The Government of Japan has pledged to provide $550,000 to support Red Cross operations in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States over the next ten months.
The interventions targeting 35,000 people will focus on five areas: shelter; health, sanitation and hygiene; livelihoods; distribution of household items; and psychosocial support.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Nigeria, Sadanobu Kusaoke, said that Japan strongly believes that the northeast region can and must be made the hospitable and habitable place it once was and hence, Japan has committed many resources and is willing to use all efforts in working closely with the Government of Nigeria and the Red Cross to attain this goal.
Ambassador Kusaoke who disclosed this in statement sent to LEADERSHIP said “While it is critical that returning families have access to shelter, health care, and clean water, we cannot afford to ignore the trauma they have experienced,” added Matoka. “The Ebola outbreak reconfirmed for us the importance of also addressing the emotional and psychological needs of those traumatized from having witnessed some extremely disturbing events.” According to Operations Manager, Red Crescent Societies Nigeria (IFRC) Samuel Matoka, the recent assessments done together with the Nigerian Red Cross have shown that as many as 90 per cent of houses in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States have been destroyed, along with sanitation facilities, markets, and farm land. “With relative security having returned to the region, people who fled want to return home, even if, at the moment, that means returning to very little.” He said.
While responding, Secretary General, Nigerian Red Cross Bello Hamman Diram, said that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as well as the Nigerian Red Cross truly appreciate commitment by the Government of Japan to support humanitarian efforts in northeast Nigeria, an area that has seen more than 1.5 million people displaced due to insurgency.
Source: Leadership News
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