Présentation des 4 pays d'intervention du projet. REGIONAL OFFICE > Given the multi-country, multi-stakeholder and multi-dimensional scope of the project, the Consortium (Action contre la Faim, CARE and Groupe URD) has delegated the project management to the RESILAC regional office. Based in N'Djamena, the capital closest to Lake Chad, this technical office, supported by Action contre la Faim, is made up of technical experts from the three members of the consortium: In accordance with its terms of reference, this office is : Guarantees good governance (‘policy’) of the project between all the implementing organisations; Responsible for accountability, internal and external communication, and reporting to the project's donors; Responsible for regional coherence, the quality approach and overall project management; Responsible for the coherence and coordination of the regional aspect of the programme (sharing of experiences between countries, production of lessons learned, etc.); Responsible for implementing the regional operational aspect (support for the Lake Chad Basin Commission, advocacy, etc.); Responsible for defining and implementing a regional advocacy strategy and for the project's active contribution to knowledge sharing in the Lake Chad Basin region; Responsible for representing the project at sub-regional level. This regional office plays a crucial role in the overall coordination of the project and in facilitating collective learning. The regional office is headed by a RESILAC regional representative. Contact: +235 90 06 63 45 / 65 74 33 91 coordoreg@resilac-actioncontrelafaim.org Address: Quartier Klemat/Beguinage, Rue du Havre, Ndjamena Chad

Présentation des 4 pays d'intervention du projet. ORGANISATIONS BEHIND RESILAC > The project is being implemented by a consortium made up of Action against Hunger (lead partner), CARE and Groupe URD, in partnership with the CCFD-Terre Solidaire network as well as local and national organisations in each country. In total, 6 country offices of Action contre la Faim and CARE and 14 civil society organisations, all identified at the start of the project, are fully involved in the implementation and governance of the project in the three intervention countries. The Consortium has set the objective that at least 30% of the project's activities should be carried out by local/national organisations. Some of these organisations are also supported in strengthening their organisational and technical capacities. All the organisations, regardless of their status, are part of the RESILAC regional network and take part in the project's discussions and technical learning. THE REGIONAL CONSORTIUM Action Against Hunger is a French humanitarian association that has been fighting against hunger in the world since 1979. Its mission is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, particularly during and after emergency situations (conflicts, natural disasters). As an international NGO, Action Against Hunger provides its expertise in various fields such as health and nutrition, food security and livelihoods, access to water, sanitation and hygiene, climate and mental health. Action Against Hunger operates in 56 countries around the world. As part of the RESILAC project, Action Against Hunger is the lead organization for the project with donors. CARE France is a recognized public utility association. It is part of the global confederation, CARE International, which since 1945 has been fighting against poverty and social injustice in the world, with a focus on gender. CARE International provides emergency humanitarian and development aid in more than 100 countries, working on women's rights and equality, emergency humanitarian aid, climate, education, health, economic development, food security and water and sanitation. Because they are the first victims of inequalities, CARE places women and girls at the heart of its programs. As part of the RESILAC project, CARE is the lead for the transversal Gender component. Established in 1993, Groupe URD is an independent think-tank specializing in the analysis of practices and the development of policies for humanitarian action and the management of fragilities. Its multidisciplinary expertise, fueled by constant visits to crisis and post-crisis areas, allows it to understand how the sector functions as a whole. Committed to knowledge exchange and collective learning, it supports aid actors in the process of improving the quality of their interventions. As part of RESILAC, Groupe URD is the project's learning partner and knowledge manager. It is responsible for the monitoring-evaluation-accountability-research-learning component in order to inform decision-making, provide transparent accountability, and learn and improve practices. A SPECIAL PARTNER CCFD-Terre Solidaire is a French international solidarity NGO. Created in 1960, the association deals with the causes of crises, by supporting local partner associations in the countries. It does not replace them but rather work with these associations by contributing to the success of the partners' actions both through project/program financing and through its role in the facilitation of common systems, on