970.526334970.5263CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR410CAFODThis project is part of the wider EU Aid Volunteers funded PEOPLE project, working with 10 organisations across Africa. The main purpose of the PEOPLE project is to enable local and national organisations such as JDPC Maiduguri to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity, and their volunteer management systems. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 10 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process. The project objectives are to: 1. Strengthen humanitarian preparedness & response capacity of JDPC Maiduguri to design and deliver needs based humanitarian aid. 2. Strengthen volunteer management capacity of JDPC Maiduguri to facilitate integration & active participation of volunteers in humanitarian action. 3. Strengthen collective dialogue, knowledge sharing, learning and peer- to-peer support between JDPC Maiduguri and other partners on emergency response and volunteers. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7965.65178230.82144633.4821CAFOD General Funds4633.4821CAFOD General Funds-1301.3125CAFOD General Funds2316.7410CAFOD General Funds6950.2232CAFOD General Funds-1036.1428CAFOD General Funds7965.6500Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri4086.3800Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri4144.4400Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR411CAFODThis project is part of the wider EU Aid Volunteers funded PEOPLE project, working with 10 organisations across Africa over 2 years. The main purpose of the PEOPLE project is to enable local and national organisations such as JDPC Yola to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity, and their volunteer management systems. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 10 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8020.23218385.25894633.4821CAFOD General Funds4633.4821CAFOD General Funds-1246.7321CAFOD General Funds2319.4196CAFOD General Funds6950.2232CAFOD General Funds-884.3839CAFOD General Funds7965.6500Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission54.5800Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission4111.2400Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission4219.0000Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission55.0200Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR412CAFODThis project is part of the wider EU Aid Volunteers funded PEOPLE project, working with 10 organisations across Africa over 2 years. The main purpose of the PEOPLE project is to enable local and national organisations such as Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity, and their volunteer management systems. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 10 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10598.17708492.14636107.5221CAFOD General Funds6107.5221CAFOD General Funds-1616.8672CAFOD General Funds3081.0267CAFOD General Funds9243.0803CAFOD General Funds-2513.3000CAFOD General Funds-1318.6607CAFOD General Funds10598.1800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria5448.1400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria5557.3000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria-2513.3000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR414CAFODPlateau State is not new to inter-communal violence. Over 38,000 persons were displaced by the latest violence in the State in late June 2018. With many displaced families taking refuge in Jos as internally displaced persons (IDPs). JDPC Jos, through its Emergency Preparedness and Response Team (EPRT), an inter-agency and inter-faith coalition conducted humanitarian situation assessments. Report of the assessment visits draws attention to the plight of people displaced by the recent violent attacks on several communities. The immediate needs of the victims are food, non-food items, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support as a short-term intervention; while psychosocial support, women and youth empowerment, building bridges of trust through peacebuilding and conflict transformation as well as re-settlement of the IDPs was identified as long-term needs. Through this project, the dignity and privacy of men, women, boys and girls will be ensured through the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene materials and messages. Dignity kits including sanitary wears will be provided for women and girls. Gender segregated latrines will be constructed. Most vulnerable categories will be targeted and inequalities in access will be addressed. This project will also lead to prevention of outbreaks of contaminated and airborne diseases such as cholera, and would aim at developing a health conscious IDP camps and host communities. Complaints and feedback mechanism will be established to enable target communities/camp to air their views about the project. This project's outcomes include 1. Improved access to sanitation facilities in emergency affected communities 2. Improved access to safe drinking water in affected communities and camps 3. Deliver humanitarian WASH supplies and services to meet vulnerable Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30000.000030000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR415CAFODThis project is basically about promoting peace in West Africa. RECOWA intends to achieve this objective through the participation of the Catholic Bishops within the region in organizing, facilitating and moderating mediation, dialogue and reconciliation amongst conflicting parties in West Africa. The political instability has the capacity to affect the entire West Africa if it is allowed unchecked. ECOWAS region has experienced relative peace since 2000s after the end of Liberia and Sierra Leone wars. The region, apart from the Ivorian crisis (2001 – 2011) has not experienced another civil war though there has been many cases of insurgencies in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali through the rise of armed militia across the Sahel. A Cursory glance at the political context of West Africa reveals cases of poor democratic transitions, non-respect for the rule of law, weak democratic institutions, shrinking space for political participation or engagement, with human rights violations; the arrest of persons and the abuse of their rights, especially those in the opposition parties, civil society organisations. There are violations of treaties and laws which member – countries had vowed to observe. Politicians are taking advantage of treaties of ethnic and religious divisions to achieve their personal desires. The huge cost of elections in the region due to bribery for voters and post-election arbitrations. Such negative acts must stop in the interest of all. As religious leaders, Bishops of RECOWA do not want to live behind a curtain of silence; for this reason, there is the need to meet the political leaders from time to time for joint reflections and action. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk14700.000014700.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa3507.4600Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa1192.5400Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaGB-CHC-285776-NGR417CAFODNigeria and Niger are multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-religious countries. The culture of both countries is shaped by its diverse groups; hence, religion is conflated with ethnicity and regionalism. In the Call for Proposals, intercultural dialogue may include interreligious, intra-faith or interfaith dialogue. The action addresses this by enhancing understanding and respect for cultural and religious diversity. It’s strong focus on interreligious dialogue encourages the interaction between different religious denominations, particularly Islam and Christianity. However, traditional African beliefs and practices, which tend to be practised by practitioners of both Christianity and Islam, also play an important role in the target communities, sometimes causing conflict within the same denomination. The action will hence also have a positive impact on intra-faith dialogue. To reflect and understand the challenges communities are facing are neither solely cultural nor religious the language ‘intercultural and interreligious pluralism’ The University of Jos seeks dive into a deep rooted research on the barriers and enablers of cultural and religious pluralism in Plateau State. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk54998.165124723.4234105408.620654998.1651CAFOD General Funds24723.4234CAFOD General Funds105408.6206CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR418CAFODThe low access to education, loss of livelihood, lack of infrastructures, health facilities and stringent poverty situations in some parts of Nigeria brought about by the natural disasters and conflict especially in the north east need to be addressed. These gaps were identified during the nutrition and education in Emergency needs assessment Caritas Nigeria conducted through our local implementing partners (JDPCs). Support to the most vulnerable especially those affected by natural and man-made disasters will be more sustainable with as there will be continuous support through the ownership of Caritas Nigeria by Nigerians. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20401.901120401.9011CAFOD General Funds20401.9000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR419CAFODNigeria Programme remodelling process resulted into having a scaled down presence in terms of a much reduced CAFOD physical presence with direct operations being carried out through or with CCFN. The CSP design in Nigeria will officially commence on 1st October 2018 and end on 28th February 2019. The consultation process would be long, elaborate and continuous as well as based on necessity. Initially, there would be continuous discussions and reflections with Caritas Nigeria to articulate the future partnership. The focus of CAFOD’s work will be in communities where poverty indices are relatively high. The priority groups of the poor and disadvantaged women and men will be targeted within the two programmes.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4984.33194984.3319CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR420CAFODFrom 24th of August 2018, torrential rains caused serious flooding in 12 states in Nigeria. 250-500 mm total rain fall was recorded in one month starting from 24th of August till 23rd September and this caused severe damage to public and private infrastructure and wiped out people's livelihoods. 13000 houses partly and fully damaged in extremely affected 4 target states of Anambra, Delta, Kogi and Niger. 122650 hectares of agricultural land has been affected and standing crops have been destroyed leaving affected population with looming food security crises in coming weeks and months. (Source ACAPS Update 26th September) In the 12 states, flooding has impacted 826,403 people and out of the total affected population 176,299 people are forced to be displaced in 10 out of 12 states affected. Among the 12 states affected by flooding in Nigeria, 4 states (Niger, Kogi, Anambra and Delta) have been declared as National Disaster by Federal Government of Nigeria: The consortium (Christian Aid, CARE International and CAFOD ) is well positioned to intervene in those 4 states and are ready to do so. Based on the data collected from the field under the supervision of the National Emergency Management Agency, which coordinates humanitarian action, the total of affected people in these 4 states is nearly 489,087. This project aims to provide emergency assistance through unconditional cash to 3600 extremelly affected and vulnerable families of 3 severely affected (Anambra, Kogi and Delta) states. CAFOD will specifically intervene in four LGAs in Kogi state; Kogi, Lokoja, Bassa and Omala. We will reach 1204HH in the four LGAs by providing unconditional cash transfer to the target HHs. Other add on activities would include WASH sensitization, protection mainstreaming/CRM and community mobilization, advocacy visits to National Emergency Management Agency/State Emergency Management Agencies( NEMA/SEMA), the government agency responsible for emergency response in NigeriaCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6319.75516319.7551CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR422CAFODFrom 24th of August 2018, torrential rains caused serious flooding in 12 states in Nigeria. 250-500 mm total rain fall was recorded in one month starting from 24th of August till 23rd September and this caused severe damage to public and private infrastructure and wiped out people's livelihoods. 13000 houses partly and fully damaged in extremely affected 4 target states of Anambra, Delta, Kogi and Niger. 122650 hectares of agricultural land has been affected and standing crops have been destroyed leaving affected population with looming food security crises in coming weeks and months. (Source ACAPS Update 26th September) In the 12 states, flooding has impacted 826,403 people and out of the total affected population 176,299 people are forced to be displaced in 10 out of 12 states affected. Among the 12 states affected by flooding in Nigeria, 4 states (Niger, Kogi, Anambra and Delta) have been declared as National Disaster by Federal Government of Nigeria: The consortium (Christian Aid, CARE International and CAFOD ) is well positioned to intervene in those 4 states and are ready to do so. Based on the data collected from the field under the supervision of the National Emergency Management Agency, which coordinates humanitarian action, the total of affected people in these 4 states is nearly 489,087. This project aims to provide emergency assistance through unconditional cash to 3600 extremelly affected and vulnerable families of 3 severely affected (Anambra, Kogi and Delta) states. CAFOD will specifically intervene in four LGAs in Kogi state; Kogi, Lokoja, Bassa and Omala. We will reach 1204HH in the four LGAs by providing unconditional cash transfer to the target HHs. Other add on activities would include WASH sensitization, protection mainstreaming/CRM and community mobilization, advocacy visits to National Emergency Management Agency/State Emergency Management Agencies( NEMA/SEMA), the government agency responsible for emergency response in NigeriaCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk88081.571884385.8075CAFOD General Funds-3.0957CAFOD General Funds3698.8600CAFOD General Funds14833.4000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria69549.3100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria3698.8600Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR424CAFODSADI (Safety, Access, Development and Inclusion) is a new corporate priority for CAFOD which improves organisational accountability and response to project participants and CAFOD staff, volunteers and consultants. This is also a strategic way of working to ensure quality of programming and is being rolled out by CAFOD across different country offices. CAFOD in Nigeria intends to work with partners to strengthen their systems, policies and processes including compliance and complaint response handling procedures. Based on the CAFOD strategy, each country team will be trained as all CAFOD staff are expected to understand the safeguarding commitments. Therefore, in the case of Nigeria, the country team has planned for two sets of engagement. firstly, there will be the 5-day training workshop and then followed up with a 2-day review meeting to evaluate the progress made by the partners. Furthermore, CAFOD will continue to accompany the partners to meet the standard and improve SADI programming within the next one year. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3794.63993794.6399CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR428CAFODOur Common Home is CAFOD's new strategic framework currently under development to guide our activities, programs and partnerships for the next 5 - 10 years. OCH principles is rooted in scripture and Catholic Social teaching promoting human dignity, fundamental equality of men and women, responsibility of one another as a global family and stewardship of creation. Our Common Home is our response to the 2015 papal encyclical Laudato Si’ . Pope Francis states that “We are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature”. The planned engagement with partners is to get them to understand and also get their voices in terms in improving ad/or challenging the strategy.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2583.71862583.7186CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR431CAFODThe project is implemented in a consortium with ActionAid, CARE and CAFOD. CAFOD is focusing in Kogi state while the other two agencies will implement in other affected states. High rainfall, climate oscillation, poor dam management, poor preparedness culture as well as weak disaster management architecture among others are responsible for predictable flood disaster in Nigeria. The torrential rainfall between August and September 2019 caused displacement, death, destruction and disruption of livelihoods in Borno, Delta, Kogi, Adamawa, Kebbi, Taraba, Benue among other States. In the last few days, the flooding has had disastrous affects in some of these states. Four States; Borno, Kogi, Delta and Adamawa have been worst hit with the potential for more disaster as the rains continue to poor and rivers overflow their banks. In response to the flood disaster in the state, ActionAid Nigeria responded by first sending out a team of four to carry out a rapid assessment on the extent of damages caused by the flood. The floods bring a rising threat of waterborne diseases, such as cholera and acute watery diarrhoea, which are easily spread through contaminated floodwater. In Kogi, Delta and Kebbi states, many communities are currently displaced and living in makeshift camps or in host communities. These families are in distress and require emergency lifesaving assistance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk90107.100090107.1000CAFOD General Funds16540.1600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria73566.9400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria0.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR432CAFODThe project is implemented in a consortium with ActionAid, CARE and CAFOD. CAFOD is focusing in Kogi state while the other two agencies will implement in other affected states. High rainfall, climate oscillation, poor dam management, poor preparedness culture as well as weak disaster management architecture among others are responsible for predictable flood disaster in Nigeria. The torrential rainfall between August and September 2019 caused displacement, death, destruction and disruption of livelihoods in Borno, Delta, Kogi, Adamawa, Kebbi, Taraba, Benue among other States. In the last few days, the flooding has had disastrous affects in some of these states. Four States; Borno, Kogi, Delta and Adamawa have been worst hit with the potential for more disaster as the rains continue to poor and rivers overflow their banks. In response to the flood disaster in the state, ActionAid Nigeria responded by first sending out a team of four to carry out a rapid assessment on the extent of damages caused by the flood. The floods bring a rising threat of waterborne diseases, such as cholera and acute watery diarrhoea, which are easily spread through contaminated floodwater. In Kogi, Delta and Kebbi states, many communities are currently displaced and living in makeshift camps or in host communities. These families are in distress and require emergency lifesaving assistance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3069.11273069.1127CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR433CAFODFirst, the project will examine the enablers (legal, political and religious), barriers (institutional and structural influences), and challenges (economic, and social) to Freedom of Religious Belief in Kaduna State. As referenced in Bishop Truro’s report, Nigeria’s Middle Belt has experienced an upsurge in religious violence, with people killed and places of worship burned. With deep and widespread participation from communities and key stakeholders, tangible recommendations on how the FCO can support enablers and overcome barriers and challenges at local, state and federal level will be proposed and validated. CAFOD will recruit a seasoned consultant who will work closely with the Research Assistance to conduct the research. The Peace building and Governance Programme Officer would provide remote support to the process. About 20 enumerators will participate in the data collection for about 4 days. Then the recommendations would be validated with the stakeholders before the final report is submitted to CAFOD. CAFOD anticipates that the findings from the research would be used to address some of the challenges facing those communities. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9914.53009914.5300CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR434CAFODThe Archbishop of Abuja, while serving in the Archdiocese of Jos, requested that CAFOD support the capacity strengthening and professionalisation of JDPC Jos. Through this request, a JDPC staff member and 2 other priests were selected for a Masters' programme. Based on this initial list, the JDPC staff member was originally scheduled to study in South African University while the 2 priests plan to study in Nigeria. It is expected that the JDPC staff would work and be beneficial to JDPC Jos after the training. This project grant is to enable the selected people attend Masters programme. This scholarship grant is necessary to increase the capability of organisations (like JDPC Jos) through training of staff to deliver better and improved programming. Initially, CAFOD agreed to sponsor one Candidate for the Masters in South Africa. However, the Masters programme in Kenya was chosen after attempts to gain admission in South Africa failed. Also, the University in Kenya is more affordable than South Africa and furthermore, the programme in Kenya is quite suitable for the candidate seeking for this scholarship. The Masters in Development Studies in Kenya seems to fit the profile of the candidate and equally within the planned timeframe. Justifications for the change of country location for the Masters programme has been documented, together with the briefs from verbal and face-to-face meetings with the Archbishop. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.00002254.490020000.0000CAFOD General Funds2535.0000CAFOD General Funds-280.5100CAFOD General Funds924.9000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria998.3900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria2720.1500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria729.9500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria3118.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria222.0500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1449.2200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1703.7000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria2416.4200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1492.5400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1500.