Stronger Communities Through Stronger Protection Environment in Northeast Nigeria

Awarding agency: U.S.

Agency for international development cfda listing / assistance listing: 98. 001 USAID foreign assistance for programs overseas cfda narrative excerpt: the purpose of USAIDs bureau for humanitarian assistance (BHA) international disaster assistance (IDA) program is to provide life-saving humanitarian assistanceincluding food, water, shelter, emergency healthcare, and other critical aid to the worlds most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach population affected by natural, man-made and complex disaster.

Bha is the lead federal coordinator for international disaster assistance, harnessing the expertise and unique capacities of other U.S. Government, non-U.S.

Entities & public international organizations (PIOS) to effectively respond to natural disasters, complex crises by providing emergency and food assistance around the world.

Recipient: danish refugee council (DRC) this award will provide financial support to danish refugee council (DRC) for a program entitled, stronger communities through stronger protection environment in northeast Nigeria in Nigeria.

The theory of change is if displacement-affected communities (including host) have their essential needs addressed: protection, access to food, livelihoods, nutrition, and health services, through an integrated, multi-sectoral response based on community and area-based approaches, then communities will enhance and strengthen their protection environment, decrease their exposure to protection risks and overall, sustainably enhance their living conditions.

The total number of beneficiaries that will be supported under this award is 296,722 individuals.