A young person using a water spigot.
How water and sanitation affects school attendance

In a country with over 20 million children out of school, a project has shown that clean water and sanitary toilets are means to get and keep children in school.

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A group of farmers present in a demonstration farm plot.
October 13, 2021
Transforming Northeast Nigeria through innovative agricultural interventions
An insight into how Mercy Corps Nigeria is helping farmers harvest rich benefits through innovative agricultural programs.
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l-r: permanent secretary for water resources, dr sani shallangwa, mercy corps africa regional director, sean granville-ross, adawama state deputy governor, mr crowther seth, mercy corps nigeria country director, ndubisi anyanwu
October 12, 2021
Improving access to WASH, conflict mitigation and agriculture in Adamawa
In a round of visits to Adamawa state government, Mercy Corps Africa Regional Director and Nigeria Country Director discuss strategies for improving access to WASH, agriculture, and conflict mitigation.
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A group of officials at an mou signing ceremony in lagos
August 27, 2021
FCMB partners Mercy Corps to uplift 500,000 farmers in North-East Nigeria
Smallholder farmers and SMEs, including women and youths to receive improved agricultural and financial services, thanks to a new partnership between Mercy Corps Nigeria and First City Monument Bank.
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A farmer standing on a pathway holding farming equipment.
August 18, 2021
Climate change: Rural communities in Borno face worsening food insecurity
Idrissa, a struggling farmer in Gwoza community, Borno state shares an account on how climate change has impacted farming and food production in his village.
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Youth at the international youth day awareness walk in kaduna north lga of kaduna state.
August 17, 2021
International Youth Day 2021: Promoting the role of youths in peacebuilding
CIPP-supported local youth groups in various states joined their peers around the world to implement youth-led activities in commemoration of 2021 International Youth Day.
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A mercy corps representative completing paperwork with a participant.
August 16, 2021
Addressing the impacts of climate change in resource based conflict-affected communities
With rural communities grappling to survive the aftereffects of farmer-herder conflict in northeast Nigeria, we share insight on the impact of climate change natural resources mapping can help communities resolve disputes.
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