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria869.5700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1013.3900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1241.1000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR435CAFODThis project will build on the achievements of the CLIP project, the relationships built between the citizens and their elected representatives. This relation will provide the platform for the added on interventions to promote a more inclusive governance structure, where the govern make inputs to, monitor implementation and recommend on status of government interventions in the public sector Budget PROPOSED STRATEGIES • Budget Analysis of key important development sector such as Education, Health, Agriculture and Water/Sanitation. This provides an evidence based advocacy tool for engagement with the relevant Legislative and Executive Arms of Government especially on increased budgetary allocation • CLIP CLINIC- This activity will be exclusively community initiated, with support from JDPC. The aim is to help communities identify projects sited in their communities and included in State Budget. The community will then monitor the status of the project and relate with the various arms of government to ensure the timely completion of the project and ensure value for money. CLIP CLINIC is a brain child of the CLIP project that will institutionalize the project in all communities and ensure sustainability of the CLIP project. It has the capacity to stand the test of time because it will be managed by community members and supervised by the CLIP VANGUAURDS while the JDPC CLIP PROJECT team provides total executive assistance. Its an organized grassroot establishment at community that will complement the work of the legislators as regards to the primary community development programs such as waste management, boreholes, drainages, medical outreach, environmental sanitation, neighborhood watch, provision of seedlings for local farmers and erosion control. • Media Engagement through existing Radio Phone-in programme. This medium will continue to provide a platform for citizens to engage government officials and entities on issues that bother them and get feedback. It will also provide the government side the opportunity to proactively provide information and clarifications on burning issues that affect governance and citizens. Activities of the CLIP CLINIC will also serve as a content provider for the radio program. • JDPC AWKA FACEBOOK page and WEBSITE will be flooded with video, audio and written evidences of the CLIP CLINIC, thereby creating awareness that is enough to attract the attention of the Legislators to wake up to their duties. • Press releases and conferences: this activity is a continuation of the Media engagement and will be done periodically to address emerging issues in the governance of the state. • Production of documentaries that will display evidence based successes recorded by the CLIP project with the introduction of the CLIP CLINIC. • Engagement of Governance at Local Government levels: This exploratory activity is aimed at connecting the citizens with the executive and legislative structure closest to them Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk38511.462628997.213538511.4626CAFOD General Funds28997.2135CAFOD General Funds19255.7300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria19255.7300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria14498.6100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria14498.6100Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR436CAFODThe source of livelihoods of the affected population who has just been displaced has been destroyed due the attacks from the insurgents, hence the need to ameliorate their suffering. The fluid nature of the crisis produces displacement figures that vary significantly between Local Government Areas (LGAs) where we are currently providing food assistance. Between October 2018 and July 2019, Magumeri increased by 5% (DTM assessments, 2019). The project will contribute in reducing the impact of malnutrition and starvation through emergency food assistance. It is targeted specifically to new arrivals in Magumeri, where the partner has been implementing emergency response. The new arrivals have not been targeted so far and are very vulnerable. Beneficiary households (300HHs), 1,500 individuals. Male adults (112) Female adults (424) Children (964) The beneficiaries will be targeted through House to house assessment using a predefined selection criteria to profile new beneficiaries. These criteria include. - New arrivals - Households with aged persons (60years and above) - Pregnant/lactating mothers - Female headed households - Households with persons with special ability - Households with children (5years and below) Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6690.89836690.8983CAFOD General Funds6690.9000Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR437CAFODThe outbreak of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan China around December 2019 has now become a global health emergency ravaging over 150 countries with more than a million people infected with the virus. The number of persons infected keeps increasing daily and fatality rate also increasing on a daily basis with over 77,000 deaths recorded globally. Nigeria recorded its first COVID- 19 case on the 27th February, 2020 and within five weeks the number of infected cases have risen to 254 from which there are 204 active cases, 44 recoveries, 6 deaths and over 5000 suspected cases spread across 17 States as at 8th April, 2020. Though there have been no confirmed case of COVID-19 thus far in Plateau and Kogi States, but then there is low level of awareness on the preventive measures among masses as social distancing, congregational gatherings, ceremonies/anniversaries, movements, poor hygiene practices are still prevalent across the State. This therefore, if not addressed timely will lead to a wide spread of the virus in the event that a confirmed case is reported. Mamong the people for preparedness and response. This is very key as it will help prevent the occurrence of the ugly situations in many developed countries such as Italy, Spain, America and many others. It is based on the above background that there is an urgent need to design strategies for sensitization on the preventive measures and good hygiene practices to curb the spread of COVID-19. This could be done through Airing of Jingles, production and distribution of handbills, flyers and provision of handwashing facilities such as buckets, soap, sanitizers to 1000 households and crowded places like motor parks and worship centres.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30992.522415110.7728CAFOD General Funds15881.7496CAFOD General Funds15110.7700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria15881.7500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR439CAFODThe COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time. (it could be said to be the greatest challenge we have faced since World War Two). Since its emergence in China in December 2019, the virus has spread to 213 countries (including Nigeria) with the number of confirmed cases rising daily in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Countries are racing to slow the spread of the virus by testing and treating patients, carrying out contact tracing, limiting travel, quarantining citizens, and cancelling large gatherings such as sporting events, concerts, and schools. The wide increasing spread of Coronavirus across the globe has dominated global attention. In Nigeria the Government at all levels is committed to the fight against its increasing spread. The presidential task force on containment of COVID-19 has from time to time brief Nigerians on the current trends of activities and efforts put in by the Government, organization and individuals to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. The spread of the virus has tremendously increased in the last two months (from Feb. to date 2020). The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 12,801 confirmed cases as at 11:55pm, 8th of June 2020. Nigerian government is faced with hard choices about how to manage the virus. State Governors in Nigeria have already imposed border restrictions. Many are placing partial or blanket bans on public gatherings or insisting that citizen’s shelter at home. These are necessary but also costly measures. In Adamawa State, the governor imposed series of lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. Despite, the effort put by the government and other institutions such as the NCDC, there is a widespread notion by general public mostly in remote communities that Coronavirus is a lie and the perception that it is a foreign and rich persons’ sickness. Preventive measures such as social distancing, regular washing of hands or the use of hand sanitizers and other guidelines stipulated by the relevant authorities such as the NCDC are not properly adhered to. This project seeks to address “Knowledge and attitude on Coronavirus among IDPs and Host communities assessed” in 3 LGAs of Adamawa State (Yola North, Demsa and Girei). In line with SDG Goal 3, good health and well-being, Goal 4, Quality Education, Goal 5, Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls AND Goal 16, Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk11800.378611800.3786CAFOD General Funds11800.3800Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR442CAFODThe COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time. (it could be said to be the greatest challenge we have faced since World War Two). Since its emergence in China in December 2019, the virus has spread to 213 countries (including Nigeria) with the number of confirmed cases rising daily in Africa the Americas, and Europe. Countries are racing to slow the spread of the virus by testing and treating patients, carrying out contact tracing, limiting travel, quarantining citizens, and cancelling large gatherings such as sporting events, concerts, and schools. The wide increasing spread of Coronavirus across the globe has dominated global attention. In Nigeria the situation is not different as the Government at all level is committed to the fight against the increasing spread of COVID-19. The presidential task force on containment of COVID-19 has from time to time brief Nigerians on the current trends of activities and efforts put in by the Government, organization and individuals to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. The spread of the virus has tremendously increased in the last two months (from Feb. to date 2020). The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 12,801 confirmed cases as at 11:55pm, 8th of June 2020. Nigerian government is faced with hard choices about how to manage the virus. State Governors in Nigeria have already imposed border restrictions. Many are placing partial or blanket bans on public gatherings or insisting that citizen’s shelter at home. These are necessary but also costly measures. In Maiduguri Diocese, there is a wide spread notion by general public mostly in remote communities that Coronavirus is a lie and the perception that, it is a foreign and rich persons’ sickness. Preventive measures such as social distancing, regular washing of hands or the use of hand sanitizers and other guidelines stipulated by the relevant authorities such as the NCDC are not properly adhered to. This Project is all about creating awareness on Covid-19 prevention and spread by enabling the vulnerable persons to have access to genuine knowledge on COVID19 and sanitary facilities to help curb its spread.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk11832.919111832.9191CAFOD General Funds11832.9200Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR444CAFODLocalization has become a major area that won the heart of many global actors/institutions and its success depends on commitments and deliberate efforts. The Nigerian Joint Response, through the support of the Dutch Relief Alliance has taken a bold step in ensuring the local partners working under the Joint Response are supported in all critical areas identified. For capacity strengthening support, Mentorship has been considered to be a vital process to support the capacity of local actors. NJR local partners have identified and prioritized their needs for Mentorship support. CAFOD will provide CRUDAN and its NJR local partners with a specialist (hereinafter referred to as mentor) in Procurement/value chain Systems, to ensure better and efficient processes and procurement system upgrade, and apply the learning in such a manner that shows a working system in a professional manner, where international and donor standards are maintained. The mentor will serve as advisor to the organizations, re-assess their capacity, support them in meeting up with international best practices and standards essentially required to deliver humanitarian assistance at local and international levels. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk12196.781412196.7814CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR446CAFODThis proposed intervention intends to address water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), food and nutritional insecurity as a result of COVID 19. Radio phone in program will be carried out to raise awareness among the populace. The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis pandemic threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people in Nigeria. Hundreds of millions of people were already suffering from hunger and malnutrition before the virus hit and, unless immediate action is taken, we could witness acute food emergency in Nigeria. In the longer term, the combined effects of COVID-19 itself, as well as corresponding mitigation measures and the emerging global recession could, without large-scale coordinated action, disrupt the functioning of food systems. Such disruption can result in consequences for health and nutrition of a severity and scale unseen for more than half a century. The intervention is also proposing to provide Preventive Protective Equipment (PPE) to one hospital in each of the target location of Abuja (FCT) and Kano state. The PPE will help the hospitals to be better protected and thus more disposed to support COVID patients. Shortage of PPE is one of the major challenge health care workers are faced in this pandemic. The Catholic church donated to the Nigerian government some centres across the country as isolation centres for the management of COVID. Two of these facilities will be benefit from these PPE. The involvement of faith-based organizations in responding to health epidemics cannot be overemphasized. As revealed in a press statement by CAFOD; Christian and Muslim Leaders played, essential role in tackling the Ebola virus especially in dispelling rumours and promoting authentic health messages. With COVID-19 pandemic, in Nigeria, a lot of people still do not believe that the virus is real, thus resulting in neglect of government prevention messages. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk62262.626762262.6267CAFOD General Funds62262.6300Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR447CAFODOperational support for the project implemented in a consortium with Christian Aid. CAFOD is focusing in Kaura and Kauru LGAs of Kaduna state. The intervention will alleviate immediate suffering for the crisis affected people that will be targeted for this response while more resources are being mobilized from other partners and government stakeholders such as the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kaduna State Peace-Building Commission. The IDPs have migrated to a safe area from which they will move out and return to their homes as they still try to attend to their farms. This intervention will serve as mainly a lifesaving to stabilize them for the initial period before they feel safe to return as is the typical disposition of those in the middle region of Nigeria. Based on the assessment that has been conducted so far by Red Cross and local partner in the location, the needs are quite varied due to the nature by which households were displaced. The key sectors identified in the assessment findings were: Food, NFIs and WASH. More specifically, they included access to food and medication, NFIs, Blankets, hand-sanitisers, nose-masks, mattresses, toiletries, toilets, mosquito nets, sanitary items like sanitizers. There is also a need for risk communication intervention around sensitisation on the COVID-19 pandemic and protocols in disaster expecially as the targetted population are considered more vulnerable in the context and reality of the attacks and consequences. This needs-based, accountable and inclusive project will focus on the following key areas: 1. Cash grants to the 1,657 most vulnerable individuals to address food insecurity needs 2. NFI and WASH distributions to 15,000+ displaced individuals 3. Community sensitisation on EWS, Disaster Management and COVID-19 protocols to 15,000+ individuals Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk18370.607018370.6070CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR448CAFODThe Nigeria Joint Response (NJR) is being delivered by a consortium of 5 Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) member organizations and five national partners who work together to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to the affected population in Borno state of the northeastern region of Nigeria. NJR partners are striving to provide integrated humanitarian assistance in FSL, WASH, Protection, Health and Nutrition sectors to affected population of Konduga, Mafa, Dikwa, Monguno and Gwoza LGAs in Borno state, with financial and technical assistance provided by DRA, an intermediary body between Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its partner organizations. The DRA has four pillars on which it targets to enshrine in all its interventions, they are Innovation, Collaboration, Localization, and Accountability. This mentorship program comes under its localization component. The Nigeria Joint Response (NJR) has requested CAFOD to support with providing Capacity Strengthening support to five NJR local partners. The capacity strengthening support is a step towards the Localization Agenda which aims to have the local partners at the forefront of humanitarian response as the first responders in Nigeria. CAFOD in partnership with JDF will facilitate a self-assessment for the five NJR local partners (JDF inclusive). This will be for a duration of three days for each partner. The assessment will be done in the partners’ field offices in Maiduguri and is expected for staff involved in HR, Finance, Logistics, Program and the Leadership to fully participate. This capacity self-assessment will be the starting point of an organisational change process. I Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7188.25077188.2507CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR449CAFODThe project is implemented in a consortium with Christian Aid. CAFOD is focusing in Kaura and Kauru LGAs of Kaduna state. The intervention will alleviate immediate suffering for the crisis affected people that will be targeted for this response while more resources are being mobilized from other partners and government stakeholders such as the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kaduna State Peace-Building Commission. Start agency interventions would be able to meet the immediate needs of the affected population while any mobilised resources from the government would also support further recovery processes and or possible scale up. The IDPs have migrated to a safe area from which they will move out and return to their homes as they still try to attend to their farms. This intervention will serve as mainly a lifesaving to stabilize them for the initial period before they feel safe to return as is the typical disposition of those in the middle region of Nigeria. Based on the assessment that has been conducted so far by Red Cross and local partner in the location, the needs are quite varied due to the nature by which households were displaced. The key sectors identified in the assessment findings were: Food, NFIs and WASH. More specifically, they included access to food and medication, NFIs, Blankets, hand-sanitisers, nose-masks, mattresses, toiletries, toilets, mosquito nets, sanitary items like sanitizers. There is also a need for risk communication intervention around sensitisation on the COVID-19 pandemic and protocols in disaster expecially as the targetted population are considered more vulnerable in the context and reality of the attacks and consequences. This needs-based, accountable and inclusive project will focus on the following key areas: 1. Cash grants to the 1,657 most vulnerable individuals to address food insecurity needs 2. NFI and WASH distributions to 15,000+ displaced individuals 3. Community sensitisation on EWS, Disaster Management and COVID-19 protocols to 15,000+ individuals Note the WASH intervention will focus on the camps and host communities will also be strengthened to promote some basic guides and practices to forestall community transmission of the virus. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk57178.118257178.1182CAFOD General Funds13337.1500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria43840.9700Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR451CAFODThe project will respond to WASH, Cash, Health, Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and NFIs. The response will reach beneficiaries experiencing health emergencies including Covid 19 and Yellow fever which are both WASH related emergencies to be addressed through an integrated risk communication and community engagements, local and mainstream approaches to WASH to maximize community participation and sustainability. Households and health facilities will be supported with Covid 19 WASH kits to strengthen infection prevention control (IPC) for Covid 19 to reduce community and facility transmission. WASH activities will mainstream yellow fever specifically with the provision of mosquito nets for households and facilities and also risk communication and community engagement activities including capacity building activities and Information Education and Communication (IEC) dissemination activities through local town criers for local reach and radio jingles for posters for wider reach. The project will train community volunteers who will track false information and myths at community levels and will urgently to address this false information using various channels such as door to door sensitisations, IEC materials and mass media engagements. Yet, there is high number of people dying from illness with symptoms like COVID. False and inaccurate information among young people is quickly being driven by • Low level of trust in authorities, particularly among IDPs due to lack of access to health services and information. • Traditional and beliefs and practices, such as traditional healing solutions, which can lead to increased exposure. • Fatalist attitudes closely linked to religious doctrines and practices. • Generic messaging that does not address gender, age, and geographically specific contexts. • Slow identification of misinformation, meaning that measures to combat it lose potency once it spreads within communities Water treatment kits will be provided.