Sad news: outbursts of violence against villagers in Nigeria
No house, no food, no clothes...
Jennifer has been living at the Binta orphanage in Jebbu Miango, Plateau State, Nigeria for several years.
Her parents were murdered before her eyes. In the home, she is safe, goes to school and is well cared for. Jennifer was also registered to participate in a trauma programme run by the Kids in Crisis Foundation.
It is the end of July '21, for the 2nd time in four months that Jennifer is confronted with gunshots and she is rushed to another location, where she will be temporarily taken care of. Today she has been told that her children's home in Jebbu has been burnt down. Gunshots ring out day and night, she cannot sleep and relives her parents' murder over and over again. No home, no food and no clothes....
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Well known are the attacks and kidnappings in northern Nigeria by the Boko Haram. Less well known is the deliberate disruption of society in rural villages by the Fulani (tribe of mainly Muslim herdsmen).
Regelmatig vind er geweld plaats tegen dorpelingen. Eind juli 2021 was er opnieuw een geweldsuitbarsting. In eerste instantie gericht op de christenen, later ook op andere inwoners van de dorpen. Honderden Fulani’s voeren op dit moment gecoördineerd de terreurtechniek uit van “de verschroeide aarde”. Huizen en oogstrijpe gewassen van de dorpelingen worden bewust vernietigd.
In het dorp Jebbu Miango en omgeving werden 70 mensen vermoord, meer dan 275 huizen verbrand, de kerk en ook het kindertehuis. In 21 andere dorpen rondom dit dorp gebeurde precies hetzelfde. Tienduizenden mensen op de vlucht en ontheemd. Tot nu toe is het geweld nog steeds gaande.
The people have begged for military protection, but so far have not seen any response from the Nigerian government.
De Kids in crisis Foundation, een Nederlandse stichting met een NGO in Nigeria met dezelfde naam, biedt sinds 2016 trauma programma’s aan kinderen en trauma trainingen voor leerkrachten, in dit gebied. In april 2021 hebben wij alle leerkrachten en hulpverleners van Binta Weeshuis in Jebbu Miango getraind in het omgaan met getraumatiseerde kinderen. We hadden gepland om samen te starten met trauma programma’s voor de kinderen in september 2021.
The children's home is no longer there, the school was also burnt down and their arable land on which they grow beans, maize and potatoes has been destroyed. The 180 severely traumatised children have been temporarily accommodated in other children's homes in the area. These homes were already full. This means that this temporary solution cannot last long.
These people need our (emergency) help! The Kids in Crisis Foundation wants to help practically by providing food and clothing.
Maar minstens net zo belangrijk, wij willen juist nu doorgaan met de uitvoering van trauma programma’s voor de kinderen, ook op hun een tijdelijke verblijfslocatie.