methodological support, project monitoring and their capitalization. Within the framework of the RESILAC project, CCFD-Terre Solidaire is responsible for respecting the commitments of its partners (Cameroon and Chad) and provides methodological support to the other actors of the project in the adoption of a broader vision oriented towards change within the territories. These four historic organizations (Action against Hunger, CARE, Groupe URD and CCFD-Terre Solidaire) of RESILAC decided to come together in 2017 to carry out this project. To this end, they have adopted the following philosophy: “Preserving our specificities and feeding off these specificities to enrich ourselves collectively and act towards a common goal” LOCAL PARTNERS IN CAMEROON In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Cameroon and CARE Cameroon, four Cameroonian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: The Maroua-Mokolo Diocesan Development Committee is a player in the fight against poverty in its territory. Its main areas of action aim to improve food security, strengthen access to basic services and the integration and economic autonomy of young people and women, but also to promote social cohesion and living together. The CDD has been in partnership with CCFD-Terre Solidaire since the 1990s. As part of RESILAC, it has contributed to the success of social cohesion and living together actions since 2018. The Cameroonian Association for Interreligious Dialogue (ACADIR), created in 2006, is a platform for meetings and dialogue between religions that promotes peace and social progress. The regional branch of the Far North was formed in 2015 when the Boko Haram attacks began. ACADIR is a partner of the CDD and CCFD-Terre Solidaire, and has contributed to the success of RESILAC's actions since 2018. The Youth Association for the Development of the Rural World was created in 2001 by a group of young people to promote local development. AJED-MR pilots projects in public health, monitoring of democratic processes and promotion of women's autonomy. AJED-MR joined the RESILAC project in 2018 as both a beneficiary organization and a partner in the implementation of economic recovery actions. The Local Action for Participatory and Self-Managed Development Association (ALDEPA) was created in 2002 with the aim of contributing to the building of a just and equitable society with the responsible participation of populations. Its actions are focused on the civic participation of young people, the empowerment of women and girls, the professional reintegration of young people, the fight against gender-based violence and the promotion of peace. It implements projects in 3 regions of Cameroon. ALDEPA has been participating in the RESILAC project since 2018 as both a beneficiary organization and a partner in the implementation of economic recovery actions. IN NIGERIA In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Nigeria and CARE Nigeria, three Nigerian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: The Neem Foundation is a Nigerian crisis response organization committed to promoting the protection and well-being of populations and communities living in contexts affected by conflict, violence and fragility. It implements interventions in psychosocial support, social cohesion, education, etc. As part of RESILAC, the Neem Foundation has been actively contributing to the implementation of psychosocial support actions since 2019. Novel Alliance for Development Aid (NADA) joined RESILAC project in 2024 as a beneficiary and implementing partner organization of CARE Nigeria on economic recovery /social inclusion. It was established in 2017 to provide integrated humanitarian services to people and communities affected by the crisis in Nigeria, focusing on the North-East, North-Central and North- West of Nigeria. NADA's intervention experiences include the provision of humanitarian assistance in the areas of education, peace building and social cohesion, coordination, advocacy and good governance, inclusion of people with disabilities, water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, protection, food security and livelihoods for people and communities affected by the crisis. NADA's mission is to encourage change in the way the world treats vulnerable people and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives through innovation, effective support and collaboration. IN CHAD In addition to the country offices of Action Against Hunger Chad and CARE Chad, seven Chadian organizations are participating in the implementation and governance of the project: Association for Cooperation and Research for Development (ACORD Chad) is a Chadian development organization that specializes in supporting rural communities in the Sahel region of Chad. Established since 1987, its actions cover many themes, ranging from: food security, natural resource management, conflict resolution, citizenship and living together. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, ACORD Chad has been actively contributing to the implementation of RESILAC since 2018, particularly on natural resource management. On RESILAC 2, ACORD Chad is the lead organization of the CCFD-Terre Solidaire partner group (APAD, CSAPR, GRAVE, Kawtal). Action de Partenaires pour l'Appui au Développement (APAD) is a youth association. APAD has supported hundreds of youth associations in 18 cities in Chad, on strengthening local community life and collective dynamics. APAD is a partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire. On RESILAC, since 2018, it has contributed to social cohesion actions and support for the local association environment, particularly that of young people. Rehabilitation Empowerment and Better Health Initiative (REBHI) is a national non-profit organization, established on March 30, 2017 and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of Nigeria. REBHI is dedicated to supporting vulnerable communities through initiatives that promote self-reliance and empowerment, particularly among women, youth and other vulnerable groups. REBHI focuses on the provision of protection services, including gender-based violence interventions, as well as food security, livelihoods, peacebuilding, education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) programs, all aimed at fostering safer and more resilient communities. REBHI joined the RESILAC project in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner of CARE Nigeria for economic recovery and social inclusion actions. The Monitoring Committee of the Call for Peace and Reconciliation is an associative platform that has been leading civil society since 2002 in the collective process of social and political transformation at the national level. It has extensive experience in supporting dialogue in all its forms within Chadian society. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, CSAPR has been actively contributing to social dialogue on RESILAC since 2018. The Reflection and Animation Group for Living Together (GRAVE) carries out numerous initiatives to bring communities together and also acts on the production of value frameworks essential to living together in Chad (e.g. the production of a common definition of secularism between Christians and Muslims). A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, GRAVE has been focusing on intercultural and interreligious issues within the framework of RESILAC since 2018. Kawtal (which means "Union" in Peulh) is a sub-regional platform of pastoral organizations whose mission is to defend the interests and rights of nomadic communities and to strengthen their civic participation. At the heart of the nomadic world, Kawtal seeks to initiate an ongoing dialogue on issues related to social justice, development and living together. A partner of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Kawtal has been carrying out activities, within the framework of RESILAC since 2018, with sedentary and nomadic herders. Action for Rural Development In partnership with the CARE Chad office, ACDER is joining the RESILAC project in its second phase in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner for actions related to of gender integration and community mobilization. CHORA joins the RESILAC project in its second phase in 2024 as a beneficiary organization and implementing partner for actions related to food security, rural development and advocacy.

Témoignages écrits et vidéo de nos bénéficiaires et des membres de l'équipe RESILAC. Fanta, champion of sewing EDUCATION-FORMATION-INTEGRATION PROCESS SET UP BY THE RESILAC PROGRAM: COMMUNE OF MINDIF, VILLAGE OF LAMORDE My name is FANTA ADAMOU RHODE, beneficiary of the RESILAC project in the commune of Mindif, Cameroon. I am a young woman aged 31, divorced and mother of 2 children including a girl and a boy aged 5 and 7 respectively. I have been taking care of my 2 children alone for the past 5 years. In order to provide for my children, I started to make a living by practicing small business and raising small ruminants. I sold roasted peanuts, fresh maize, cassava, whatever I found lucrative in the market. I also tried to pass exams, without success (the army with my Primary School Certificate CEP) . For a while, I then sold cosmetic and medical products for a company. All this with one goal: to take care of my children, send them to school, clothe and feed them. It was not easy at all, especially for a woman, who was also without a permanent job. We worked 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday, from November 2019 to April 2020, and earned about 3 000 FCFA each per day or 18 000 FCFA per week. According to the approach of the project, we have to build up savings at the end of this work in order to be able to invest in micro-projects of our choice. Thus, at the end of each working week, 9,000 FCFA per person were returned to us and 9,000 FCFA retained in a savings account that the project opened for us in a microfinance institution. This does not mean that I gave up my first breeding activity! I continue to practice it, but with a little capital: indeed, I have 6 small ruminants at home. But with sewing, I will have the possibility to have money every week. And, on top of that, I can practice it at home and take care of my children on a daily basis: this is an invaluable advantage for me! Thinking back, I