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3106.85933106.8593CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR452CAFODLocation: Otukpo: Asa, Akpegede, Ogobia, Okpoga and Adoka Emergency Response: WASH, CASH (UCT, Voucher/Token)PPE Project Duration: 2 Months 11/ 12/2020 to 09 /02 /2021 Project Total Budget: N 43,852,444.65 Direct Beneficiaries:900 Indirect Beneficiaries:4,500 persons @5 PPHH) Implementing Partners: CCFN through JDPC Otukpo Catholic Diocese Background The project will respond to WASH, Cash, Health, Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and NFIs. The response will reach beneficiaries experiencing health emergencies including Covid 19 and Yellow fever which are both WASH related emergencies to be addressed through an integrated risk communication and community engagements, local and mainstream approaches to WASH to maximize community participation and sustainability. Households and health facilities will be supported with Covid 19 WASH kits to strengthen infection prevention control (IPC) for Covid 19 to reduce community and facility transmission. WASH activities will mainstream yellow fever specifically with the provision of mosquito nets for households and facilities and also risk communication and community engagement activities including capacity building activities and Information Education and Communication (IEC) dissemination activities through local town criers for local reach and radio jingles for posters for wider reach. The project will train community volunteers who will track false information and myths at community levels and will urgently to address this false information using various channels such as door to door sensitisations, IEC materials and mass media engagements. Yet, there is high number of people dying from illness with symptoms like COVID. False and inaccurate information among young people is quickly being driven by • Low level of trust in authorities, particularly among IDPs due to lack of access to health services and information. • Traditional and beliefs and practices, such as traditional healing solutions, which can increase.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk80057.810781268.4296CAFOD General Funds0.0000CAFOD General Funds-1210.6189CAFOD General Funds12126.5000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria45281.6600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria21505.2800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria1144.3700Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR453CAFODThe main purpose of the HCS Transition project is to enable local and national organisations such as CCFN to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 9 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process. The proposed objectives are: • Uphold agreed partner commitments for a further 1 year of support in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Liberia. • Support PEOPLE partners to continue to embed learning, policies and processes developed during PEOPLE. • Capture learning on the longer-term impact of capacity strengthening support to PEOPLE. • Involve existing partners and the CS team in piloting new approaches and developing CS tools. • Facilitate peer exchange between HCS and CAFOD staff and partners from other countries to share expertise and promote different CS approaches. • Learning from the transition phase and HCS experiences to date will feed into the development of a CS strategy and approach for the international programme. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8000.00008000.0000CAFOD General Funds4000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria4000.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR454CAFODThe main purpose of the HCS Transition project is to enable local and national organisations such as CCFN to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 9 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process. The proposed objectives are: • Uphold agreed partner commitments for a further 1 year of support in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Liberia. • Support PEOPLE partners to continue to embed learning, policies and processes developed during PEOPLE. • Capture learning on the longer-term impact of capacity strengthening support to PEOPLE. • Involve existing partners and the CS team in piloting new approaches and developing CS tools. • Facilitate peer exchange between HCS and CAFOD staff and partners from other countries to share expertise and promote different CS approaches. • Learning from the transition phase and HCS experiences to date will feed into the development of a CS strategy and approach for the international programme. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2000.00004000.0000CAFOD General Funds-2000.0000CAFOD General Funds2000.0000Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR455CAFODThe main purpose of the HCS Transition project is to enable local and national organisations such as CCFN to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 9 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process. The proposed objectives are: • Uphold agreed partner commitments for a further 1 year of support in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Liberia. • Support PEOPLE partners to continue to embed learning, policies and processes developed during PEOPLE. • Capture learning on the longer-term impact of capacity strengthening support to PEOPLE. • Involve existing partners and the CS team in piloting new approaches and developing CS tools. • Facilitate peer exchange between HCS and CAFOD staff and partners from other countries to share expertise and promote different CS approaches. • Learning from the transition phase and HCS experiences to date will feed into the development of a CS strategy and approach for the international programme. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4000.00004000.0000CAFOD General Funds2000.0000Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission2000.0000Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR456CAFODThe main purpose of the HCS Transition project is to enable local and national organisations such as CCFN to improve the quality and effectiveness of their humanitarian preparedness and response capacity. This will be done through a process of capacity self-assessment and capacity strengthening action planning, Training of Trainers and cascading of learning on key emergency response and volunteer topics, and peer learning between the 9 organisations involved in the programme. CAFOD staff will provide support throughout this process. The proposed objectives are: • Uphold agreed partner commitments for a further 1 year of support in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Liberia. • Support PEOPLE partners to continue to embed learning, policies and processes developed during PEOPLE. • Capture learning on the longer-term impact of capacity strengthening support to PEOPLE. • Involve existing partners and the CS team in piloting new approaches and developing CS tools. • Facilitate peer exchange between HCS and CAFOD staff and partners from other countries to share expertise and promote different CS approaches. • Learning from the transition phase and HCS experiences to date will feed into the development of a CS strategy and approach for the international programme. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of IdahCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4000.00004000.0000CAFOD General Funds2000.0000Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Idah2000.0000Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of IdahGB-CHC-285776-NGR457CAFODPlateau State in central Nigeria – is situated along the major religious Faultline in Nigeria. The geographical location is dividing the largely Muslim North from the predominantly Christian south and have witnessed an increasing trend of horrific internecine violence, killing over 10,000 people since 1992 alone (HRW, 2013). Inter-religious conflict has been tearing Nigeria apart in recent years fuelled by the conflict with Boko- Haram in the North of the country as well as the broadening conflict between pastoralists and farming communities all over the country. This latter conflict has been exacerbated by population increases and climate change, with increasing struggles over depleting natural resources. All of these have been made worse by an increase in criminality in the form of armed robbery, cattle rustling, an increase in drug consumption and increasing distrust and communal alienation following devastating communal riots in 2001, when the two main religious communities sought sanctuary in their own largely segregated communities for safety. There has been an increase in the number of IDP informal camps developing as a result of ethnic and religious conflicts which claim hundreds of lives each year. Both religious communities harbour huge pain as a result of the loss of lives and property in ongoing conflict over the last 18 years with religious leaders often contributing to harmful discourse and xenophobia. This action addresses these immediate threats through establishing strong peace architecture in Jos South Local Government Area. Furthermore, the action would actively promote interreligious and tolerance and rebuild relationships among communities in Jos, Plateau state. The objectives of the action would be achieved through the strengthening of community leadership structures, establishment of peace vanguards, strengthening of platforms for meaningful reconciliation dialogues and supporting alternative viable and sustainable livelihoods. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk40797.079820577.590040797.0798CAFOD General Funds21589.0000CAFOD General Funds-1011.4100CAFOD General Funds20398.5400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria20398.5400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria21010.9400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria-1011.4100Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR459CAFODRent and costs to equip new office at Catholic Secretariat in Abuja Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10485.000010485.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR460CAFODThe Nigeria Joint Response (NJR) has requested CAFOD to support with providing Capacity Strengthening support to NJR two local partners. The capacity strengthening support is a step towards the Localization Agenda which aims to have the local partners at the forefront of humanitarian response as the first responders. CAFOD will facilitate a self-assessment for the NJRs two local partners. This assessment will be conducted over a period of three days for each partner. The assessment will be done in the partners’ field offices within Maiduguri, and it is expected that staff working in HR, Finance, Logistics, Program and the Leadership will fully participate. The capacity self-assessment is the starting point of an organisational change process. The capacity self-assessment process is not a training, an audit or external evaluation. It is therefore critical that the local organisation have a solid understanding and commitment to the self-assessment process and see this as the starting point of a longer capacity strengthening journey. CAFOD will provide support to the two organizations for a period of one month to develop their capacity strengthening plans including prioritization of capacity needs. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2017.40222017.4022CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR461CAFODThe needs in Nigeria continue to increase in all sectors, as conflicts and violence persists in the region. The limitations of movement in the Northern part pose great challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for people in need to access humanitarian aid. The action’s principal objective is to contribute to improving the living conditions and dignity of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. In this context, the implementing partners will be mindful of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and consider longer-term sustainability of their activities. The specific objective is to provide inclusive, safe, and dignified access to immediate food, WASH, and protection assistance and to strengthen community resilience in at least 10 communities in hard-to-reach areas of Kaga and Magumeri LGAs in Borno state. The intervention will focus on providing direct access to integrated multi-sectoral, context-adapted assistance, which will cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people and communities. The partners will apply a conflict-sensitive and rights-based approach, taking into consideration their risk analysis while ensuring a flexible, secure, and coordinated response. The action will include humanitarian protection, food assistance, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation and hygiene, and a scheme for gender-based violence prevention. The villages to be covered have been selected in coordination with local authorities and humanitarian clusters to ensure reaching into areas with high needs that have largely been deprived of humanitarian assistance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk23439.418823439.4188CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR464CAFODThis project is for the co-financing contribution of CAFOD to the ECHO project. The co-financing covers the cost of assessment by the Justice Development and Peace Commission, Maiduguri and Caritas Nigeria. In addition, the project covers the contribution from CAFOD to the 10% co-financing on the ECHO programming. Caritas Germany will contribute the same amount as CAFOD to the implementation of ECHO project.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk152211.369461511.370166322.565545294.9914CAFOD General Funds20069.8916CAFOD General Funds10639.6416CAFOD General Funds9157.0431CAFOD General Funds67049.8017CAFOD General Funds6724.5258CAFOD General Funds51169.5877CAFOD General Funds3617.2566CAFOD General Funds11973.1810CAFOD General Funds5897.4358CAFOD General Funds47008.5470CAFOD General Funds1443.4017CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR466CAFODREVISED BUDGET JISRA - 2022 Name: CAFOD Period: 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022 Currency: NGN 26,522,526 The Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA) in Nigeria is a consortium of three international NGOs, namely Tearfund, Search for Common Ground, and Mensen met een Missie/CAFOD, and six local implementing partners. These are Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace (DREP) Centre, Development Initiative of West Africa (DIWA), Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), RURCON, and SUWA. The JISRA programme aims to address and transform intra-, inter-, and extrareligious dynamics in Nigeria to promote Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB). Its a three pathways interrelated in design to connect with each other to significantly reduce FoRBS and FoRBs-related conflicts in target locations and foster peaceful co-existence in the ten Local Government Areas situated in Kaduna and Plateau states of Nigeria. The programme will work with variety of actors, including religious leaders, young women and men from different religious, ethnic backgrounds and civil society, to identify, reflect, and build upon specific entry points for intrareligious, interreligious, and extrareligious engagement and promote an inclusive, tolerant, and flourishing society in Nigeria. The programme will work with variety of actors, including religious leaders, young women and men from different religious, ethnic backgrounds and civil society, to identify, reflect with interreligious and extrareligious engagement and promote an inclusive, tolerant, and flourishing society in Nigeria. Conflicts over resources and livelihoods in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria have become strongly intertwined with political, religious, and social tensions, provoking deep divisions and increasingly frequent outbursts of violence and sometimes include explicit restrictions on the freedom of religion or belief. Religious groups: Christian: 49.3% Muslim: 48.8% Other or No religion: 1.9% Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk13844.608311506.16108062.7118CAFOD General Funds5781.8965CAFOD General Funds11506.1610CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR467CAFODThe project seeks to improve food security and to reduce negative coping strategies in 2 camps, Garin Galang Camp and Wandeo camp in Askira Uba LGA, Borno State. The project will work with 3660 (2560 women, 1100 men) vulnerable IDP and Host Community members including at least 7% (256) people living with disabilities. Outcome 1: 610 Households will be given unconditional cash grants for a value of N 4,500 per capita/month. Each tranche has been calculated as the 70% of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) for food emergency needs per capita/per month. Each household will be given a pre-paid card that will work as an e-Wallet. Tranches for each household will be calculated depending on the number of people in the household, this is N4,500 * N household members = transfer value. This value will be distributed in the third month and fifth month of the project. In total each beneficiary will receive N 9,000. The Food Consumption Score (FCS) will be used to capture this improvements. Outcome 2, the project will also train 22 farmer groups on Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) in order to improve their farming activities. To achieve this, the project will distribute agricultural inputs and tools for 440 farmers (representing 440 hh). Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk102322.3529102322.3529CAFOD General Funds102322.3500Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR469CAFODThe project seeks to improve food security and to reduce negative coping strategies in 2 camps, Garin Galang Camp and Wandeo camp in Askira Uba LGA, Borno State. The project will work with 3660 (2560 women, 1100 men) vulnerable IDP and Host Community members including at least 7% (256) people living with disabilities. Outcome 1: 610 Households will be given unconditional cash grants for a value of N 4,500 per capita/month. Each tranche has been calculated as the 70% of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) for food emergency needs per capita/per month. Each household will be given a pre-paid card that will work as an e-Wallet. Tranches for each household will be calculated depending on the number of people in the household, this is N4,500 * N household members = transfer value. This value will be distributed in the third month and fifth month of the project. In total each beneficiary will receive N 9,000. The Food Consumption Score (FCS) will be used to capture this improvements. Outcome 2, the project will also train 22 farmer groups on Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) in order to improve their farming activities. To achieve this, the project will distribute agricultural inputs and tools for 440 farmers (representing 440 hh). Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4561.90004561.9000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR470CAFODThe protracted nature of the crisis in the North-east has made over 3 million IDPs food insecure in just 3 states of the northeast (BAY). If nothing is done to this population hunger and starvation is eminent. According to food security Sector dashboard of North-eastern Nigeria, May 2021 about 4.3 million people (in IPC 3-5) are in need. Out of which 3.5 million people are in need of food assistance. We also conducted a rapid need assessment on the proposed location for this project to identify the gaps and needs of the people (IDPs).Hunger, food insecurity and under-nutrition and malnutrition are the serious consequences of the humanitarian crisis in the North-eastern part of Nigeria, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) States. Humanitarian food assistance contributes to combating these negative effects and represents thus a priority for us as one of the partners of food security sector (FSS) in Borno state. To contribute to combating hunger, food security and nutrition, we will be supporting households with cash to meet their immediate food needs and livelihood option to boost their resilience. Where people are forced to leave their homes as internally displaced persons (IDPs) and losing their means of livelihoods, humanitarian assistance ensures their survival, dignity and security. The assistance will help in minimizing negative coping strategies (such as selling of productive goods, keeping children out of school to beg for arms, sex for money) and contributing to restoration of livelihoods. Due to this Covid-19 pandemic, humanitarian bodies have greatly adjusted their programming. In this project, all covid-19 prevention protocols and guidelines will be put in place to ensure that project participants and staff are not infected or affected in any way. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk98942.0800100000.0000CAFOD General Funds-1057.9200CAFOD General Funds59365.2500Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri39576.8300Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR471CAFODThis 4-month project will seek to improve food security and to reduce negative coping strategies in Biang community in Michika LGA, Adamawa State. The project will target 3,420 IDPs and Host community members (approx. 570 households, 6 people in each household). Outcome 1, the project will disburse cash for food assistance in 2 tranches of N 4,500 each in the second and third month of the project. In total each beneficiary will receive N 9,000. Each tranche has been calculated as the 70% of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) for food emergency needs per capita/per month. Each household will be given a pre-paid card that will act as an e-Wallet. Tranches for each household will be calculated depending on the number of people in the household, this is N4,500 * N household members = transfer value. The Food Consumption Score (FCS) will be used to capture progress. Outcome 2: The project will also aim to improve livelihoods by diversifying income sources of displaced and host community members. To achieve this, the project will train 150 beneficiaries on Income Generating Activities (IGA) who will later be given start-up kits worth N 70,000 each. Baseline and initial project assessments will confirm the specific activities that are more profitable and procure start-up kits accordingly. Training provided by the project will cover petty trading, business management and financial education. Target beneficiaries are vulnerable HHs currently not receiving any food assistance or livelihoods support in this locationCatholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk86273.000086273.0000CAFOD General Funds86273.0000Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR472CAFODThis 4-month project will seek to improve food security and to reduce negative coping strategies in Biang community in Michika LGA, Adamawa State. CAFOD will accompany the partner to implement the project. The role of CAFOD will include technical oversight to ensure quality programming, monitoring of results, liaising with the donor or reporting and sharing of success stories. The project will target 3,420 IDPs and Host community members (approx. 