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Restoration of Peaceful Coexistence and Adolescent Health

Plan International Nigeria / BMZ

Status & duration
Completed · Completed
Location
Yobe State, including Dapchi and Dumsai
States
Yobe
Health worker harvesting tomatoes from the Dumsai PHC garden, Yobe State

Health worker harvesting tomatoes from the Dumsai PHC garden, Yobe State

Case study overview

Promoted peaceful coexistence through peacebuilding initiatives while facilitating access to basic health for pregnant women and children under 5 and building community support mechanisms for comprehensive healthcare.

Key interventions & deliverables

  • Community peacebuilding initiatives.
  • Access to basic health for pregnant women and children under 5.
  • Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Centre with counselling, peer educators and a male community health volunteer council (Dapchi).
  • Rebuilt a section of Dumsai primary health centre; staff now run a garden to fund medicines.

Headline impact

Peacebuilding combined with maternal and child health access.