Jacqueline Brunner
Responsible Church Partnerships
Tel. 061 260 23 37
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Project Number: 162.1001
In the cooperation programme, all Mission 21 Nigeria projects are bundled and geared towards a common goal in order to strengthen the impact of the individual projects. The individual projects in the areas of education, peacebuilding and humanitarian aid support local people in the challenges they face. By donating to the cooperation programme, you make it possible to support those projects in Nigeria's Borno, Adamawa and Plateau States where the money is most urgently needed. This reduces over- or underfunding.
With 219 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous African country and also has the largest economy in Africa. But the country faces a variety of challenges. The jihadist organization Boko Haram, which operates mainly in the northeast, has been carrying out attacks on villages, towns and civilians since 2009, destroying houses, churches, schools, stores, wells and fields, destroying crops, abducting and killing women, men and children. Those who can flee the attacks. Around 12.5 million people in the greater region around Lake Chad are affected by the crisis this has triggered and are in need of humanitarian aid.
In Nigeria alone, more than 2.45 million people are displaced. Many of the displaced are unable to return to their home villages even after years due to ongoing insecurity. In addition, the country faces a new wave of inter-ethnic and inter-religious violence, as well as nationwide banditry involving assaults and kidnappings for ransom. Widespread poverty and unemployment, low education levels, and environmental problems are other challenges facing the population. In this context, Mission 21 and its local partners in Nigeria pursue projects in the areas of humanitarian aid, education and livelihoods, and peacebuilding.
Since October 2015, Dr. Yakubu Joseph, a trained sociologist and peace researcher, has been working as Mission 21's country coordinator in Nigeria. His tasks as country coordinator include accompanying and providing technical support to partner organizations and networking with local actors. In addition, Dr. Joseph is responsible for quality assurance in the field and advises Mission 21 partner organizations in Africa in the areas of peacebuilding and security.
CHF 746'106
Mission 21
Protestant Mission Basel
PO Box 270
Missionsstrasse 21
4009 Basel, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)61 260 21 20
info@mission-21.org
Donation account Switzerland:
IBAN: CH58 0900 0000 4072 6233 2
Tax exemption number:
CHE-105.706.527
Donation account Germany:
Savings Bank Lörrach-Rheinfelden
Swift BIC: SKLODE66
BLZ: 683 500 48
IBAN: DE39 6835 0048 0001 0323 33
Account No. : 1032333