Funded Projects Comprehensive Protection Monitoring & Emergency Response
ONGOING PROJECT
HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION · EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Protection when it matters most.

Comprehensive Protection Monitoring & Strengthening of Emergency Response Initiatives

Strengthening protection monitoring and emergency response for internally displaced persons and vulnerable host communities across Sokoto State.

FUNDER UK FCDO via Danish Refugee Council
LOCATION Sokoto State Nigeria
PHI protection monitoring activity in Sokoto State
PHI community protection activity
SOKOTO STATE Safer communities.
MONITOR IDENTIFY REPORT RESPOND
01 PRIMARY GROUP Internally Displaced Persons
02 COMMUNITIES Vulnerable Host Communities
03 CORE SYSTEM Protection Monitoring
04 RESPONSE Timely Life-saving Interventions
PROJECT OVERVIEW

Protection systems built around people.

The initiative focuses on conflict-affected communities across Sokoto State and responds to persistent protection and human-rights violations affecting internally displaced persons and vulnerable host communities.

Its core purpose is to strengthen protection monitoring systems and enable timely, life-saving interventions.

The project also works to empower communities to identify, report and respond to protection risks while improving access to assistance and promoting safer, more resilient communities.

Protection monitoring activity with conflict-affected communities
COMMUNITY PROTECTION Identifying risks. Supporting timely response.
CHALLENGES TACKLED

Protection risks affecting people and communities.

The project responds to four protection challenges identified in conflict-affected communities across Sokoto State.

01 PROTECTION

Gender-based Violence

Responding to gender-based violence as a critical protection concern.

02 CHILDREN

Child Protection Risks

Strengthening attention to protection risks affecting children.

03 DISPLACEMENT

Forced Displacement

Responding to protection concerns linked to displacement and conflict.

04 ESSENTIAL SUPPORT

Limited Access to Services

Improving access to assistance and essential services.

PHI protection monitoring programme
Protection monitoring
PHI emergency response activity
Community response
PROTECTION RESPONSE

From identifying risk to supporting response.

Community participation and protection monitoring help risks become visible so appropriate support can follow.

01 MONITOR

Protection Monitoring

Strengthen systems for identifying protection concerns affecting vulnerable populations.

02 IDENTIFY

Protection Risks

Enable communities to recognise protection and human-rights concerns.

03 REPORT

Community Reporting

Empower communities to report identified protection risks.

04 RESPOND

Timely Intervention

Support timely life-saving response and improved access to assistance.

WHERE WE WORK

Conflict-affected communities across Sokoto State.

The project focuses on internally displaced persons and vulnerable host communities affected by conflict and displacement in Sokoto State, Nigeria.

COUNTRY Nigeria
STATE Sokoto
POPULATIONS IDPs & Vulnerable Host Communities
SAFER, MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES

Protection that strengthens community resilience.

PHI community protection activity
PHI protection programme activity
PHI emergency response programme
PROJECT PURPOSE

Monitor.
Protect.
Respond.
Strengthen.

The initiative aims to improve access to assistance while promoting safer and more resilient communities.

Empowering communities to identify, report and respond to protection risks.
PROJECT PARTNERSHIP

Strengthening protection through partnership.

FUNDER UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
LED BY Danish Refugee Council in partnership with Pro-Health International