Insurgency: Boko Haram, CRSV survivors rehabilitated in Yobe

No fewer than 197 survivors of Boko Haram attacks and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) have been rehabilitated and supported across Damaturu, Bade and Potiskum local government areas of Yobe State. The Project Coordinator of the Global Survivors Fund (GSF), Mr Michael Ezinkwo, disclosed this during the inauguration of Interim Reparative Measures (IRM) in Damaturu. He […]

No fewer than 197 survivors of Boko Haram attacks and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) have been rehabilitated and supported across Damaturu, Bade and Potiskum local government areas of Yobe State.

The Project Coordinator of the Global Survivors Fund (GSF), Mr Michael Ezinkwo, disclosed this during the inauguration of Interim Reparative Measures (IRM) in Damaturu.

He said the project targets survivors of terrorism and conflict-related sexual violence who have not benefited from previous government or NGO interventions.

Ezinkwo noted that survivors of CRSV often endure not only the trauma of the violence but also stigma, rejection, discrimination and shame from families and communities.

He explained that the IRM project, implemented by the Youth Initiative Against Terrorism (YIAT) with technical and financial support from GSF, was designed to expand access to reparations where the state or responsible parties are unable or unwilling to provide redress.

According to him, the initiative provides survivor-centred support to address trauma, stigma, poverty and health needs, while also offering educational assistance, vocational training and income-generating opportunities such as farming, grain storage and sales, provision stores and service-related skills.