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Save the Children, Building Inclusive Resilience and Durable Solutions for forcibly displaced populations and vulnerable groups in Yobe State


Finding durable solutions for up to five hundred thousand current and formerly displaced persons (IDPs)  in Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria, is a critical step towards lasting peace and development in the region. This project, which is part of a multi-pronged SDC support to local authorities, will contribute to facilitate local  integration  and  return  of  IDPs  by  enhancing  agricultural  productivity,  providing  livelihood  and employment opportunities, strengthening community disaster risk reduction, and access to justice.   

Country/region Topic Period Budget
Nigeria
Migration
Agriculture & food security
Climate change and environment
Forced displacement (refugees, IDP, human trafficking)
Agricultural development
Disaster risk reduction DRR
01.12.2024 - 30.11.2027
 CHF  3’000’000
The project in brief
Background Yobe has been the second most  affected state by the Boko  Haram  insurgency  ravaging  Northeast  Nigeria since 2009. While parts  of Yobe  remain  insecure and the state is the fifth poorest  in the country, substantial areas  of Yobe  are  relatively  safe,  its  legal  and  policy framework  are  highly  favourable  towards  IDP integration,  local  communities  have  been  rather welcoming and the Yobe State Government (YSG) has shown  leadership  and  proactivity  in  developing  an ambitious action plan to find durable solutions to internal displacement for 150 000 IDPs and 350 000 returnees. In line with its global commitment to durable solutions, Switzerland has been supporting the YSG  to  increase its visibility and fundraising opportunities for its durable solutions action plan. This project will complement and strengthen existing Swiss durable solutions support  to Yobe, by providing essential services to IDPs and host communities,  and  by  deploying  human  resources support to the YSG for the implementation of the plan.  
Objectives The overall goal  of the project  is  to enhance access  to  essential  services  and  economic opportunities  for  internally  displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and vulnerable members of host communities. 
Target groups
  • IDPs (60%) and vulnerable host community members, including returnees (40%) 
  • Farmer  households  (livestock  and  crop producers) 
  • Youth (15 to 35 years old) and children 
  • Persons  living with  disabilities  (10% of total beneficiaries)  
  • Communities prone to natural disasters 
Medium-term outcomes

Outcome  1:  Improved  socio-economic  well-being and self-reliance. 

Outcome  2:  Increased  resilience  to  climate variability and shocks. 

Outcome  3: Enhanced access  to  justice and inclusive community peacebuilding.
Results

Expected results:  

  • 6,000 households (HH) targeted with farming inputs and trained on good agronomy practices 
  • 3,000 HH receive livestock restocking and training on livestock management 
  • 3,000  women/youth  trained  on  vocational  training and supported with start-up kits 
  • 900 HH in need of immediate assistance supported with multi-purpose cash transfers 
  • 300 sanitation facilities constructed 
  • Early  warning  systems  for  disaster  risk  reduction established. 
  • 90 legal personnel trained on child rights 


Results from previous phases:   N/A


Directorate/federal office responsible SDC
Project partners Contract partner
International or foreign NGO
  • Save the Children Federation

Implementing partner
Save the Children

Coordination with other projects and actors Yobe State Government, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Swiss DRR Secondment, World Bank/SOLID project, UNDP, local implementing partners, Internal Displacement Solutions Fund for UN agencies (funded at global level by Switzerland and two other donors) 
Budget Current phase Swiss budget CHF    3’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    500’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF   0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF   3’000’000
  • Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
    AGRICULTURE
    DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
    Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation
    Facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility
    Agricultural development
    Disaster prevention and preparedness
    Aid Type Project and programme contribution
    Project number

    7F11105

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Last update 25.04.2022