570 households, 6 people in each household). Outcome 1, the project will disburse cash for food assistance in 2 tranches of N 4,500 each in the second and third month of the project. In total each beneficiary will receive N 9,000. Each tranche has been calculated as the 70% of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) for food emergency needs per capita/per month. Each household will be given a pre-paid card that will act as an e-Wallet. Tranches for each household will be calculated depending on the number of people in the household, this is N4,500 * N household members = transfer value. The Food Consumption Score (FCS) will be used to capture progress. Outcome 2: The project will also aim to improve livelihoods by diversifying income sources of displaced and host community members. To achieve this, the project will train 150 beneficiaries on Income Generating Activities (IGA) who will later be given start-up kits worth N 70,000 each. Baseline and initial project assessments will confirm the specific activities that are more profitable and procure start-up kits accordingly. Training provided by the project will cover petty trading, business management and financial education. Target beneficiaries are vulnerable HHs currently not receiving any food assistance or livelihoods support in this location.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3093.67003093.6700CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR473CAFODRECOWA plans to organize a seven (7) day Plenary Assembly in West Africa. The programme will feature conferences, discussions, reports and formation of concrete orientations for actions. Further information contained in the request attached in the supporting documentation.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West AfricaGB-CHC-285776-NGR475CAFODThe Nigerian population continues to increase as that of youth between the ages of 18-35 years being 52.2 million (i.e. about 28% of the total population). Despite the huge number, young people particularly women and girls in Nigeria are largely marginalized from governance, leaving them helpless to pawn their continued exclusion from political activities. It is important for more actions that would increase the participation of women and girls in the electoral process to be taken, particularly trying to catch the interest of these young females early. This will also encourage the young women and girls to have trust in the electoral system and increase their participation. The Project Goal: Increase young female’s participation in the electoral process, by 2023. (Ages 18 -35). This will contribute to this goal by mobilizing youth through active engagement in the social media space and through religious organisation to play a more prominent role in the electoral process, targeting the 2023 elections. This will cover their Registration, voting, and standing to be voted for. In the long run, women that have been voted for and other women would participate in the governance process (by holding their leaders accountable). Short Term Goal: To mainstream young female awareness, and active participation in the 2023 election process in Nigeria. Long Term goal: To develop a cohort of advocates championing accountability, gender inclusion and good governance in Nigeria Increased women’s participation in the electoral process will lead to increased participation and representation of women in the governance process. When young women with enhanced capacity participate in the registration, voting and governance process. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk51548.4562456.676346000.0000CAFOD General Funds5288.8598CAFOD General Funds259.5964CAFOD General Funds456.6763CAFOD General Funds1078.3700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria20644.7300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria144.7600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria256.9700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria209.4600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria158.3900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria599.5300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria61.3600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria61.3600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria42.1900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria39.4400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria35.0600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria231.4000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria305.4600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria48.2100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria70.1200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.0100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria49.6200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria69.4600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria20402.2400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria48.4800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria49.3000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria48.2100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7.8800Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria9.8500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria5.9100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria9.8500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria9.8500Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria270.6400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria54.1900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria165.5300Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria293.8200Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria106.4100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria130.0600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria106.4100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria5288.8600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria259.6000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria456.6800Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR476CAFODNigeria is faced with water scarcity and droughts which occur every five years, on average, with the potential to increase in frequency due to climate change. This scenario not only threatens food security, livelihoods, and productivity, but also exacerbates fragility and increases the risk of violence. The drying up of rivers, and particularly the shrinking of Lake Chad is attributable to the effects of climate change and is having a significant impact on conflict-affected population. Climate change poses serious threat to life in rural communities in Northeast Nigeria, particularly in conflict-affected states bordering Cameroun such as Borno and Adamawa. Conflicts over resources and communal violence on limited resources, have killed at least 10,000 Nigerians in less than a decade. A case in point is Nigeria’s frequent farmer-herder conflicts: feed scarcity and water shortages caused partly by desertification and drought have sent nomadic pastoralists, most of them ethnic Fulanis, wandering south, outside their normal grazing routes. For over a decade, the insurgency in Northeast Nigeria has caused severe population movements with large influxes of displaced population seeking safety. As of February 2022, IOM has reported a significant growth of displaced population numbers settling in Adamawa State, particularly in 12 Local Government Areas. With the increase of displaced population, the area has suffered deforestation due to unsustainable charcoal production, and the use of wood for cooking and farming activities. The use of harmful farming practices including an increased use of inorganic fertilizer and chemicals (pesticides and herbicides) on farmlands has contributed to soil erosion and aridity. Rural communities have also resorted to hunting of wild animals for food, also affecting the biodiversity in the area.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk50000.000036680.948750000.0000CAFOD General Funds36680.9487CAFOD General Funds50000.0000Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission18340.4700Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission18340.4700Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR477CAFODThe needs in Nigeria continue to increase in all sectors, as conflicts and violence persists in the region. The limitations of movement in the Northern part pose great challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for people in need to access humanitarian aid. The action’s principal objective is to contribute to improving the living conditions and dignity of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. In this context, the implementing partners will be mindful of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and consider longer-term sustainability of their activities. The specific objective is to provide inclusive, safe, and dignified access to immediate food, WASH, and protection assistance and to strengthen community resilience in at 20 communities in hard-to-reach areas of Kaga and Magumeri LGAs in Borno state. The intervention will focus on providing direct access to integrated multi-sectoral, context-adapted assistance, which will cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people and communities. The partners will apply a conflict-sensitive and rights-based approach, taking into consideration their risk analysis while ensuring a flexible, secure, and coordinated response. The action will include humanitarian protection, food assistance, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation and hygiene, and a scheme for gender-based violence prevention. The villages to be covered have been selected in coordination with local authorities and humanitarian clusters to ensure reaching into areas with high needs that have largely been deprived of humanitarian assistance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk64291.563064291.5630CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR478CAFODCommunities in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State were attacked by an unidentified gun-wielding livestock militia on the night of March 24, 2022, according to a statement released by the Kaduna State Government. For unclear reasons, residents of the communities of Adan, Agban, Kagoro, Tsonje, Katanga, and Kadarko were attacked. The government of Kaduna State has enforced a 24-hour curfew. On March 25th, despite the curfew, enraged adolescents in Agban stopped a key highway heading to Jos and other regions, killing travelers of many nationalities, including women, girls, children, and elderly indigenous people. At least 13 localities have been impacted by the attacks, with an estimated 40,000 people displaced. There have been 67 individuals dead and 2,677 dwellings destroyed. Farmlands have also been targeted, with armed men chopping down crops. Many people (including women, children, and the elderly) have fled to IDP camps in neighboring places such as Zonkwa and Kafanchan in search of safety. Food was the most important need for 61 percent of IDPs in these camps, according to a Red Cross fast assessment, followed by housing, NFI, psychosocial needs, and medical care. The surge of displaced persons has overwhelmed Zonkwa and Kafanchan, with the bulk of those displaced being women, children, and the elderly, while men and youths have remained, taking shelter in the woods and keeping guard at night. This intervention is planned to serve as a lifesaving first step in stabilizing survivors during the initial period before they feel safe returning, as is typical of those in Nigeria's middle region. According to the assessment completed thus far by the Red Cross and local partners in the area, the requirements are fairly diverse due to the nature of the displaced households. The primary needs identified in the assessment findings were food, non-food items, and water and sanitation. The NFIs required include blankets, hand sanitizers, face masks, mattresses, toiletries, mosquito nets, and hygienic supplies such as sanitizers, to name a few. There is also a need for psychosocial/trauma counseling intervention, particularly because the targeted population is regarded as more traumatized and vulnerable in the context and reality of the attacks and their consequences. The project will consist of supporting 2000 households (14,000 individuals) with multi-purpose cash transfers, NFI procurement and distribution, and psychosocial support. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk24200.000024200.0000CAFOD General Funds24200.0000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR479CAFODCommunities in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State were attacked by an unidentified gun-wielding livestock militia on the night of March 24, 2022, according to a statement released by the Kaduna State Government. For unclear reasons, residents of the communities of Adan, Agban, Kagoro, Tsonje, Katanga, and Kadarko were attacked. The government of Kaduna State has enforced a 24-hour curfew. On March 25th, despite the curfew, enraged adolescents in Agban stopped a key highway heading to Jos and other regions, killing travelers of many nationalities, including women, girls, children, and elderly indigenous people. At least 13 localities have been impacted by the attacks, with an estimated 40,000 people displaced. There have been 67 individuals dead and 2,677 dwellings destroyed. Farmlands have also been targeted, with armed men chopping down crops. Many people (including women, children, and the elderly) have fled to IDP camps in neighboring places such as Zonkwa and Kafanchan in search of safety. Food was the most important need for 61 percent of IDPs in these camps, according to a Red Cross fast assessment, followed by housing, NFI, psychosocial needs, and medical care. The surge of displaced persons has overwhelmed Zonkwa and Kafanchan, with the bulk of those displaced being women, children, and the elderly, while men and youths have remained, taking shelter in the woods and keeping guard at night. This intervention is planned to serve as a lifesaving first step in stabilizing survivors during the initial period before they feel safe returning, as is typical of those in Nigeria's middle region. According to the assessment completed thus far by the Red Cross and local partners in the area, the requirements are fairly diverse due to the nature of the displaced households. The primary needs identified in the assessment findings were food, non-food items, and water and sanitation. The NFIs required include blankets, hand sanitizers, face masks, mattresses, toiletries, mosquito nets, and hygienic supplies such as sanitizers, to name a few. There is also a need for psychosocial/trauma counseling intervention, particularly because the targeted population is regarded as more traumatized and vulnerable in the context and reality of the attacks and their consequences. The project will consist of supporting 2000 households (14,000 individuals) with multi-purpose cash transfers, NFI procurement and distribution, and psychosocial support. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21693.400021693.4000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR480CAFODThe project is an advocacy program designed to address the poor attitude of the citizens toward voting due to the low rate of PVC registration and collection in Nigeria, this is to address, reducing VOTER APATHY. In the 2019 general elections, the number of registered voters in Anambra state was 2,447,996, collected PVCs were 2,071,714, and uncollected PVCs were 376,282. The low figures have prompted the JDPC Awka Diocese project team to initiate this ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN- EPC. So far, only about 45% of people in Anambra state have collected their PVCs. Some complained about the rate of insecurity in the state between October and December as the reason why they have not collected their PVCs. As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, JDPC Awka is determined to see the number of voters increase to about 75% at the end of this project in March 2023. The major objective of the project is to address VOTER APATHY. We have also discovered that despite the level of PVC collection, those who have their PVC have also refused to vote during elections. The project is aimed at educating and mobilizing the general public in 6 LGAs in Anambra state on two factors that are interrelated but aimed at a singular objective. 1 Collection of PVC 2 Voter's participation. Collection of PVC + Voters participation ---------- REDUCING VOTER APATHY. The project will incorporate both the community structure approach and media ( Radio) to implement the project. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) will participate in the radio program as speakers, providing a strong voice in the electoral process, including providing credible information to address voter apathy for the vulnerable group. The funds will be channeled through Caritas Nigeria. However, the implementation will be done by JDPC AWKA. Caritas will transfer all the funds to JDPC Awka. CAFOD will monitor and accompany JDPC throughout the project, the partnership relationship has been fully established. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21141.865121230.1587CAFOD General Funds-88.2936CAFOD General Funds11904.7600Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria3174.6000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria6062.5000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria-3174.6000Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria3174.6000Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR481CAFODSupport from CAFOD's Education Section to the Archdiocese of Lagos Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3500.00003500.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR483CAFODCurrently. the peace and security environment across Nigeria is characterized by multifaceted violent conflicts and threats to human security. Some of the threats include increased terrorist and violent extremist insurgency activities, transnational organized crimes, disasters as a consequence of climate change and environmental degradation impacts, and other human-induced factors. Factors such as ethnic politics, resource scarcity, population explosion, and urbanization have been identified as causes and accelerators of violence in Nigeria. Violent conflicts between farmers and herders in Nigeria so escalated and spiraled in recent years threatening the country’s security, stability and peace, and was ranked “as potentially dangerous as the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast. In spite of gross underreporting, in Benue State alone, between 2013 – 2016, official reports estimated that 1,878 persons were killed, 222 disappeared and 750 persons were grievously wounded. This number included 526 women, 200 (38%) of whom were pregnant, and another 231 (44%) nursing mothers. As of today (2022), only 2 (Gboko and Ushongo) out of the 23 LGAs have not been affected by the crisis. Benue state currently plays host to 27 IDP camps and about 2 million IDPs. (SEMA Report, 2022) The African Centre for Strategic Studies estimates that over 60,000 people have been killed in the violence across the Middle-Best region over the past 17 years (2001 to date), representing a yearly average of more than 3,500 people. In response to the prevalent humanitarian crisis outlined above, JDCF is proposing to undertake an intervention that will provide livelihood support to 200 victims of violent conflicts (vulnerable households) across 4 LGAs of Ado, Agatu, Oju, and Okpokwu. The funds will be channeled through Caritas Nigeria. However, the implementation will be done by JDPC Otukpo. CAFOD will work with Caritas to monitor and accompany JDPC throughout the project Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk31257.636031257.6360CAFOD General Funds17735.3900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria13522.2500Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR485CAFODThe present rainfall variability has not only affected the farming patterns of the people but also affected drastically the underground water level and hence created more water shortages which sometimes cripple agricultural activities in some areas. In some cases, the unfavorable geographical condition on the Plateau with a focus on the project target Local Government Area (LGA) of Kanke adds to the problems of water shortages. With water as the core of sustainable socio-economic development, energy and food production, healthy ecosystems and human survival make it a rights issue. In line with Sustainable Development Goal 6 which is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all,” water, therefore, becomes a necessity in communities. This project will ensure improvement in the quality of life and sustainable development among men, women, boys, and girls in Pankshin Diocese of Plateau State by 2023 by imploring the following approaches and strategies which have been designed based on the Project’s participatory approach to facilitate collaboration for sustainable development such as Awareness-raising and sensitization, advocacy, training, collaboration and networking, partnership, development and community participation. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20083.618020083.6180CAFOD General Funds20083.6200Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR486CAFODKogi State in North Central Nigeria is one of the states that experiences regular flooding due to its location at the convegence of the Niger and Benue Rivers. Often, the flooding moves through towns and villages like Ibaji as it enters the Altantic Ocean. Most recently, Kogi State in particular experienced its worst flooding in more than 25 years which has lead to massive food insecurity, lack of source of income and homelessness have forced women and girls to practice negative coping strategies, including survival sex, exploitation, and forced and early marriage. Men have also become disempowered and are unable to meet social expectations, thereby increasing the risk to women and girls of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). This project will seek to improve food security and to reduce negative coping strategies in Idah and Ibaji LGAs in Kogi State. The project will target five (5) communities in Ibaji and Idah LGAs. The project will target 1260HHs approx. 7,560 IDPs and Host community members (6 people in each household) 60% female, 35% male and 5% PWD. The beneficiaries of cash will be participating in the awareness raising sessions on protection and climate change in order to meet up and fulfill the set objective of this project, which is to improve food security and livelihood status of vulnerable households through environmentally sensitive cash transfer programming and income generating activities. