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Nigeria: Adamawa State - Education Operational Presence Overview (July 2019) Konduga Bama Bama TOTAL PARTNERS NUMBER OF LOCALFika Gujba Jigawa Gwoza GOVERNMENT Yobe Damboa Partners with Ongoing and Gulani AREAS 9 Completed Activities Chibok out Biu Borno Madagali 19 of 21 4 3 1 1 Askira/Uba UNICEF: SUBEB, SC: AUN, Herwa CDI, NEYIF, LGAs with partners Michika IDSO, PI NNGO INGO GOV UN activities Kwaya Kusar Hawul Michika Gombe Bayo Bauchi Hong Mubi North Number of Partner Activities per LGAs UNICEF: SUBEB, SC, NRC, PI Mubi South Fufore Shani Gombi Guyuk Mubi North Demsa Song Girei Yola South Numan Shelleng Lamurde 4 UNICEF: SUBEB, SC: AUN, Herwa CDI, IDSO Michika Song Maiha Mubi South Gombi Guyuk Mubi South Yola North Mubi North Madagali Shelleng Hong Lamurde Maiha Chad Guyuk Jada 1 Nigeria Gireri 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Numan Demsa Adamawa Monthly Activity Status Yola South Yola North 2000 Mayo-Belwa Plateau Completed Fufore 1500 UNICEF: SUBEB Ongoing Cameroon Demsa, Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Guyuk, Hong, 1000 Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha, Mubi North, Numan, Jada 500 Shelleng, Song, Yola South 0 January February March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Taraba Nasarawa Ganaye ORGANIZATION ACRONYMS Number of Organisations AUN American University of Nigeria Toungo Herwa CDI Herwa Community Development Initiative IDSO Intercommunity Development Social Organisation 0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 NEYIF North East Youth Initiative Forum NRC Norwegian Refugee Committee PI Plan International Niger Chad SC Street Child Burkina Faso SUBEB State Universal Basic Education Board Benin UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund Nigeria Togo Ghana Cameroon Reporting Partner: Implementing Partner Central African Republic Benue Equatorial Guinea Central African Republic Update: 29 August 2019 Sources: Partners 5W Matrix Feedback: [email protected], [email protected] For more information: www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/nigeria/education The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map/infographic do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Developed only for purpose of humanitarian activites..

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