Building Peace,

Restoring Dignity.

For over 50 years, JDPI Maiduguri has responded to some of Nigeria’s most complex humanitarian crises delivering integrated programmes across Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states.

PROGRAMME REACH

150,000+

People Reached

3

States Covered

200+

Communities Supported

20+

Years of Service

Core Programmes

Five Areas of Transformative Impact

Our programmes are integrated and mutually reinforcing addressing the root causes of vulnerability alongside its immediate effects.

Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion

We facilitate dialogue, mediation, and conflict transformation in communities torn apart by the Lake Chad Basin insurgency. Our trained peace ambassadors drawn from youth, women, and faith leaders lead community-owned reconciliation processes.

Economic Prosperity and Job Creation

We support displaced families and host communities with micro-grants, vocational training, agricultural inputs, and market linkages — building pathways out of aid dependency and towards sustainable economic resilience.

Mental Health & Psychosocial Support

Conflict and displacement leave invisible wounds. Our MHPSS teams provide group therapy, individual counselling, and safe spaces for survivors — particularly women, girls, and children — to heal, rebuild confidence, and reconnect with community.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

We install solar-powered boreholes, rehabilitate latrines, and deliver hygiene promotion campaigns to communities where safe water is a distant memory. Clean water is not a luxury — it is a right.

Governance & Advocacy

We strengthen civic participation and government accountability by building the capacity of civil society, supporting community-led monitoring, and advocating for the rights of marginalised populations at local, state, and national levels.

How we work

Our Approach

Everything we do is grounded in community ownership, rights-based principles, and Catholic Social Teaching — ensuring our programmes create lasting, dignified change.

Join us in building peace and restoring Dignity.

Our work is made possible through trusted partnerships.