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2151.27012151.2701CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR487CAFODThis find will be used by Nigeria Office for the development of country strategy and the dissemination of assessment findings to the Partners as well as joint discussion and development of the Theory of Change.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk12821.310010000.0000CAFOD General Funds2821.3100CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR489CAFODKogi State in North Central Nigeria is one of the states that experiences regular flooding due to its location at the convegence of the Niger and Benue Rivers. Often, the flooding moves through towns and villages like Ibaji as it enters the Altantic Ocean. Most recently, Kogi State in particular experienced its worst flooding in more than 25 years which has lead to massive food insecurity, lack of source of income and homelessness have forced women and girls to practice negative coping strategies, including survival sex, exploitation, and forced and early marriage. Men have also become disempowered and are unable to meet social expectations, thereby increasing the risk to women and girls of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). This project will seek to improve food security and to reduce negative coping strategies in Idah and Ibaji LGAs in Kogi State. The project will target five (5) communities in Ibaji and Idah LGAs. The project will target 1260HHs approx. 7,560 IDPs and Host community members (6 people in each household) 60% female, 35% male and 5% PWD. The beneficiaries of cash will be participating in the awareness raising sessions on protection and climate change in order to meet up and fulfill the set objective of this project, which is to improve food security and livelihood status of vulnerable households through environmentally sensitive cash transfer programming and income generating activities.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of IdahCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk76102.000676102.0006CAFOD General Funds6313.5900Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Idah4083.8300Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Idah64538.1000Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Idah1166.4700Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of IdahGB-CHC-285776-NGR490CAFODto make available, an affordable cooking energy substitute to consumers that can easily be accessed, and also support a benign environment through stemming deforestation and reduced emission of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere. JDPC intends to run a state-of-the-art briquette plant in the Federal Capital Territory. To achieve this purpose and given our technological knowhow, a moderate cost commercial briquette machine will be designed, fabricated and deployed in FCT so as to provide cheap energy, stop deforestation and desertification. The machine can operate on solar energy. Solar panels would be explored to achieve our intended design. This will produce Direct Current (DC) voltage. They can be built to provide nearly any DC voltage. Fossil fuels are the major source for energy. The excess use of these fuels will lead to serious environmental issues like global warming and air pollution. Since the fossil fuels are getting depleted day by day, it is the high time to convert biomass wastes to useful biomass briquettes which will be the substitute for some of the fossil fuels.To address this energy challenge in Nigeria, JDPC with prompting from CAFOD is exploring other biomass resources namely: energy crops (grasses), agricultural waste, solid waste, shrubs and woods as viable feedstock for alternative energy production. Biomass resources of Nigeria can be identified as wood, forage grasses and shrubs, animal waste and waste arising from forestry, agricultural, municipal and industrial activities, as well as, aquatic biomass. To meet the future energy and climate goals, bio-energy will play a crucial role. This project is part of CAFOD's contribution to both the cry of the earth and cry of the poor in Nigeria. The Nigerian Bishops Conference of Nigeria recently launched a 5-year Tree planning and environmental regeneration strategy. This project aligns and foster this vision for sustainable environmental reorientation and transformation in Nigeria.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk74552.070574552.0705CAFOD General Funds43509.2400Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria31042.8300Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR491CAFODThe Nigerian Bishops Conference of Nigeria established Caritas Nigeria as the relief and development arm of the Church. With this premise, the Bishops’ expected Caritas Nigeria to serve as the first respondents when disaster strikes in Nigeria. This is an important mandate that cannot be achieved without adequate resources. As part of the discussions with CAFOD, there was an understanding that CAFOD will provide seed grants to Caritas Nigeria to enable the resource mobilization drive. Hence, this project. Nigeria is currently facing protracted humanitarian situation across the country causing massive displacements. Due to this situation, the Nigerian Bishops Conference of Nigeria establish the “Humanitarian Basket Fund.” This fund is designed to support humanitarian interventions within Nigeria and beyond. The project compliments CAFOD's vision of voice and agency including local leadership in Nigeria. The ability of partners to raise undesignated funds from Catholic faithful is vital to ensure financial sustenance. Caritas Nigeria appreciates CAFOD's commitment to it's survival and recognizes that mirroring CAFOD's approach in Nigeria would not be an easy process. The project is a result of several visits to CAFOD UK office and the lessons from those trips includes CAFOD's assurance of support for Caritas Nigeria on resource mobilisation drive. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk17747.978717747.9787CAFOD General Funds8873.9900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria8873.9900Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR492CAFODThe needs in Nigeria continue to increase in all sectors, as conflicts and violence persists in the region. The limitations of movement in the Northern part pose great challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for people in need to access humanitarian aid. The action’s principal objective is to contribute to improving the living conditions and dignity of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. In this context, the implementing partners will be mindful of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and consider longer-term sustainability of their activities. The specific objective is to provide inclusive, safe, and dignified access to immediate food, WASH, and protection assistance and to strengthen community resilience in at 20 communities in hard-to-reach areas of Kaga and Magumeri LGAs in Borno state. The intervention will focus on providing direct access to integrated multi-sectoral, context-adapted assistance, which will cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people and communities. The partners will apply a conflict-sensitive and rights-based approach, taking into consideration their risk analysis while ensuring a flexible, secure, and coordinated response. The action will include humanitarian protection, food assistance, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation and hygiene, and a scheme for gender-based violence prevention. The villages to be covered have been selected in coordination with local authorities and humanitarian clusters to ensure reaching into areas with high needs that have largely been deprived of humanitarian assistance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk37639.271937639.2719CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR493CAFODFollowing the recent approval and adoption of CAFOD Nigeria's five-year program strategy, CAFOD Nigeria is inviting partners and stakeholders to participate in the launching of the strategy and strategic programme planning and design. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR494CAFODPlateau State, located in central Nigeria, is situated along the major religious faultline in the country, dividing the largely Muslim North from the predominantly Christian South. Over the years, this region has experienced a disturbing increase in intercultural and interreligious violence, resulting in the tragic loss of over 10,000 lives since 1992 alone (Human Rights Watch, 2013). Thousands of these casualties have occurred since 2010, highlighting a growing trend of intolerance where individuals are targeted solely based on their ethnic or religious affiliations. The complex interplay of social, religious, and political forces within Nigeria's federal structure exacerbates tensions and divisions. This situation has made the younger generation in Nigeria increasingly susceptible to violent extremism. The lack of effective leadership and alternative narratives further contributes to the region's instability, creating opportunities for further hostilities, particularly in the herders and farmers conflict.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1011.40671011.4067CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR495CAFODThis proposed project intends to respond to the basic needs of persons affected by flood across the 2 selected LGAs out of the 14 affected LGAs of Adamawa State. The project will reach out to an average of 1,200 Households (7,200 individuals) to be spread across the targeted locations. The targeted Households will be supported with both food and Nonfood items and unrestricted cash transfer. WASH promotion, Disaster risk Reduction messages/approaches, Psychosocial support and protection will be mainstream throughout the project phase. The WASH intervention is aimed at reducing the risk of the affected population from been exposed to harmful weather elements and related diseases such as cholera, skin infections, diarrhea etc. Mainstreaming Protection, disaster risk reduction approaches/messages and psychosocial support will reduce possible harm that might arise at the course of the project implementation on both the staff, beneficiaries and affiliates, support affected communities to develop strategic responses on mitigating further impact on the floods in their communities and adequately address their mental needs as a result of damage caused by the flood. The project will also conduct capacity building to communities and volunteers most especially on safeguarding related issues to minimize harm on both the beneficiaries and the project team. Use of information Education and communication materials will be adequately used to pass messages that will educate the beneficiaries of the project on issues such as basic hygiene process, Complain Reporting Mechanism and other approaches to mitigate and contain further disasters. The project will be deliberate to have active representation of women and persons living with disability. For the unrestricted cash transfer, food and non-food items during targeting, women will be given 70% priority. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk40299.639940299.6399CAFOD General Funds40299.6400Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR496CAFODThis proposed project intends to respond to the basic needs of persons affected by flood across the 2 selected LGAs out of the 14 affected LGAs of Adamawa State. The project will reach out to an average of 1,200 Households (7,200 individuals) to be spread across the targeted locations. The targeted Households will be supported with both food and Nonfood items and unrestricted cash transfer. WASH promotion, Disaster risk Reduction messages/approaches, Psychosocial support and protection will be mainstream throughout the project phase. The WASH intervention is aimed at reducing the risk of the affected population from been exposed to harmful weather elements and related diseases such as cholera, skin infections, diarrhea etc. Mainstreaming Protection, disaster risk reduction approaches/messages and psychosocial support will reduce possible harm that might arise at the course of the project implementation on both the staff, beneficiaries and affiliates, support affected communities to develop strategic responses on mitigating further impact on the floods in their communities and adequately address their mental needs as a result of damage caused by the flood. The project will also conduct capacity building to communities and volunteers most especially on safeguarding related issues to minimize harm on both the beneficiaries and the project team. Use of information Education and communication materials will be adequately used to pass messages that will educate the beneficiaries of the project on issues such as basic hygiene process, Complain Reporting Mechanism and other approaches to mitigate and contain further disasters. The project will be deliberate to have active representation of women and persons living with disability. For the unrestricted cash transfer, food and non-food items during targeting, women will be given 70% priority. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk51827.809951827.8099CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR497CAFODThis proposed project intends to respond to the basic needs of persons affected by flood across the 2 selected LGAs out of the 14 affected LGAs of Adamawa State. The project will reach out to an average of 1,200 Households (7,200 individuals) to be spread across the targeted locations. The targeted Households will be supported with both food and Nonfood items and unrestricted cash transfer. WASH promotion, Disaster risk Reduction messages/approaches, Psychosocial support and protection will be mainstream throughout the project phase. The WASH intervention is aimed at reducing the risk of the affected population from been exposed to harmful weather elements and related diseases such as cholera, skin infections, diarrhea etc. Mainstreaming Protection, disaster risk reduction approaches/messages and psychosocial support will reduce possible harm that might arise at the course of the project implementation on both the staff, beneficiaries and affiliates, support affected communities to develop strategic responses on mitigating further impact on the floods in their communities and adequately address their mental needs as a result of damage caused by the flood. The project will also conduct capacity building to communities and volunteers most especially on safeguarding related issues to minimize harm on both the beneficiaries and the project team. Use of information Education and communication materials will be adequately used to pass messages that will educate the beneficiaries of the project on issues such as basic hygiene process, Complain Reporting Mechanism and other approaches to mitigate and contain further disasters. The project will be deliberate to have active representation of women and persons living with disability. For the unrestricted cash transfer, food and non-food items during targeting, women will be given 70% priority. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk55831.870050800.0000CAFOD General Funds5031.8700CAFOD General Funds50800.0000Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace Commission5031.8700Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR498CAFODNigeria produces an estimated 3.9m MT of sweet potatoes annually making it the largest producer in West Africa, and among the top five producers globally . Sweet potatoes can be produced in all of Nigeria’s 36 states, however Plateau state in north-central Nigeria accounts for 80% - 90% of Nigeria’s potato production, including sweet potatoes. Although yet to be a staple food in Nigeria, there is a growing demand for orange-flesh sweet potatoes that current supply is not able to meet. The Orange Gem project aims to increase the incomes of women producers in Plateau state through the regenerative cultivation and sales of OFS potato vines while also increasing awareness on the benefits and versatility of OFS potatoes. The project will adopt an integrated approach in line with the Nigeria country program. Given the focus on women, and the geographic focus in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi LGAs, which are conflict prone regions in Plateau state, the Orange Gem project will also mainstream messages on women participation in peacebuilding and gender justice. As a conflict-prone region, the low nutritious level of women and children is exacerbated underscoring the significance of the Orange Gem project in also promoting better nutrition and increased livelihoods among women. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk76054.350028054.3500CAFOD General Funds48000.0000CAFOD General Funds28054.3500Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace Initiative48000.0000Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeGB-CHC-285776-NGR499CAFODGender injustice and youth negligence are pervasive and widespread in Africa and very little has been done to avert the trend. For most of the time the issue in the fore has been gender equity with youth empowerment and justice merely receiving lip service. Bringing justice for women will be encompassing if it is chalked up with equity and opportunity for the young men and women in whose hands lie the future. The most veritable tool to combat the trend is advocacy and practical effort in putting the energies into productive ventures. Dealing with the issues of women and youth injustice is a foolproof approach to ensuring that the human ecology is peaceful and intergenerational equity is attained. The AEJ-Way project therefore aims to bring the plight of women and youth to the fore and place them in a position where they can make positive impacts to change the current turbulent social and environmental narrative in Plateau State. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21022.816421022.8164CAFOD General Funds21022.8200Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeGB-CHC-285776-NGR500CAFODThe intensity of religious identity in Nigeria is regarded as one of the highest in the world” (Paden, 2008). This claim is supported by the fact that Nigerians are more likely to define themselves in terms of religion than any other identity. Indeed, according to the authoritative May-June 2006 survey on Religion and Public Life conducted by the Pew Forum on “Religion and Public Life”, 76% of Christians say that religion is more important to them than their identity as Africans, Nigerians or members of an ethnic group. Among Muslims, the number naming religion as the most important factor is even higher (91%). In effect, Christian and Muslim identities have been the mainstay of religious differentiation and conflict, with Nigerian Muslims much more likely to evince or articulate a religious identity than Christians. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of KafanchanCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk23125.098123125.0981CAFOD General Funds23125.1000JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of KafanchanGB-CHC-285776-NGR501CAFODThe intensity of religious identity in Nigeria is regarded as one of the highest in the world” (Paden, 2008). This claim is supported by the fact that Nigerians are more likely to define themselves in terms of religion than any other identity. Indeed, according to the authoritative May-June 2006 survey on Religion and Public Life conducted by the Pew Forum on “Religion and Public Life”, 76% of Christians say that religion is more important to them than their identity as Africans, Nigerians or members of an ethnic group. Among Muslims, the number naming religion as the most important factor is even higher (91%). In effect, Christian and Muslim identities have been the mainstay of religious differentiation and conflict, with Nigerian Muslims much more likely to evince or articulate a religious identity than Christians. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Interfaith Council of Muslim and Christian Women’s AssociationCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk27000.000027000.0000CAFOD General Funds27000.0000Interfaith Council of Muslim and Christian Women’s AssociationGB-CHC-285776-NGR502CAFODGender injustice and youth negligence are pervasive and widespread in Africa and very little has been done to avert the trend. For most of the time the issue in the fore has been gender equity with youth empowerment and justice merely receiving lip service. Bringing justice for women will be encompassing if it is chalked up with equity and opportunity for the young men and women in whose hands lie the future. The most veritable tool to combat the trend is advocacy and practical effort in putting the energies into productive ventures. Dealing with the issues of women and youth injustice is a foolproof approach to ensuring that the human ecology is peaceful and intergenerational equity is attained. The AEJ-Way project therefore aims to bring the plight of women and youth to the fore and place them in a position where they can make positive impacts to change the current turbulent social and environmental narrative in Plateau State. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Pankshin Catholic Diocesan Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk25000.000025000.0000CAFOD General Funds25000.0000GB-CHC-285776-NGR503CAFODThe needs in Nigeria continue to increase in all sectors, as conflicts and violence persists in the region. The limitations of movement in the Northern part pose great challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for people in need to access humanitarian aid. The action’s principal objective is to contribute to improving the living conditions and dignity of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. In this context, the implementing partners will be mindful of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and consider longer-term sustainability of their activities. The specific objective is to provide inclusive, safe, and dignified access to immediate food, WASH, and protection assistance and to strengthen community resilience in at 20 communities in hard-to-reach areas of Kaga and Magumeri LGAs in Borno state. The intervention will focus on providing direct access to integrated multi-sectoral, context-adapted assistance, which will cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people and communities. The partners will apply a conflict-sensitive and rights-based approach, taking into consideration their risk analysis while ensuring a flexible, secure, and coordinated response. The action will include humanitarian protection, food assistance, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation and hygiene, and a scheme for gender-based violence prevention. The villages to be covered have been selected in coordination with local authorities and humanitarian clusters to ensure reaching into areas with high needs that have largely been deprived of humanitarian assistance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30225.261530225.2615CAFOD General Funds30225.2600Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR504CAFODThe proposed project, "Strengthening Social Cohesion and Resilience in Conflict-Affected Communities of Plateau State" aims to address the profound socio-political and economic challenges exacerbated by recurring conflicts in the project target locations. Plateau State, Nigeria, has been deeply scarred by violent conflicts. Notably the 2001 ethno-religious crisis in Jos, resulted in significant loss of lives, displacement, and psychosocial trauma. In recent years, Bassa and Jos North Local Government Areas (LGAs) have experienced a resurgence of conflicts, including farmer-herder clashes, kidnapping, and banditry, further aggravating humanitarian, development, social, and security crises. These conflicts have led to the loss of lives, livelihoods, productive assets, and infrastructure, creating an environment of fear and mistrust that has strained relations between neighbors and family members. