After a deadly raid, a displaced Nigerian mother finds a lifeline in sewing
Summary
Safiya Musa, a Nigerian mother, lost her husband and two children in a violent raid by armed bandits in Katsina State. After fleeing with her remaining children, she found a new way to support her family through a United Nations program that taught her sewing and provided her with materials to start a small business making handbags.Key Facts
- In 2023, armed bandits attacked Kankara, Katsina State, killing about 20 people, including Safiya’s husband and two youngest children.
- Safiya fled first to Batsari, then later to Jibia to escape further bandit attacks.
- She now lives in a camp for displaced people in Jibia with her three surviving children.
- Northwest Nigeria has faced over a decade of violent raids and kidnappings by armed bandits.
- The violence has forced thousands of families to leave their homes and disrupted farming and trade.
- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) runs a Climate Security Project providing vocational training to women affected by conflict in the region.
- Safiya was trained in handbag-making, received sewing machines and materials, and turned this skill into an income source.
- The project trained 20 women in March 2024 to help them start small businesses to become self-reliant.
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