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  • How a Nigerian security guard used football to end tribal conflict

    Kelechukwu Iruoma

    March 18, 2021 |

    TRT World |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, River State

    A series of four football competitions in 2017-18 brought peace to two communities whose land dispute had led to violence. In the absence of a government response, the chief security officer of the Igbesikala-Ama, a minority group, put his peacemaking training to work to recruit teams from eight communities to participate. Included were people from the two communities in conflict and members of the youth "cults" who had done the fighting at their elders' instigation. The competition brought an end to the violence, though a lack of money put an end to the football competitions.

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  • How a 'total market approach' reduced maternal mortality in Cross River

    Kelechukwu Iruoma

    January 08, 2021 |

    TheCable |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

    The Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) initiative in Cross River state is helping to address a gap in services that women had been facing during childbirth and reduce the state's and Nigeria's overall maternal mortality rates. The "total market approach" that this initiative used relied on training for birth attendants and better equipping health facilities. Since its launch, maternal health workers have reported a decrease in deaths and an increase in women willing to deliver at public hospitals in the region.

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  • Sisters of Medical Missionaries of Mary provide free surgery to fistula patients

    Kelechukwu Iruoma

    February 13, 2020 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Uyo, Akwa Ibom

    In Nigeria, many women who develop fistulas don't seek help due to lack of access to quality health care in the region, but Sisters of Medical Missionaries of Mary have opened a free clinic to help fill the gap. The clinic not only provides necessary medical procedures but also conducts regular community outreach campaigns to identify women who may be suffering and educate others how to identify and prevent the condition.

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