A non-governmental organisation, Two Mites Mission, has commenced humanitarian intervention program for over 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Abuja, providing them with education, healthcare and skills acquisition program for a period of two months

The program implemented in partnership with Africa Arise Foundation, Shalom Health foundation and other partners Is aimed at improving the welfare of the IDPs at residing at the Area1 Garki IDP camp.

The Chief Executive Officer of Two Mites Mission, Emmanuel Ayoola explained that the three-pronged program would provide humanitarian support ranging from education to skill acquisition and an advocacy on the Economic, Social and Cultural rights of the community.

He said their vision is a world where every vulnerable child and family thrives with dignity, hope and purpose.

Explaining further the Program Manager of Two Mites Mission, Bamidele Ogunsanya stated that the initiative was targeted at addressing the immediate and long-term needs of the displaced population.

He said the education programme would provide lessons in English, Mathematics, Basic Science and Computer Science for over 450 children over the next two months.

According to him, the healthcare component is expected to reach about 1,350 beneficiaries through free medical consultations, malaria treatment, deworming, multivitamin supplements and other essential medications.

Ogunsanya further explained that the medical outreach was designed to address widespread nutritional deficiencies and the high prevalence of malaria in the camp due to poor living conditions.

On the vocation training program, he said over 40 women will be trained in hair making, mentioning that the global fashion industry presents enormous economic opportunities. He said “Equipping these women with practical skills will help them become financially independent and reintegrate into societ.”

Ogunsanya however stressed that increased investment in education and skills development remained critical to national development, saying countries prosper through the quality of their human capital rather than natural resources alone.

He also called on government to urgently tackle the insecurity challenge in the country, saying growing number of displaced persons and out-of-school children continues to outpace ongoing humanitarian efforts.

He called for stronger collaboration among government, development partners and non-governmental organisations to address insecurity, improve education and strengthen governance.

The Assistant Administrator of Africa Arise International Mrs Praise Oloyede, said Two mites has partnered with them to provide summer lessons to the children for a two month period

She disclosed that her organization has been providing children in the IDPs with free education, saying when they initially came to the camp about 90percent of the children were out of school, however through their support the children are being given free education

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Fatima Ali commended the organisation for the support saying they look forward to learning new skills and benefiting from the health outreach programs.