The grand finale of the ECOWAS flood response project in Bauchi State was held on Wednesday at the Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu Square of the Government House.
The programme, led 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, is in Bauchi to mark the grand finale of the ECOWAS flood. Response Project in Bauchi State.
The project, valued at $200,000, aimed to provide relief to victims of the 2024 floods, which included the distribution of food and non-food items, as well as cash transfers to affected households in the state.
Since its inception on December 15, 2024, the ECOWAS Flood Emergency Response has supported 850 households in Katagum, Jama'are, Zaki, Gamawa and Giade local government areas, with a total 1,000 homes 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 garlic, 5 liters of vegetable oil, 5 liters of palm oil and a cash transfer of £75,000. .
In addition, beneficiaries received essential non-food items, including: a mosquito net, a blanket, a bucket, a mat and a 25-liter jerry can.
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 one state each of The 6 geopolitical zones have been beneficiaries of this support.