Protection & Rights Programme

What it does

Displaced people frequently lose their papers along with their homes, and without papers they cannot enrol a child, claim what they are owed or prove where they live.

The programme provides legal advice and assistance, help recovering identity and civil documents, advice on housing, land and property rights so families are not evicted from homes they have rebuilt, and referral pathways to specialist services for anyone at risk.

Who it is for

Displaced households whose right to remain, or whose legal identity, is uncertain or contested.

What success looks like

Households hold the documents they need, and families are not evicted from homes they have rebuilt.

Where it operates

The FCT–Nasarawa–Keffi corridor, alongside Safe Shelter and Durable Solutions.

How it is delivered

Technical oversight from the Foundation's Legal Adviser, with referral pathways to specialist services.

Why it matters to us

The Foundation grew out of legal research into the protection of displaced persons, and is advised by a Managing Partner with a long pro-bono record. This is the work we were established to do.

It is also why we verify a family's right to remain before investing in their shelter.

Framework

Anchored to the African Union's Kampala Convention on the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons, and to Nigeria's national policy on internal displacement.