Abuja, 19 December, 2024 / 1:53 pm (ACI Africa).
The Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS) is providing education and livelihood assistance to people who have been displaced by Islamists in Nigeria’s embattled Borno State.
In a Tuesday, December 17 report, officials of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) ' international refugee entity say the European Union (EU)- funded initiative is benefiting community members in Dikwa and Mongonu Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state in northeastern Nigeria.
According to JRS, the refugees, many of them farmers, struggle to make ends meet as they are unable to access their farmlands.
By creating livelihood opportunities, the Jesuit entity says, the initiative helps participants achieve self-reliance, enabling them “to stand on their own two feet.”
JRS says that the insurgency in Borno State has significantly worsened living conditions for local communities.
