COUNTRY / PROBLEM
Nigeria is an African country located in the western part of the continent, on the Gulf of Guinea. It is inhabited by over 200 million people, which makes it the most populous country on the African continent and the seventh most populous country in the world. For more than 10 years, the north-eastern part of Nigeria has been plunged into a crisis that has led to an escalation of violence and the deaths of many innocent people. Since 2018, Nigeria has been the country with the largest number of people living in poverty in the world (87 million). According to data for 2019, 7.1 million people living in north-eastern Nigeria are in need of humanitarian aid.
ORGANISATION
DINNødhjælp is an organisation founded in 2012 by Anja Ringgren Lovén from Denmark. The organisation fights for the rights of children accused of witchcraft by both providing shelter for the victims and raising awareness of the problem among local communities. In Akwa Ibom, the organisation runs a centre for children accused of witchcraft, where it provides them with shelter, health care, food, and access to education. In 2016, Anja Ringgren Lovén was named the most inspiring person in the world by the Austrian magazine OOOM.
PROJECTS
Kulczyk Foundation supported the meal programme for children in the orphanage run by DINNødhjælp.