Ruth David Andras's story
Ruth's story is one of the many that reminds us that finding shelter is only the beginning. Displaced families need access to healthcare, safe housing and education to rebuild their lives.
Dignity, opportunity and a way forward for displaced Nigerian families
We work with internally displaced persons and indigent communities across Nigeria, getting children back into school, helping adults rebuild an income, and making homes safe and secure.
Stories
Stories from the field
Luka Yazama recounts John Ambana's story
The Secretary of New Kuchingoro IDP Camp, Mr Luka Yazama, shows us the conditions John Ambana now lives in.
Yakubu Hodo Gameche's story
Yakubu, a farmer originally from Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, shared his experience with us during our visit to the Gurku IDP community.
Lami John's story
A mother from Madagali LGA, Adamawa State, Lami told us how displacement has affected her ability to provide for her children, including keeping them in school.
Meet Selena Maja, a health practitioner in the Gurku camp
Selena's perspective on the healthcare realities within the Gurku community.
What we do
Our programmes
Three pillars, designed to be used together: educate the mind, equip the hands, secure the home.
Educate the mind
Education & Skills
Displacement takes children out of school, often for years.
3 programmes
Equip the hands
Livelihoods & Economic Inclusion
Relief meets today's need; an income meets next year's.
3 programmes
Secure the home
Shelter, WASH & Protection
A safe home is the floor everything else stands on.
4 programmes
Displacement in Nigeria
The need we address
Nigeria hosts one of the largest internally displaced populations in the world, and most displaced Nigerians do not live in camps. We serve displaced people wherever assessed need exists, including in formal camps, and we make a particular effort to reach the majority who don't live in one, because that is where the response is weakest.
We concentrate on the FCT–Nasarawa–Keffi corridor, in and outside formal camps, with particular attention to the majority who live outside one.
56%
of north-east IDPs live in host communities, not camps
1,300,127 of 2,333,190 people. Source: IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix Nigeria, 2025.
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What we have been doing
Foundation news
A strategic review, three pillars, and twelve programme models
The Foundation completed a strategic review of its programme architecture, refreshed the three-pillar structure, wrote a model for every programme, and published Edition 2 of the Corporate Profile.
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Programmes
Durumi IDP camp: a needs assessment, and a classroom built from within the camp
A multi-sector needs assessment at Durumi camp in the FCT, and an agreement with camp coordinators on a classroom furniture project, built by a carpenter living in the camp.
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Outreach
Love on the Street: a birthday marked with service in Keffi
On 20 May the founder's birthday was marked with service rather than celebration, supporting women traders in Keffi and honouring security personnel.
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