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About the Photo
Exhibition:
Since the start of the violent insurgency in North
Eastern Nigeria, the Jama‘atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), commonly
known as Boko Haram, has
caused massive suffering among the people who live in the four affected states
of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Gombe. According to the 2016 Humanitarian Needs
Overview, over 14.8 million people have been affected while 7 million are in
need of assistance. Over 2.2 million people have been displaced and are living
in camps or host communities The Nigerian government’s capacity to meet the
needs of all internationally displaced people (IDPs) is being stretched, with
no assistance reaching the IDPs who live outside the official camps in host
communities (about 80% of the displaced population).
The host communities have risen to this challenge
and opened their homes to people who have been displaced by the insurgency.
This has put a tremendous strain on the communities’ resources and services
including health, education, employment, land and food. Despite this, the
Nigerian spirit and culture of hospitality has thrived. Nigerians opened their
arms and welcomed extended families and strangers in their homes, schools and
village squares to share their space, food and water without expecting anything
in return.
Nigerian Hospitality showcases IDPs and host communities’ resilience and
shows that no matter the situation, the Nigerian spirit and culture of hospitality
will always save the day. The pictures were taken from different locations in
Yola as part of the Nigerian Joint Response, a partnership of Oxfam Novib,
Tear/Tearfund, Stichting Vluchteling/IRC, led by Save the Children. The photos
demonstrate the hospitality of the host communities in North East Nigeria where
over 90% of the over 2.2million people who fled their homes as a result of the
conflict are residing within limited and stretched resources.
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