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms have proven inadequate in this context of escalating violence, rendering the social fabric of these communities torn apart.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Dialogue Reconciliation and Peace CentreCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21022.816421022.8164CAFOD General Funds21022.8200Dialogue Reconciliation and Peace CentreGB-CHC-285776-NGR505CAFODThe needs in Nigeria continue to increase in all sectors, as conflicts and violence persists in the region. The limitations of movement in the Northern part pose great challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for people in need to access humanitarian aid. The action’s principal objective is to contribute to improving the living conditions and dignity of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. In this context, the implementing partners will be mindful of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and consider longer-term sustainability of their activities. The specific objective is to provide inclusive, safe, and dignified access to immediate food, WASH, and protection assistance and to strengthen community resilience in at 20 communities in hard-to-reach areas of Kaga and Magumeri LGAs in Borno state. The intervention will focus on providing direct access to integrated multi-sectoral, context-adapted assistance, which will cover the most urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people and communities. The partners will apply a conflict-sensitive and rights-based approach, taking into consideration their risk analysis while ensuring a flexible, secure, and coordinated response. The action will include humanitarian protection, food assistance, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation and hygiene, and a scheme for gender-based violence prevention. The villages to be covered have been selected in coordination with local authorities and humanitarian clusters to ensure reaching into areas with high needs that have largely been deprived of humanitarian assistance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7638.01707638.0170CAFOD General Funds7638.0200Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR506CAFODThere are about 38 million smallholder farmers in Nigeria (20% of the country’s population). 70% of Nigeria smallholder farmers are women, while the rest of the 30% are males. Despite their importance for the domestic economy and due to the sector’s productivity limitations, more than 72 percent of Nigeria’s smallholder farmers live below the poverty line of 3,050 Naira (USD 1.9) a day. The project aims to empower 50 women and youth smallholder farmers in Abuja, Nigeria, through focused interventions in groundnut seed management. The project shall focus on providing access to improved groundnut seed varieties, offering training on modern and sustainable farming practices, and facilitating the adoption of efficient seed storage and processing techniques. Furthermore, the project seeks to improve and strengthen the capacity of 50 women and youth in groundnut farming, enabling them to increase productivity, improve income, and contribute to food security. With access to quality seeds and training in best practices, women and youth farmers are likely to see improved yields to support the livelihoods of women and youth farmers. Additionally, the project will constitute the formation of a community group of farmers (the target beneficiaries) and market linkages to boost profitable trading opportunities and economic resilience. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Women Studies and Intervention CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk46920.209717519.0137CAFOD General Funds29401.1960CAFOD General Funds17519.0100Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 29401.2000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention GB-CHC-285776-NGR507CAFODGender injustice and youth negligence are pervasive and widespread in Africa and very little has been done to avert the trend. For most of the time the issue in the fore has been gender equity with youth empowerment and justice merely receiving lip service. Bringing justice for women will be encompassing if it is chalked up with equity and opportunity for the young men and women in whose hands lie the future. The most veritable tool to combat the trend is advocacy and practical effort in putting the energies into productive ventures. Dealing with the issues of women and youth injustice is a foolproof approach to ensuring that the human ecology is peaceful and intergenerational equity is attained. The AEJ-Way project therefore aims to bring the plight of women and youth to the fore and place them in a position where they can make positive impacts to change the current turbulent social and environmental narrative in Plateau State. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk24526.619224526.6192CAFOD General Funds24526.6200Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR508CAFODNigeria produces an estimated 3.9m MT of sweet potatoes annually making it the largest producer in West Africa, and among the top five producers globally . Sweet potatoes can be produced in all of Nigeria’s 36 states, however Plateau state in north-central Nigeria accounts for 80% - 90% of Nigeria’s potato production, including sweet potatoes. Although yet to be a staple food in Nigeria, there is a growing demand for orange-flesh sweet potatoes that current supply is not able to meet. The Orange Gem project aims to increase the incomes of women producers in Plateau state through the regenerative cultivation and sales of OFS potato vines while also increasing awareness on the benefits and versatility of OFS potatoes. The project will adopt an integrated approach in line with the Nigeria country program. Given the focus on women, and the geographic focus in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi LGAs, which are conflict prone regions in Plateau state, the Orange Gem project will also mainstream messages on women participation in peacebuilding and gender justice. As a conflict-prone region, the low nutritious level of women and children is exacerbated underscoring the significance of the Orange Gem project in also promoting better nutrition and increased livelihoods among women. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21945.650021945.6500CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR510CAFODThis workshop is to facilitated the needed and training from CBM to CAFOD Nigeria and its partners to learn about disability inclusion in programming. The anticipated outcome is increased knowledge, technical skills and confidence of CWSI to embed disability inclusion into its project design, implementation and reporting (including data collection and analysis). The emphasis here is learning by doing. 12 months will provide the partner enough time to work through a simplified project cycle practically and capture relevant learning. There will opportunity to receive targeted mentoring from CBM and the OPD and for CAFOD staff to accompany the process and simultaneously learn. The partner will also have opportunity to shadow and have exchange visits with CBM and the OPD.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2892.75952892.7595CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR511CAFODAfter the selected partner (CWSI) receives initial induction and training on disability inclusion alongside CAFOD staff in Nigeria from CBM and a local Organisation of Persons with Disability (OPD), this project was co-designed which to embed disability inclusion into CWSI’s work focusing on inclusive governance with an emphasis on women. The anticipated outcome is increased knowledge, technical skills and confidence of CWSI to embed disability inclusion into its project design, implementation and reporting (including data collection and analysis). The emphasis here is learning by doing. 12 months will provide the partner enough time to work through a simplified project cycle practically and capture relevant learning. There will opportunity to receive targeted mentoring from CBM and the OPD and for CAFOD staff to accompany the process and simultaneously learn. The partner will also have opportunity to shadow and have exchange visits with CBM and the OPD. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Women Studies and Intervention CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention GB-CHC-285776-NGR512CAFODThe crisis in Northeast Nigeria persists in a climate of high humanitarian needs and political interference challenging principled humanitarian interventions. 2024 is shaping up to be another critical year, with an early onset of the lean season predicted. Kaga, Gwoza, and Magumeri are among the LGAs in Borno state with the highest projected level of food insecurity. Humanitarian needs are driven by continued movement restrictions, inflation, climate-change induced harvest losses and dynamics of displacement and resettlement. This intervention, following three years of multi-sectoral response in Kaga and Magumeri, plans to scale up to new locations in the three LGAs. The action plans to employ proven strategies for working in hard-to-reach locations, while preserving close collaboration with the communities. The consortium proposes to work in 27 locations (12 in Ngamdu ward, Kaga LGA, 5 new, 7 already targeted in the previously year; 11 in the Chinguwa and Hoyo wards of Magumeri, 3 new, 8 already targeted in the previous year; and 4 new locations in the Pulka ward in Gwoza LGA. The primary objective in this phase is to provide lifesaving food, WASH and protection services to the most vulnerable 33,340 individuals across a large set of hard-to-reach locations, maximizing coverage. The action will include support to food security through increased access to and improved utilisation of food, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation, hygiene, and waste management. In addition, the action will implement a protection response through case management in Kaga, mobile case management in Magumeri and integration with other protection actors in Pulka.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk19967.000053913.420119967.0000CAFOD General Funds53913.4201CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR515CAFODThe project aims to provide clean water access, enhance sanitation facilities, and promote hygiene practices, directly addressing these pressing concerns. Furthermore, it seeks to foster unity and peace in a region marked by diversity. In the conflict-affected communities of Bungha and Pushit, the need for improved WASH infrastructure and practices is critical to enhance access to WASH services and the well-being of the community, thereby contributing to positive behavioral change and improving the protection environment and reduction in general mortality rates related to water-borne diseases.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Pankshin Catholic Diocesan Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk58559.61008888.0000CAFOD General Funds49671.6200CAFOD General Funds-0.0100CAFOD General Funds29346.490012577.06008318.03008318.0300GB-CHC-285776-NGR519CAFODCAFOD Nigeria has planned to organize a staff away day to help colleagues encourage team bonding and collaboration while improving communication and problem-solving skills. This activity will provide a relaxing and enjoyable break from work that contributes to boosting staff morale and motivation. This would also serve as an avenue for the Head of Region-Africa who has been in Nigeria supporting the country program to meet with all Nigeria staff and new staff that would be joining the country program.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3184.62593184.6259CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR521CAFODThe project aims to provide clean water access, enhance sanitation facilities, and promote hygiene practices, directly addressing these pressing concerns. Furthermore, it seeks to foster unity and peace in a region marked by diversity. In the conflict-affected communities of Bungha and Pushit, the need for improved WASH infrastructure and practices is critical to enhance access to WASH services and the well-being of the community, thereby contributing to positive behavioral change and improving the protection environment and reduction in general mortality rates related to water-borne diseases.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8638.04008638.0400CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR523CAFODCAFOD aims to support the annual CWG workshop (10th -14th February 2025) This activity aims to strengthen collaboration, harmonization, and strategic planning within the Nigeria Cash Working Group (NCWG) to support the effective implementation of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) activities within Nigeria. By supporting the CWG initiatives such as the quarterly Joint Market Monitoring Initiatives (JMMI) and the annual coordination workshop, the project will provide a platform for reviewing progress, sharing lessons learned, and strategizing for the upcoming implementation period. The CAFOD team will work closely with NCWG members to develop the workshop agenda, which will include sharing reports on the current outcomes of CVA activities with stakeholders and partners. Actionable recommendations agreed upon during the workshop will be validated, assigned timelines for achievement, and incorporated into follow-up plans to ensure effective CVA implementation.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2026.35052026.3505CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR525CAFODThe project seeks to address the pressing challenges of environmental degradation, high household fuel costs, and limited economic opportunities for vulnerable women and youth, through the production of eco-friendly briquettes using solar-powered machinery. This initiative aims to reduce reliance on traditional charcoal, mitigate deforestation, and promote sustainable energy solutions. The adoption of eco-friendly briquettes and energy-saving cooking stoves has contributed to environmental conservation efforts, including the planting of 1,000 economic trees and extensive awareness campaigns against deforestation. Notably, a good number of priests in Abuja and Kaduna State now utilize briquette charcoal during Mass, reflecting a growing shift towards sustainable fuel alternatives. Carbonized briquettes can act as a replacement for charcoal for domestic and institutional cooking and heating, where they are favored for their near-smokeless use. In comparison to charcoal, they generally burn for longer and have a more consistent heat output, which is preferred by certain market segments such as restaurants, hospitals, schools, and poultry farmers. The use of briquettes for cooking will drastically reduce the demand for firewood in the community because of its low costs, efficiency, and effectiveness.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of AbujaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk32149.205532149.2055CAFOD General Funds21035.0300Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja11114.1800Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of AbujaGB-CHC-285776-NGR526CAFODThe goal of the project is to reinforce community peacebuilding efforts by improving conflict resolution strategies and enhancing community cohesion. This will be achieved by strengthening mechanisms to address conflicts effectively, fostering collaboration with neighboring communities to ensure inclusive peacebuilding, and increasing youth participation in community dialogue and decision-making processes. By doing so, the project aims to create a sustainable framework for long-term peace, stability, and development, ensuring that future generations are actively engaged in shaping their communities. Project Goal and Objectives The proposed project aims to address critical challenges faced by conflict-affected communities in Jos North and Bassa LGAs of Plateau State, with a focus on fostering long-term peace, stability, and sustainable development. Building on the successes and lessons from previous interventions, this initiative seeks to strengthen peacebuilding mechanisms, expand outreach to neighboring communities, and increase youth participation in community dialogue and decision-making processes. Key Objectives: 1. Strengthening Peacebuilding Mechanisms: Enhance existing conflict resolution strategies and establish robust systems to address emerging conflicts effectively within the communities. 2. Expanding Outreach to Neighboring Communities: Foster collaboration and partnerships with adjacent communities to promote inclusive and cohesive peacebuilding efforts across the region. 3. Increasing Youth Participation: Engage young people in meaningful dialogue and decision-making processes, empowering them to take active roles in shaping the future of their communities. By achieving these objectives, the project aims to create a sustainable framework for long-term peace and development, ensuring that future generations are actively involved in maintaining and nurturing community cohesion. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Dialogue Reconciliation and Peace CentreCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk28272.208228272.2082CAFOD General Funds10297.7000Dialogue Reconciliation and Peace Centre10570.1000Dialogue Reconciliation and Peace Centre7404.4100Dialogue Reconciliation and Peace CentreGB-CHC-285776-NGR527CAFODThe project aims to address the socio-economic challenges faced by women and youth smallholder farmers in the FCT by strengthening their participation in the groundnut market system development (MSD). The target communities—Bamishi in Kuje Area Council and Piako in Gwgwalada Area Council of the FCT have significant agricultural potential but are hindered by limited access to resources, market linkages, and technical skills. Many smallholder farmers operate at subsistence levels due to inadequate farming techniques, poor-quality seeds, and a lack of structured market opportunities. This project will provide targeted support to 300 direct beneficiaries (140 women, 60 female youth, 40 male youth, 30 adults male and 30 persons with disabilities) and indirectly impact over 600 community members by equipping them with improved groundnut seeds, training, and post-harvest processing skills to enhance productivity and income. By improving the capacity of farmers, the project will strengthen the MSD by integrating more smallholder farmers into the value chain. Beneficiaries will not only cultivate groundnut for subsistence but will also process and market their products more efficiently. This will create a ripple effect, increasing local supply, reducing post-harvest losses, and ensuring competitive pricing in the marketplace. The formation of cooperatives will further enhance the MSD by creating structured channels for input procurement and market access. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Women Studies and Intervention CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30186.508130186.5081CAFOD General Funds11938.0000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 9528.8700Centre for Women Studies and Intervention 8719.6400Centre for Women Studies and Intervention GB-CHC-285776-NGR528CAFODThe proposed work aims to address the profound intensity of religious identity in Nigeria, which is recognized as one of the highest globally (Paden, 2008). This intensity is evident in the way Nigerians prioritize their religious affiliations over other aspects of their identity. Surveys indicate that 76% of Christians and 91% of Muslims regard their religion as more significant than their ethnic or national identities. Such a strong emphasis on religious identity has led to notable divisions and conflicts between Christian and Muslim communities, particularly in how these identities influence social interactions and political affiliations. The work seeks to explore how religious identity shapes various aspects of Nigerian culture, including dietary practices, clothing, worldview, political affiliations, and belief systems. This cultural dimension is crucial as it directly affects community dynamics, economic development, and environmental sustainability. By understanding these influences, the initiative can better address the challenges posed by religious differentiation and conflict. A key focus of the proposal is the promotion of Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB). It emphasizes the need for effective leadership within cultural and religious institutions. The work also envisions empowering religious leaders and institutions to collaborate towards achieving social harmony. Another critical goal is to prepare these leaders to engage constructively with government bodies and civil society actors. Finally, the proposal aims to reduce vulnerability among marginalized groups, particularly women, children, and youth. Agriculture to enable them be vanguards of religious tolerance and socioeconomic development The project involves strengthening the capacity of 60 traditional and religious leaders including Persons with Disability (PWDs) around Freedom of Religion and Believe and sustainable agriculture. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of KafanchanCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk26791.004626791.0046CAFOD General Funds9860.1700JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan8624.8900JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan8305.9400JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of KafanchanGB-CHC-285776-NGR529CAFODThe crisis in Northeast Nigeria persists in a climate of high humanitarian needs and political interference challenging principled humanitarian interventions. 