Internal displacement due to natural and man-made disasters constitutes one of the worldâs most significant humanitarian crises of recent times, owing to its profound and long-lasting impacts on global security. A recent report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) depicts that ethnic crises, wars and insurgency led to the displacement of over 59Gmillion persons across numerous countries last year alone, most of whom are school-age children and women. Further disaggregation of these appalling statistics reveals that Nigeria alone accounted for approximately 300,000 new instances of internal displacement caused by armed conflicts while additional 170,000 cases were caused by other disasters such as flooding, banditry, building collapses, mudslides, and drought. The cost of supporting victims of internal displacement to respective governments and humanitarian agencies was placed at approximately £18 billion in 2020. While these funds have significantly alleviated some of the fundamental challenges that internally displaced persons(IDPs) face, especially those related to housing, health, food, security, and education, they are mostly temporary and unsustainable. It is therefore imperative to explore strategies that would support the full reintegration of IDPs to enhance the ability of adult IDPs to contribute to the economies of their host communities and boost the retention rates at schools for school-age IDPs. Based on this premise, this research aims to initially identify some of the most impactful barriers to reintegrating IDPs in Nigeria, with particular emphasis on its North-east region. To develop a thorough understanding of the state of research related to IDPs reintegration, the study adopted the well-established preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) approach for its literature search, whereby meticulously defined keywords were used to extract relevant articles from cross-disciplinary databases over a predefined timeline, thereby reducing subjectivity with regards to the types and quantities of included articles. In addition to identifying the most relevant articles, the PRISMA-based review also informed the overall research methodology of this study by highlighting the most dominant approaches within current body of knowledge. Consequently, a mixed method was used to acquire data from participants drawn from key authorities that are responsible for managing the affairs of IDPs within various locations in North-east of Nigeria. The theoretical lens for the study was primarily based on public service delivery, social protection, crisis management, sustainable development goals, and non-formal education. The study highlighted that the root causes of unsuccessful reintegration of IDPs are insecurity, poor leadership, poor sensitisation, inefficient monitoring and evaluation of programmes, corrupt practices, adherence to religious and cultural norms, shortage of qualified personnel, inadequate psychosocial support, and lack of sustainable structures. Although the findings generated by this study depicted some geographical peculiarities such as adherence to religious and cultural norms, they mostly align with those already reported in some of the earlier studies, which further validates its relevance in the development of a holistic global strategy for reintegrating IDPs
Reintegrating Internally Displaced Pupils into Mainstream Schools: A Case Study of North-Eastern Region of Nigeria
Jungudo, R. (Author). 31 Dec 2023
Student thesis: Phd