North East Regional Initiative: A Lasting Legacy

NERI organized and trained vulnerable women to produce nonmedical-grade face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Borno State. The women, mostly widowed by the Boko Haram insurgency and participants in previous activities, produced 100,000 masks using ankara print fabrics. This activity has served as a form of economic empowerment for the women, as their face masks have been in high demand across the state. PHOTO BY ANIEBIET BASSEY

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