2024 is shaping up to be another critical year, with an early onset of the lean season predicted. Kaga, Gwoza, and Magumeri are among the LGAs in Borno state with the highest projected level of food insecurity. Humanitarian needs are driven by continued movement restrictions, inflation, climate-change induced harvest losses and dynamics of displacement and resettlement. This intervention, following three years of multi-sectoral response in Kaga and Magumeri, plans to scale up to new locations in the three LGAs. The action plans to employ proven strategies for working in hard-to-reach locations, while preserving close collaboration with the communities. The consortium proposes to work in 27 locations (12 in Ngamdu ward, Kaga LGA, 5 new, 7 already targeted in the previously year; 11 in the Chinguwa and Hoyo wards of Magumeri, 3 new, 8 already targeted in the previous year; and 4 new locations in the Pulka ward in Gwoza LGA. The primary objective in this phase is to provide lifesaving food, WASH and protection services to the most vulnerable 33,340 individuals across a large set of hard-to-reach locations, maximizing coverage. The action will include support to food security through increased access to and improved utilisation of food, access to water for domestic use, improved sanitation, hygiene, and waste management. In addition, the action will implement a protection response through case management in Kaga, mobile case management in Magumeri and integration with other protection actors in Pulka.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9568.69129568.6912CAFOD General Funds9568.6900Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR530CAFODAttaining gender equality is still a long shot for humanity, in Nigeria, the need for concerted efforts to ensure equity and access to opportunity for women and youths is paramount. The women remain the most vulnerable population in societies, coupled with the fact that they are the closest to the children, makes their plight even more abysmal. Addressing this can be done through deliberate efforts to recompense women from the historical injustice they face from contributing to decision-making and community development. Similarly, the youths who are future leaders have continued to experience limited opportunities in diverse aspects. This has resulted in misuse of youths as tools for destruction and violence rather than their talent being used for the benefit of society. The Accessible and Equitable Justice for Women and Youth (AEJ-WAY) project in Barkin Ladi and Mangu Local Government Areas, Plateau State, which started in April 2024, has become a local thinking effort that contributes to a global action to fight against injustice for women and youth. The Project is aimed at mainstreaming youths and gender issues in public policy, decision-making, and positioning them where they can make positive impacts by changing the current social and environmental issues in their communities and State. In FY2, the project will sustain the efforts of FY1 by building the capacity of women and youths in more sophisticated climate smart agricultural activities. Link the beneficiaries to the market and design a mentorship platform where they can emulate the corporate world and build an enterprise. The intervention also aims to position women and youth at the centre of ensuring that conflict sensitivity and social cohesion continue to flourish in the communities. Also, participate in local politics, mobilise relevant stakeholders in the community, have more engagement with the local government authorities in areas of community development, budget participation, and tracking. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk28828.306728828.3067CAFOD General Funds10517.5100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria10517.5100Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria7793.2800Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR531CAFODThe conflict has intensified protection risks, including Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Child Protection (CP) concerns, and Mental health distress. Reports highlight abductions, sexual and physical assault, survival sex, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced early marriage as prevalent protection concerns. Vulnerable groups such as women, children, persons with special needs, and the elderly face heightened risks due to inadequate social services and protection mechanisms. JDPC Maiduguri carried out protection and Peacebuilding needs assessment in July 2024 and found out that 62.26% of respondents showed MHPSS services and food assistance are their top priorities. Urban Displacement and out of Camp populations, in particular, face marginalization, stigmatization, and exclusion from critical protection services, exacerbating mental health issues and negative coping mechanisms. We aim to strengthen Protection, GBV prevention, mitigation, and response by: • Expanding GBV prevention and response programs, including survivor centred case management, legal aid, and safe spaces. • Strengthening protection monitoring and referral pathways for survivors of violence, exploitation, and abuse. • Enhance MHPSS services by building local capacity, integrating community-based support structures, and improving access to mental health care. • Advocate for policy changes and increase investment in social services to improve the resilience of Displaced and host communities. • What difference in impact will this have on men, women, boys and girls? The project will drive transformative changes across gender and age group and yet interconnected impacts on men, women, boys, and girls in the targeted communities. Given the differentiated vulnerabilities, coping mechanisms, and roles within households and communities, the intervention will ensure a gender sensitive, inclusive, and sustainable approach. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk22733.615422733.6154CAFOD General Funds10517.5100Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri6431.4700Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri5784.6300Justice, Development and Peace Commission Catholic Diocese of MaiduguriGB-CHC-285776-NGR532CAFODThe project aims to improve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene services in Bungha, Pushit, Sabon Gari, and Kasuwan Ali communities, Mangu LGA, Plateau State. It will strengthen social cohesion by establishing inclusive Water Management Committees, constructing water points, and promoting hygiene practices alongside peacebuilding dialogues, fostering cooperation among diverse groups and contributing to sustainable peace.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Pankshin Catholic Diocesan Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk24791.004824791.0048CAFOD General Funds10517.51007888.14006385.3500GB-CHC-285776-NGR533CAFODThe continuous attack by armed herders on some communities has led to an increased demand for food by the IDP in camps and even those in the hosting communities. While productive age of affected populations (18-45 years) are either killed in armed attacks or flee to distant locations, children, women, the aged and other vulnerable population groups are left to provide care for other vulnerable populations. The sustained violence has made it impossible for displaced populations to engage in livelihood activities thus lowering household per capita income below survival thresholds. The increased dependency-to-diminished-per-capita-income has heightened the vulnerabilities of IDP who are compelled to adopt maladaptive coping behaviour (such as begging, prostitution, child labour and trafficking, drug merchanting etc) that further increase their protection risks (such as coming regularly at conflict with the laws and quid pro quo exploitations). This project will support the selected most vulnerable IDPs with food and CRI to help reduce the cases of acute hunger and malnutrition especially among the most vulnerable IDP who are often at a disadvantage position on the one hand, and to improve the protection environment for households. In the long term, there will be need to support the IDPs to rebuild their lives through livelihood assistance to transition them towards self-reliance. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk49999.994349999.9943CAFOD General Funds15776.2700Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria13188.6900Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria10517.5100Catholic Caritas Foundation of NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR534CAFODPlateau State has gone through recurrent ethno-religious clashes since 2001 leading to hundreds of casualties and IDPs. Bordering Southern Kaduna LGAs have also been strongly affected. Since then, civil society (including youth and women organizations), religious umbrella organizations and the State authorities have joined forces to attend humanitarian needs, and create concertation frameworks to avoid violent relapses. In Plateau State, the LGAs of Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos are particularly concerned as shown by the 2023 Black Christmas and 2024 January and February attacks that caused more than 850 killings, and 15.000 IDPs (UNICEF, 2024). These events confirm the notorious increase of the IDP number in the State that had been stabilized since 2020 (OIM, 2024). The situation in Southern Kaduna (Kaura, Zangon Kataf & Jema’a) has also drawn attention with deadly attacks on ethno-religious lines on a regular basis. Kafanchan and the surroundings LGAs are then areas with the highest number of IDPs in the State (OIM, 2024). This project will build the local capacities to implement a Barometer of cultural and religious pluralism tailored to the local context of Nigeria, and provide the local change actors (public and civil society stakeholder) with an updated and precise overview of the identity-driven stakes in the target areas to implement appropriate social cohesion responses and set up a framework with local change actors to improve coordination, co-construction and monitoring on peacebuilding in Plateau and Kaduna States while fostering an advocacy channel on addressing ethno-religious divides from the local, to the State, Federal and Regional levels, out of the results of the Barometer experiment Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk19999.997719999.9977CAFOD General Funds13146.8900Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace Initiative-13146.8900Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace Initiative13146.8900Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace Initiative6853.1000Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeGB-CHC-285776-NGR535CAFODThis proposal aims to deepen intervention to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in Plateau State by integrating Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) production with climate change resilience strategies. It will include coping mechanisms through the provision of WASH facilities, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA), and peacebuilding initiatives. By mainstreaming these components, the project aims to enhance food security, economic resilience, and social cohesion among rural households, ultimately contributing to sustainable development and peace in eight communities across the Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State. Additionally, the Radio live phone-in program and feedback from men during the various training workshops particularly the Market Systems Development Workshop, there has been a strong call for the inclusion of men in the project’s implementation. To ensure the sustainability of this initiative in Plateau State, scaling up the project for another year is essential. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk24791.004824791.0048CAFOD General Funds10517.5100Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace Initiative7888.1400Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace Initiative6385.3500Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeGB-CHC-285776-NGR536CAFODOne year into the implementation of the Community Action for Peace and Socio-economic Development (CAPSED) in Goska, Dangoma, Kurmin Masara, Zangon Urban and Zangon Kataf communities has enriched WIC’s knowledge of the staggering poverty and environmental degradation due to insecurity and the absence of peace. The community poverty induced by insecurity has transformed farmers into charcoal merchants. This soaring business has resulted from a transformation of forest areas into plains. This has added pressure on the already degraded land and reduced its capacity to sustain present and future generations. If this trend is unchecked, it might compel farmers to join herders in the southwards migration challenge with its attendant impact conflict. Besides the economic costs of insecurity and the staggering poverty it has caused across the country, it is gradually destroying the trust between and within cultures and religions. Consequently, families are being destroyed and so are communities and our nascent democracy is also in danger. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Interfaith Council of Muslim and Christian Women’s AssociationCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk24791.004824791.0048CAFOD General Funds9465.7600Interfaith Council of Muslim and Christian Women’s Association9465.7600Interfaith Council of Muslim and Christian Women’s Association5859.4800Interfaith Council of Muslim and Christian Women’s AssociationGB-CHC-285776-NGR538CAFODThis project aims to enhance climate resilience and empower women smallholder farmers in Nigeria, where 80% depend on climate-sensitive agriculture and yields have declined by 30%. Through capacity building, climate-smart agricultural practices, and improved early warning systems,Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)International Centre for Energy Environment and Development FoundationCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk19999.997719999.9977CAFOD General Funds8000.0000International Centre for Energy Environment and Development Foundation8000.0000International Centre for Energy Environment and Development Foundation4000.0000International Centre for Energy Environment and Development FoundationGB-CHC-285776-NGR539CAFODThe project aims to strengthen collaboration and alignment between CAFOD and its local partners through a strategic review meeting. The event will address key capacity gaps, define shared priorities, and create a clear action plan for future programming. By enhancing partner coordination and understanding of CAFOD’s strategy, the project will improve program impact and accountability across key regions in Nigeria.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7000.00007000.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR540CAFODBokkos LGA of Plateau state recorded an outbreak of violent attacks between April 2 and 6, 2025 when unknown gunmen invaded six (6) communities and killed at least fifty two (52) people and displaced nearly Two Thousand (2,000) others over several days of attacks in Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities of the locality in Plateau state (which has a history of violence between sedentary farmers and nomadic pastoralists ). Plateau state is one of several ethnically and religiously diverse hinterland states known as Nigeria's Middle Belt, where inter-communal conflict has claimed hundreds of lives in recent years. The violence is often painted as ethno-religious conflict between Muslim herders and mainly Christian farmers. But climate change and the reduction of grazing land through agricultural expansion are also major factors. The reason for the attacks in the six (6) communities/villages in Bokkos-Plateau state is unknown but it has been the worst outbreak of violence since December 2023, when more than 100 people were killed in the same Local Government Area. An estimated 6,000 IDPs are hosted by communities in Bokkos town and Barkin Ladi, LGA and Kwall District of Bassa LGA. The Village Head of Hurti, Mr Maren Aradong, said this when the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Samuel Jatau, led other government officials on an assessment visit to the community on Sunday in Jos. Aradong said that the gunmen also looted foodstuff and other items. They also burnt 383 houses, destroyed foodstuffs, and looted other items. five (5) persons are reported missing in Hurti, two (2) critically injured individuals (including a pregnant woman) are receiving treatment at Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos, while over Twenty (20) others are admitted at Cottage Hospital, Bokkos Town. this project will provde WASH, NFI, Protection and multipurpose cash transfer services to the selected beneficiaries.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Pankshin Catholic Diocesan Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk70930.100070930.1000CAFOD General Funds70930.1000GB-CHC-285776-NGR541CAFODBokkos LGA of Plateau state recorded an outbreak of violent attacks between April 2 and 6, 2025 when unknown gunmen invaded six (6) communities and killed at least fifty two (52) people and displaced nearly Two Thousand (2,000) others over several days of attacks in Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities of the locality in Plateau state (which has a history of violence between sedentary farmers and nomadic pastoralists ). Plateau state is one of several ethnically and religiously diverse hinterland states known as Nigeria's Middle Belt, where inter-communal conflict has claimed hundreds of lives in recent years. The violence is often painted as ethno-religious conflict between Muslim herders and mainly Christian farmers. But climate change and the reduction of grazing land through agricultural expansion are also major factors. The reason for the attacks in the six (6) communities/villages in Bokkos-Plateau state is unknown but it has been the worst outbreak of violence since December 2023, when more than 100 people were killed in the same Local Government Area. An estimated 6,000 IDPs are hosted by communities in Bokkos town and Barkin Ladi, LGA and Kwall District of Bassa LGA. The Village Head of Hurti, Mr Maren Aradong, said this when the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Samuel Jatau, led other government officials on an assessment visit to the community on Sunday in Jos. Aradong said that the gunmen also looted foodstuff and other items. They also burnt 383 houses, destroyed foodstuffs, and looted other items. five (5) persons are reported missing in Hurti, two (2) critically injured individuals (including a pregnant woman) are receiving treatment at Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos, while over Twenty (20) others are admitted at Cottage Hospital, Bokkos Town. this project will provde WASH, NFI, Protection and multipurpose cash transfer services to the selected beneficiaries.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2085.00812085.0081CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR542CAFODCAFOD Nigeria is commissioning a consultancy to document programme achievements (2021–2024), identify funding gaps, and co-develop concept notes with partners. Outputs will support donor engagement and inform the 2025–2026 strategy.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10074.620010074.6200CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR543CAFODThe JISRA-Media Training for Women and Youth across Kaduna and Plateau States on the effective use of social media for advocacy and online campaigns on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) promotion, will be a one-day activity focused on MM-Partners, community women, and youth across the JISRA intervention communities in Kaduna and Plateau states. It will equip participants with the necessary digital literacy and advocacy skills to use social media effectively as a tool for promoting FoRB. With the growing role of digital platforms in shaping public discourse, this training is crucial for empowering marginalized voices—especially women and youth—to engage meaningfully in online advocacy, raise awareness, and influence policy discussions related to religious freedom.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1849.65021849.6502CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR544CAFODOn the 27th July 2025, communities in the Yola area of the Adamawa state experienced severe flooding which has displaced an estimated 10,000 people across Fufore, Yola South, and Demsa LGAs in Adamawa State. Dozens were injured, and thousands were displaced after heavy rains triggered flash flooding across multiple communities. The flash flooding submerged homes, destroyed infrastructure, killed livestock, and rendered entire neighbourhoods inaccessible. The most severely affected areas include Shagari Low-cost, Sabon Pegi, Modire, Yolde Pate, and Anguwan Tana. Poor drainage may have worsened the floods. Initial assessments by NEMA, Adamawa SEMA, and local partners indicate extensive destruction of homes, contamination of water sources, loss of food stocks, and damage to farmland at the peak of the planting season. Vulnerable groups, including women, children, older persons, and persons with disabilities, are disproportionately affected, with urgent needs for safe shelter, clean water, and food assistance. This project will deliver a coordinated, multi-sectoral emergency response over 45 days, reaching 10,000 individuals (1,667 households) in the worst-affected communities. Activities include: Unconditional cash transfers to enable affected households to meet immediate food needs and restore basic livelihoods. Distribution of emergency shelter kits and essential NFIs (mats, blankets, cooking sets). Provision of emergency WASH support through water purification tablets, hygiene kits, and community hygiene promotion and Protection (GBV and PSS)Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk109609.5100109609.5100CAFOD General Funds109609.5100Diocese of Yola, Justice and Peace CommissionGB-CHC-285776-NGR545CAFODThe project seeks to deliver life-saving emergency assistance to approximately 10,000 individuals (1,667 households) severely impacted by recent flooding in Yola. This crisis was validated through a rapid needs assessment conducted in collaboration with local authorities, community leaders, and humanitarian agencies, ensuring an accurate understanding of the immediate impacts. Critically, affected families actively participated in focus group discussions and community mapping sessions, openly sharing their priorities and challenges. Their insights have directly shaped the intervention’s design, prioritizing shelter, access to safe water, improved sanitation, and essential protection services that respond to the needs they identified. Key Priority Needs Identified: • Emergency Shelter materials for displaced families. • Non-Food Items (NFIs), including blankets, mats, cooking utensils, and lighting. • Health and WASH Support: Trauma kits, cholera kits, water purification tablets, hygiene kits, and essential medicines. This project’s approach is intentionally structured to respond directly and comprehensively to emergency shelter materials, essential non-food items, health and WASH assistance, which has been tailored to address the specific challenges articulated by affected households and community members. Health and WASH support, including trauma kits, cholera kits, water purification tablets, hygiene supplies, and essential medicines—responds to the acute risk of disease outbreaks and deteriorating sanitary conditions, while the focus on mental health and psychosocial support targets the trauma and stress resulting from the flooding, offering pathways to healing and recovery. