Summary of current response
Overview of Host National Society From the launch of the EA operation, the NRCS has been involved in responding to the immediate humanitarian needs of 156,660 people located in 12 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, providing services in health, livelihoods, psychosocial support, relief, shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, with achievements including:
Training of 60 traditional birth attendants to provide support to women in need of maternal and child health services in the affected communities, which have reached 5,500 people.
Training of 90 WASH volunteers to conduct sanitation and hygiene promotion in the affected communities, which have reached a total of 31,560 people. Five boreholes were drilled and five latrines constructed, which have benefited a total of 3,500 households.
Training of 54 PSS volunteers to provide support to traumatized women and girls in the affected communities, which have reached 10,130 people.
Detailed needs assessment for livelihoods was conducted to determine the areas of intervention for this sector.
A total of 150 households (1,050 people) have benefitted from livelihood interventions.Detailed needs assessment was conducted to identify beneficiaries for shelter and to determine the selection criteria to be used with 30 houses constructed, benefiting 210 people.
Procurement and distribution of NFIs has been completed and a total of 300 households (2,100 people) benefited from the items.
Capacity building for the NRCS through strengthening of financial, monitoring and evaluation, project management systems for the operation