Publications

Impact of COVID-19 on youth in the Lake Chad region
The crisis affecting the Lake Chad Basin is one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic will further impact people living in humanitarian contexts with weak health systems. This report highlights the effects of the pandemic on young people.

COVID-19: The need for an inclusive approach in Nigeria
In the face of COVID-19 spreading in Nigeria, this policy brief sets out how all policies and actions must pay adequate attention to the most vulnerable people in society.

Lake Chad Programme Strategy
This Lake Chad Programme Strategy (2018 - 2023) outlines our bold ambition to transform the life of girls and their families in the Lake Chad Region. It moves beyond a humanitarian vision towards a full spectrum programme, working at the nexus of humanitarian and development efforts to promote children’s rights and gender equality.

Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Voices from the Lake Chad Basin
A report on the experiences of adolescent girls caught up in the Lake Chad crisis, and how they respond to the challenges they are facing.

Needs Assessment for Borno and Adamawa State
Plan International Nigeria has conducted a child protection and education needs assessment in select communities of Borno and Adamawa State. These are two of the most conflict-affected states involved in the crisis in the Lake Chad basin.

Lake Chad Crisis: Plan International's response
This strategy document sets out Plan International's multi-country response to the Lake Chad Crisis that has affected more than 20 million people since insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram started in 2009.