North East Regional Initiative: A Lasting Legacy

More than 50 volunteers put up posters in strategic locations throughout Geidam and Yunusari LGAs in Yobe State as part of a COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement program. The activity was made possible by a NERI grant to the Yobe State Primary Health Care Management Board. PHOTO BY MODU GONI TELA Working closely with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development in Borno State, NERI deployed 100 volunteers who had participated in Women for Peace Platform activities to embark on a door-to-door information campaign on COVID-19 prevention measures in Maiduguri LGA.

NERI facilitated a community awareness campaign in the 10 wards of Damaturu LGA in Yobe State in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the activity was the delivery of handwashing equipment to Yobe State’s Ministry of Health. PHOTO BY BALA UMAR

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