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Drug abuse as a conflict accelerant in Northcentral Nigeria

May 20, 2022

Community leaders believe youth drug abuse is a disturbing factor accelerating violent conflicts in Northern Nigeria. What approaches are there to resolve this, in the bid to build cohesive communities?

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August 10, 2022

Alheri Savings Group: Hope for internally displaced women in Borno State

Alheri Savings Group empowers internally displaced women in Northeast Nigeria, providing loans to make them financially inclusive.

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August 09, 2022

USAID funded COVID-19 response strengthened resilience

Gladys Dalung, a food processor, transformed her business into a unique brand - the Afrieden Foods, with the support received by USAID funded Rural Resilience Activity.

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Training on financial literacy improving livelihoods of VSLA members

Here’s a story of how village savings and loans are transforming the lives of low income families in Northeast Nigeria.

An agro-input fair with smallholder farmers and product sellers.

How agro-input fairs are connecting smallholder farmers with product sellers

Farmers in Northeast Nigeria have good stories to tell. They are being connected to producers and buyers at agro-inputs fairs organized by the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity.

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Program builds bridges for peace between conflicting communities

This is the story about the journey to reconciliation and cohesion for the Muslim and Christian community of Ugwan Yero, in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Program empowers media practitioners to serve as advocates of peace

How the CIPP program is leveraging the critical role of the media in promoting peace and mitigating conflict in North central Nigeria.