Nigeria

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Nigeria


OUR PROGRAM

In 2016, iMMAP Inc. embarked on a critical mission to provide information management (IM) support to the humanitarian response in northeast Nigeria, specifically in the Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states. This region continues to experience high levels of displacement, loss of livelihoods, halted agricultural production, and a major protection crisis due to conflict and insecurity. The 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan for Nigeria estimates that 8.3 million people across the BAY states require humanitarian intervention, with 1.3 billion dollars urgently needed to support the 6 million most vulnerable people targeted to receive aid in 2023. 

Thanks to support received from the American People through USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), iMMAP Inc. provides critical IM services to partners across the three states. These services include support to the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), sector and working group members, the Borno State Agency for the Coordination of Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Response (BoACSDHR), the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola, Adamawa state.

iMMAP Inc. also works directly with state governments, academia, and humanitarian partners to provide capacity strengthening in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. This includes an ongoing memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UNIMAID and AUN on the implementation of an IM capacity development and internship program for new graduates.

In 2021, iMMAP Inc. established the Humanitarian Information Analysis Unit (HIAU) to provide skilled IM support to partners working in coordination with OCHA. iMMAP Inc.'s Information Management Officers (IMOs) collect and consolidate data, support assessments and analyses, design information products, facilitate training sessions, and provide co-leadership on certain initiatives. These activities provide access to quality, reliable, and timely data that support targeted humanitarian coordination among aid responders. 

Overall, iMMAP Inc.'s work in northeast Nigeria is critical to providing effective and efficient humanitarian assistance to those in need. 


CURRENT PROJECTS

Coordination, Information Management and Capacity Building Services in Support of Humanitarian Action in Nigeria
The purpose of this project is to provide effective information management services to all actors supporting the humanitarian response in Nigeria, thereby facilitating inter-cluster/sector coordination and enhancing the response capacity of Nigeria's humanitarian actors, with a focus on the BAY states.

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    IMMAP Nigeria and the Yobe State Government Meet to Discuss Collaboration on Information Management Projects


    On February 14, 2023, iMMAP Nigeria paid an official visit to the Yobe State Information Development Technology Agency (YITDA) led by the Director-General, Dr. Adam K. Mohammed, to discuss collaboration on IM-related services and projects.

      Testimonials


      • Before the iMMAP SBPP secondment joined the Logistics Cluster team in Maiduguri, GIS support was provided by WFP HQ. This was not sufficient. The Cluster needed a GIS expert on the ground as part of the team. When the iMMAP SBP joined, all the demands for mapping products were fulfilled to high satisfaction, and capacity strengthening of partner organizations has since become a standard activity.

        Katja Hildebrand WFP Coordinator, Logistics Sector. Maiduguri,Nigeria
      • iMMAP deployment has supported the Education in Emergencies Working Group in building the capacity of the partners in various information management aspects including information sharing, reporting, enhanced needs analysis and more coordinated education response. It has strengthened the system of coordination and let to the transfer of key skills to partners.

        Charles Michael Mwangi Education Sector Coordinator. Maiduguri, Nigeria
      • We highly appreciate iMMAP support towards capacity building in information and knowledge management to partners. Please keep up the good work!

        Shafiq Muhammad Health Sector Coordinator, WHO. Maiduguri, Nigeria

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