The Grand Finale of the ECOWAS Flood Response Project in Bauchi State was held on Wednesday at the Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu Square at the Government House.
The programme, directed by a high-level delegation from the ECOWAS Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, and the Nigerian Red Cross Society is in Bauchi was to mark the Grand Finale of the ECOWAS Flood Response Project in Bauchi State.
The project, valued at $200,000, was aimed to provide relief to victims of the 2024 floods which witnessed the distribution of food and non-food items as well as cash transfers to affected households in the state.
Since its commencement on 15 December 2024, the ECOWAS Emergency Flood Response has supported 850 households across the Katagum, Jama’are, Zaki, Gamawa, and Giade local government areas, with a total of 1,000 households projected to benefit from the initiative.
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Under the project, each of the 1,000 affected households received 25 kilograms of rice, 15 kilograms of beans, 15 kilograms of garrick, 5 litres of vegetable oil, 5 litres of palm oil and the sum of ₦75,000 cash transfer.
Additionally, beneficiaries received essential non-food items, including: A mosquito-treated net, blanket, bucket, mat and 25-litre jerrycan .
The initiative, funded by ECOWAS, aligns with its humanitarian response framework for all Member States just as the ECOWAS Humanitarian response for flood relief in Nigeria began in 2022 and so far a state from each of the 6 geopolitical zones have been beneficiaries of this support.
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