ROLE AND CHALLENGES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs) IN INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPs) CAMP OF BORNO STATE, NORTHEAST NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL

Abstract

This article appraises the role and challenges Non-governmental Organization (NGO’s) encountered in providing assistance to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. Data was collected from secondary sources which include relevant journals, textbooks, newspapers, official documents among others, which were analyzed using the content analysis techniques. The paper fund that NGOs working in the IDP camps in Borno State have been able to provide complement role to the government at all levels in Nigeria. These roles include providing fund, health care and schools to the IDP in the State. However, these NGOs are often faced with a number of challenges which include continuous insecurity, mistrust, diversion of relief materials, and lack of collaboration among NGOs in the forefront of the struggle for better life for the IDPs. It’s therefore recommended that there should be an involvement of all stakeholders in the provision of humanitarian assist to the internally displaced persons in Borno State, and the NGO’s and IDP needs to be protected against all forms of insecurity in the State.