- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has provided support for Nigerians who fled their homes to escape Boko Haram
- Director General of IOM announced that the organization would provide livelihood interventions for the internally displaced persons
William Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration has promised to provide support for internally displaced persons who fled their homes to escape Boko Haram.
The DG noted that the organization has provided a team of about 530 people working across states affected by Boko Haram.
Swing made this announcement during his visit to Nigeria on Friday, July 28. He visited some of the camps housing IDPs in the Northern part of Nigeria, including Maiduguri, Borno state.
IOM DG empowers people devastated by Boko Haram Photo Source: IOM
In his statement, Swing said: “We’ve seen the suffering of the people. We’ve seen their resilience. We’ve seen their courage. We’ve seen their patience, I’m very grateful to have had this opportunity to see first-hand one of the biggest humanitarian emergencies of our time.”
The DG commended Nigerians for their hard work and resilience despite the crisis people are forced to face due to insurgents.
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“There’s a long way to go, but I’m mostly impressed by the courage and the resilience, and the patience of these hardworking people. They want to go back to work.”
It was gathered that the organisation would be increasing focus on livelihood interventions for displaced persons in Nigeria.
Read the stories of one of the people IOM helped below:
“Boko Haram was nearby so we had to run, she explained from the small plot of land where she and other displaced people are squatting in straw shelters in Maiduguri. Our twins were newborns. We couldn’t carry anything, not even clothing, when we left.”
"Falamata fled her home of Banki three years ago because of Boko Haram. She joined IOM's mental health teams at the displacement camp where she lives in Bama. Fala is trained to provide counselling and uses her salary to buy beads for other women so they can work too."
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Falamata makes beads and teaches others how to make Photo Source: IOM
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