IOM Gives Nigeria An Extra $1.8 Million To Help Flood Victims

More than 180,000 individuals in the states of Borno, Benue, Adamawa, and Yobe will be able to receive essential humanitarian aid thanks to the financing provided by national and international non-governmental organizations.

Paola Pace, interim Chief of Mission for IOM Nigeria, commented, “The dramatic flooding we are witnessing this year has devastated countless communities, displacing families and disrupting lives.” “Our top goal is to make sure individuals impacted receive the support and relief they need right away, as well as the tools they need to start over.”

The response, handled through the Rapid Response Fund would comprise shelter, non-food products, multipurpose monetary support, protection and water, sanitation, and hygiene services to alleviate their immediate suffering and facilitate their timely recovery.

The funding will also help to strengthen protection services, such as community-based protection services for women and children, prevention of gender-based violence, and response to it in some of the targeted areas. The funding complements current allocations, including those from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund and the Central Emergency Response Fund.

This year, floods in Nigeria have impacted over 1.2 million people, with Borno State accounting for the majority of those affected. Borno State has been the epicenter of a protracted humanitarian disaster.

Three hundred people have reportedly died as a result of the floods, which have caused unparalleled devastation and forced hundreds of thousands of people to escape their homes in search of safety.

The Rapid Relief Fund (RRF) is a small grant mechanism designed to give communities quick access to funds for life-saving interventions during external shocks caused by natural or man-made disasters. In Nigeria, the RRF is implemented nationwide by giving grants to national and international non-governmental organizations. The first round of funding allocations for the flood response totaled $1.8 million and was given to local and international NGOs Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO), Solidarités International (SI), Wadata Relief Care Initiative (WRCI), Grassroots Life Saving Outreach (LESGO), Sheriff Aid Foundation (SAF), Global Village Healthcare Initiative for Africa (GHIV Africa), Center for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI), GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON), and the Care Aid Support Initiative.