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Relief Services NigeriaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk112499.8880112499.8880CAFOD General Funds112499.8900Catholic Relief Services NigeriaGB-CHC-285776-NGR546CAFODThe recent flooding in Adamawa State has displaced over 10,000 people, destroying homes, farmland, and essential infrastructure. Communities have lost food stocks and livelihoods, with many households now sheltering in overcrowded temporary sites without access to safe water and adequate sanitation, thereby increasing the risk of cholera and other waterborne diseases (Adamawa SEMA, Local Government Assessments, Aug 2025). Vulnerable groups, including women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, face heightened protection risks, including exposure to gender-based violence. This project will deliver a coordinated, multi-sectoral emergency response over 45 days, reaching 10,000 individuals (1,667 households) in the worst-affected communities. Activities include: Unconditional cash transfers to enable affected households to meet immediate food needs and restore basic livelihoods and enhance protection environment. The approach integrates protection mainstreaming, disability inclusion, and accountability to affected populations through feedback mechanisms by addressing urgent needs for shelter, water, and food while enabling households to recover basic means of survival, the project will reduce immediate suffering and contribute to community resilience during the critical recovery period. The project seeks to deliver life-saving emergency assistance severely impacted by recent flooding in Yola. The project is expected to meet critical needs quickly, reduce vulnerability, and contribute to restoring dignity among affected households. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20147.370020147.3700CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR547CAFODThe Benue Recovery Initiative for Development, Growth, and Empowerment (BRIDGE) is a six-month livelihood project in Daudu IDP Camps, Benue State. Implemented by FJDP, it will empower 100 displaced persons—mainly women and persons with disabilities—through vocational training, start-up kits, business coaching, and savings groups. The project promotes self-reliance, reduces negative coping strategies, and fosters financial resilience, directly benefiting 100 IDPs and indirectly supporting their households, in line with CAFOD’s mission of dignity, justice, and sustainable livelihoods.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Catholic Diocese of Makurdi Foundation for Justice, Development and PeaceCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk50000.000050000.0000CAFOD General Funds50000.0000Catholic Diocese of Makurdi Foundation for Justice, Development and PeaceGB-CHC-285776-NGR550CAFODThe "Empowering Futures" project is a strategic intervention designed to ensure the retention of vulnerable children in school and enhance household economic resilience in the Ebu Pottery Community, Ilorin East, Kwara State. While recent government efforts (KWARA LEARN) have successfully re-enrolled thousands of out-of-school children (OOSC), significant barriers remain dilapidated school infrastructure, a critical lack of sanitation facilities, and pervasive household poverty. CAFOD, in partnership with JDPM Ilorin, proposes a holistic, three-year strategy that links improvements in the learning environment (fencing, toilets, furniture) directly with economic strengthening for 100–125 families (through pottery cooperatives and VSLA models). This approach is designed for sustainability and will mitigate the need for parents to choose between a child's education and household income. This project is designed to be implemented in phases for 3 years targeting different thematic focus for each year.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Mission Kwara StateCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk120000.000050000.0000CAFOD General Funds25000.0000Justice, Development and Peace Mission Kwara State15000.0000Justice, Development and Peace Mission Kwara State10000.0000Justice, Development and Peace Mission Kwara StateGB-CHC-285776-NGR551CAFODCAFOD works in partnership with local organizations in Nigeria to address poverty, inequality, conflict, and vulnerability. In collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas Germany, CAFOD provided funding to Caritas Nigeria for the "IDEAS Project." The IDEAS Project is a 12-month, multi-sectoral humanitarian and early recovery intervention designed to improve the wellbeing, dignity, and resilience of 11,449 vulnerable IDP households in Benue State. The context is driven by persistent farmer-herder conflict, necessitating a transition from emergency aid to self-reliance, with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) positioned as a foundational investment alongside food security, livelihoods, protection, and social cohesion. As the project approaches a critical point for second-tranche funding, CAFOD is commissioning an independent evaluation to verify, assess meaningful change, examine partner systems, and provide actionable evidence for funding decisions. The exercise is learning-oriented and improvement-focused rather than fault-finding. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3595.01623595.0162CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR554CAFODThis project aims to make water, sanitation, and hygiene services work better for everyone and last over time. It will help reduce open defecation in communities where sanitation is still very poor, while strengthening local leaders and WASH Committees to manage facilities in a fair, open, and responsible way. They will also gain skills to resolve disagreements peacefully and ensure that women, girls, and vulnerable people can use WASH facilities safely, with greater awareness of safeguarding and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) risks. The change we want to see is not only cleaner and healthier communities, but stronger and more united communities where shared resources are managed fairly, and conflicts are handled through dialogue rather than tension. The project targets 2300 households (approximately 13,800 individuals) in Kasuwan Ali, Sabon Gari, Bungha (Gyghat) and Pushit (Tilengpat) communities, with particular focus on 120 WASH Committees, 30 Water user committee (already established in Year one, which are included, persons with disability, women, men, and youth), low-income households with limited access to safe sanitation, 20 traditional and religious leaders to strengthen inclusive and conflict-sensitive WASH governance and Mangu LGA Chairman, WASH, Health, Social Welfare and National Orientation Agency Departments. These individuals play key roles in influencing behavior, resolving disputes, and managing WASH services The funding will support the deepening of integrated Peacebuilding and WASH interventions across the four communities of Bungha (Gyahat), Pushit (Tilengpat), Sabon Gari, and Kasuwan Ali. It will finance latrine construction in Sabon Gari and Kasuwan Ali, while consolidating hygiene promotion and community peacebuilding initiatives across all communities based on lessons from year one. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Pankshin Catholic Diocesan Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21867.243921867.2439CAFOD General Funds10933.6200GB-CHC-285776-NGR555CAFODMany rural communities in some Local Government Areas of Plateau State continue to face high levels of malnutrition, limited livelihood opportunities, and increasing vulnerability to climate variability due to violence. Diets are often dominated by low-nutrient staple foods, with limited awareness or access to nutrient-rich crops such as Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP), which is rich in Vitamin A. This proposed third phase of CAFOD funding will support OSPARC-PLATEAU to strengthen nutrition, incomes, and climate resilience among 300 smallholder farmers, primarily women, men youths (with person with disabilities inclusive) through the development of the Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) value chain in Plateau State, Nigeria. The funding will enable climate-smart production, improved access to quality planting materials, value addition, strengthened market linkages, and targeted nutrition education to enhance dietary diversity and household income. This integrated approach will promote sustainable, inclusive, and community-level resilience beyond the project lifecycle. The choice of farming OFSP is due to the availability of the vines, early maturity period and can be cultivated thrice a year, with high yield and nutritional value. The OFSP tubers can be processed into various products such as flour, cakes, puree, juice, doughnuts, cookies, meat pie and fish rolls. Investing in this value chain can increase economic statues of farmers, and improve the health condition of families.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20007.784021867.2439CAFOD General Funds-1859.4599CAFOD General Funds10933.6200Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeGB-CHC-285776-NGR556CAFODThis project represents Year 3 of a peacebuilding and livelihood resilience initiative implemented by Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) Kafanchan and the Women’s Interfaith Council (WIC) in Jama’a and Zangon Kataf LGAs of Kaduna State. It builds on previous phases to consolidate gains and institutionalise sustainable peace and socio-economic systems within target communities. The project addresses persistent ethno-religious tensions, farmer–herder conflicts, weakened social cohesion, youth vulnerability, and fragile livelihoods. Rather than creating parallel structures, it strengthens existing religious, traditional, and community institutions to serve as durable platforms for dialogue and mediation. Faith and traditional leaders, women, and youth are equipped with skills in Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB), mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), leading to the establishment of functional community-based ADR cells that resolve disputes before escalation. Peace education in secondary schools and community sensitisation activities promote interfaith trust and long-term norm change, while trauma counselling supports individuals affected by conflict. To address economic drivers of tension, the project promotes organic agriculture, improved ginger production, and Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) to enhance household income and financial inclusion. Structured farmer–herder dialogue and advocacy with local authorities support negotiated solutions and sustainable resource management. Through integrated peacebuilding, livelihood strengthening, gender inclusion, and institutional accountability, the project consolidates community ownership and reinforces durable peace and resilience systems.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of KafanchanCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk40000.000040000.0000CAFOD General Funds19133.8400JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of KafanchanGB-CHC-285776-NGR557CAFODThis is funding for partners to participate in the CAFOD Learning Journey on Agroecology. Participating teams will collect data/ farmers will submit data based on a pre-agreed questionnaire. This questionnaire will be based on FAO TAPE (measuring transition to agroecology) and include questions to ‘measure’ resilience. The aim of this initiative is to explore the relationship between agroecology and resilience across the International Programme. The questionnaire will be co-designed with participating teams. The questionnaire will then be done with approx. 100+ farmers from each participating partner 3 times (baseline, midline, endline). These farmers should currently be actively engaged with the partner organisation, and this small amount of funding will hopefully contribute to evidencing how our partners’ work on agroecology contributes to climate resilience. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7750.00007750.0000CAFOD General Funds4750.0000Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeGB-CHC-285776-NGR558CAFODThe Strengthening Inclusive Climate Action and Livelihoods through Eco-Friendly Briquettes (SICAL) in FCT project responds to rising climate change impacts, deforestation, high household energy costs, and limited livelihood opportunities for vulnerable groups in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Many low-income households rely on firewood and traditional charcoal, contributing to environmental degradation and indoor air pollution that disproportionately affects women and children. At the same time, women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and smallholder farmers face exclusion from sustainable economic opportunities. The project will directly support 20 women, 10 youth, 10 persons with disabilities, and 10 smallholder farmers through training, enterprise development, and inclusive participation in eco-friendly briquette production and value chains. Agricultural waste will be converted into affordable, clean cooking fuel, reducing dependence on firewood while creating green jobs. Key activities include capacity building on briquette production and enterprise management, disability-inclusive development training, tree planting, support for climate-resilient agriculture, advocacy with relevant government institutions, and community awareness on climate risks aligned with the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP). Expected outcomes include reduced household fuel expenditure, improved respiratory health through lower smoke exposure, increased incomes for beneficiaries, strengthened disability inclusion, and enhanced community-level climate resilience. The project promotes dignity, sustainability, and social justice while advancing inclusive climate action in the FCT.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of AbujaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk26500.000026500.0000CAFOD General Funds13250.0000Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of AbujaGB-CHC-285776-NGR559CAFODCommunities in Bokkos Town (Bokkos LGA) and Ganaropp Community (Barkin Ladi LGA) in Plateau State continue to experience recurring identity-based and land-related conflicts driven by mistrust, misinformation, competition over natural resources, and weak coordination between community structures and authorities. Early warning signs such as rumor circulation, youth mobilization, and disputes over land and grazing areas often go undocumented or are poorly managed, allowing tensions to escalate into violence. This project seeks to strengthen inclusive Community-Based Early Warning and Response Mechanisms (CBEWRMs) to proactively detect, document, and respond to emerging conflict risks before they escalate. The intervention will begin with a participatory baseline assessment and conflict analysis to guide evidence-based planning. It will train 30 community actors (15 per community) on early warning, mediation, and rapid response, and support the formation or strengthening of functional CBEWRM committees with clear reporting systems and standard operating procedures. Structured coordination platforms will link community mechanisms with Local Government Authorities and security actors to ensure timely, accountable, and conflict-sensitive responses. The project intentionally prioritizes the inclusion of women, youth, and persons with disabilities, ensuring meaningful participation and leadership within early warning structures. Trust-building activities including community dialogues, joint sanitation initiatives, peace football matches, and Farming-for-Peace interventions will reinforce cooperation across identity groups.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Social Justice and Human Dev. for Peace InitiativeCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk25000.000025000.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR560CAFODThe JDPC Abuja–led consortium project, implemented in partnership with CWSI, Big Family 360, and YASIF, aims to strengthen climate resilience and promote sustainable green livelihoods in two climate-affected communities in Kuje Area Council, FCT Abuja. The project targets 3,000 vulnerable urban and peri-urban households, with intentional inclusion of women-led households, youth, and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Communities in Kuje are increasingly exposed to flooding, heat stress, erratic rainfall, and environmental degradation, which threaten livelihoods, food security, public health, and household income stability. Many households rely on fragile income sources, have limited access to skills development and finance, and lack preparedness mechanisms to withstand climate-related shocks. To address these challenges, the project integrates climate-smart livelihood diversification with community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) and environmental protection. Under the livelihoods component, 200 households will receive climate-smart agriculture support, while 600 households will benefit from green off-farm vocational training in renewable energy briquette production and solar installation, combined with mentorship, enterprise development, startup support, and financial literacy training. The project will also facilitate the formation of savings groups, cooperatives, and market linkages, while advocating for inclusive green finance and policy engagement at local and state levels. To strengthen community resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction Committees (CDRRCs) will be established and trained, community DRR plans developed, and early warning coordination enhanced through partnerships with relevant institutions. Environmental actions will include waste sorting and upcycling training, tree planting, ecosystem restoration, rainwater harvesting, and climate-resilient sanitation and hygiene promotion.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Justice, Development and Peace Commission, Catholic Archdiocese of AbujaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk75000.000075000.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR561CAFODEmpowering Women and Youth Smallholder Farmers in Groundnut Market System Development in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria – Phase 2, Year 2” is a 12-month intervention implemented by the Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI) with support from CAFOD. The project will be implemented in Bamishi (Kuje Area Council) and Paiko (Gwagwalada Area Council) of the FCT, Abuja, targeting 150 new women and youth smallholder farmers while consolidating gains from Year 1 beneficiaries. Building on the successes of earlier phases, the project aims to strengthen economic resilience, improve productivity, enhance market participation, and promote climate-smart agricultural practices within the groundnut value chain. Women and youth farmers in the FCT face systemic challenges including limited access to improved inputs, mechanization, finance, extension services, and structured markets. These constraints reduce productivity and limit income potential. Year 2 will focus on six strategic priorities: financial literacy and inclusion; introduction of mechanized tools (planters and shellers) to reduce drudgery and improve efficiency; market development through branding and packaging; strengthening cooperative governance and collective marketing; expanding access to gender-responsive credit; and establishing formal extension service linkages. Through training, provision of improved seeds and equipment, cooperative strengthening, and financial partnerships, the project aims to achieve measurable outcomes including increased groundnut yield and quality, improved financial management skills, enhanced access to credit, greater adoption of value-added processing, and stronger participation in structured markets.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Women Studies and Intervention CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk22000.000022000.0000CAFOD General Funds11000.0000Centre for Women Studies and Intervention GB-CHC-285776-NGR564CAFODThe Partners Strategic Review Meeting aims to bring together implementing partners and to review the progress, challenges, and strategic direction of CGF-funded projects. The meeting provides a platform to assess project performance against agreed objectives, share lessons learned, strengthen coordination among partners, and identify opportunities to improve implementation effectiveness and sustainability for the next project period in Nigeria. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8000.00008000.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-NGR567CAFODNigeria continues to experience protracted conflict, displacement, and inter-communal tensions across several states where CAFOD operates. Mental health services remain significantly under-resourced, particularly in rural and conflict- affected areas. Untreated trauma and chronic psychosocial stress increase vulnerability to conflict relapse, gender-based violence(GBV), youth radicalization, and weakened social cohesion. Integrating MHPSS into existing CAFOD programming is therefore not merely a programmatic enhancement but a strategic necessity. CAFOD Nigeria and its partners have delivered highly relevant peacebuilding, livelihood, governance, and early recovery interventions across conflict-affected states. Documented reports highlight strong community engagement, effective localized delivery, and the establishment of durable structures such as peace committees, interfaith dialogue platforms, women’s cooperatives, and trauma-healing initiatives, which are ideal mechanisms for integrating structured MHPSS. These platforms demonstrate clear gains in trust-building, social cohesion, food security, and community resilience, yet they also reveal persistent psychosocial distress linked to violence, displacement, and chronic insecurity. While some trauma-healing activities exist, psychosocial support is not yet systematically integrated across program areas. Integrating MHPSS, with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) as a foundational component, would significantly enhance the emotional and relational dimensions of peacebuilding and recovery. Training peace volunteers, interfaith leaders, cooperative heads, and emergency responders in MHFA would equip them to recognize distress, provide immediate support, and refer individuals needing specialized care. Embedding MHPSS into dialogue processes, trauma-healing centers, livelihood groups, and early-recovery activities would strengthen reconciliation, reduce conflict triggers, and reinforce community resilience. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of KafanchanCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000JDPC Caritas Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan