Connecting the Conflict to Education
The group that is most affected by the Boko Haram/Northeast Nigeria conflict is children. Children are doubly disadvantaged due to the conflict and their age and are therefore extremely vulnerable. Most importantly, when children are negatively impacted by the conflict, their education is negatively impacted as well.
In northeast Nigeria, displaced people lack access to food, clean water, health facilities, shelter, and education, which is the focus of this study. Due to fighting and violent attacks in the region, 52% of school-aged children have never attended school; the conflict has caused a major disruption to students' education. This is a significant dilemma that must be addressed through EiE interventions.
