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Education for Nomadic Families in Nigeria

Displaced by climate change, Fulani children are getting access to education no one in their communities has had before.


In 2016, when the terrorist organization Boko Haram seized control of Abadam, a local government area in Borno State, North East Nigeria, Aisha’s family fled, leaving behind their livestock, farmland, and more. 

The Fulani family sought refuge in Maiduguri, the state’s capital. They found shelter at the Shuwari II for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, joining thousands of others who had been uprooted by the conflict. 

Some of the pupils master the art of livestock care within their close-knit community. Although they now have access to formal education, they are remembering their roots. Photo by Abubakar Muktar Abba/HumAngle

Aisha didn’t access formal education back in Abadam. Had she stayed there, she would have likely continued to tend cattle and, sooner than later, become…

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