was so afraid that the project team would refuse my application for this sewing training... But on the contrary, the team members encouraged me to multiply my activities and to seize every opportunity for my development and financial autonomy. "As soon as I heard about recruiting young people to work on a labor-intensive site (HIMO) for a fee, I jumped at the opportunity without hesitation. I registered and was selected to work on the Domayo forebay construction site, alongside the 24 women and 29 men from my locality. » "I've always been interested in sewing. So I contacted the RESILAC field team to request this training with the other beneficiaries. After an exchange with them, and considering my commitment to be trained, they accepted my request and accompanied me in the purchase of a sewing machine. Now I am trained in this activity which I find exciting. » "After 2 weeks of training, I was able to make my daughter's class outfit, which was a great source of pride for me. I am very happy with myself and thank the people involved in this project. »

Evariste: recovery actor in Mora commune, Far North Cameroun PILLAR 2 : FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS In Cameroon, the "Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery of Lake Chad" (RESILAC) project covers, since 2018, four communes in the Far North region: Mindif, Dargala, Mora and Koza. Within the framework of the project, the local economy and the economic integration of young people are supported through high labour- intensive work (HLI) for the creation and rehabilitation of community assets, the development of village savings and credit associations, the establishment of links with economic partners, as well as training (functional literacy, training adapted to the choices of the people supported and to the local market, reinforcement of the management of the VSLAs and microprojects). Evariste In Cameroon, more than 1,000 young people took part in labour-based work[1] , including 132 young people from the commune of Mora who were mobilised for four months to build a dam. In exchange for their work, the participants each earned 40,000xaf (61€[2 ] ) per month, part of which was saved and returned at the end of the project to set up their micro-project. Evariste is one of the 132 young people who participated in the construction of the Mora dam; he shares his experience with us and how RESILAC has improved his living conditions and those of the community. "Before RESILAC came to our village, I was in debt. I had enormous difficulties in meeting my family's expenses. Farming and livestock raising are our main activities, but each season I only harvested 2 to 3 bags of millet, our basic foodstuff. I also juggled with my poultry farm (four hens and a rooster). But this was not enough. In addition, my wife gave birth in difficult conditions that made it impossible for her to work as before. I had completely lost hope when in October 2020 the RESILAC programme was announced in our village. I was informed by a member of our community that the programme offered people in difficult circumstances to participate in community service. I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the beneficiaries. s[2 ] At the end of the project, thanks to the money saved, our group chose to develop a micro-project for the production and storage of maize and millet. We contributed 262,500xaf (403€[2] ), or 37,500xaf (58€[2 ] ) each, and we were able to buy and store 10 bags of maize and 12 bags of millet, which we will sell when prices rise. Some of the millet will be shared among the members for their personal use, to help them through the lean season. Also, our ambition is to rent a one-hectare plot of land and to buy the agricultural inputs (seeds and fertilisers) to produce the cereals ourselves. The water dam that we built as part of the labour-based works has helped to solve the problem of access to water in our community. Before, to get water for our animals, we had to travel a distance of 9 km, which was very difficult and time-consuming. Moreover, this led our people to give up raising cattle. With this dam, we intend to relaunch our livestock farming activities. We have even seen the return of a species of bird that had left the village because of the scarcity of rain. [1] The Chantiers à Haute Intensité de Main d'Travail (HIMO) developed in Niger, Nigeria and Chad are Travaux d'Intérêt Communautaires (TICOM) in Cameroon. The term HIMO is used here to facilitate the understanding of the testimony [2 ] app roximately Since its creation, the dam, which is now 5 metres deep following the 2022 rainy season, has benefited communities who have developed cattle and sheep breeding, agriculture and fish farming. I was earning 10,000xaf (15€[2 ] ) per week and the project had made us aware of the importance of saving. I accepted that 50% of my income should be saved in a bank account. The project also made us aware of the contribution system according to the Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) approach and of how to set up micro-projects. I was paid half of my income at the end of each week, and little by little my life changed. I was able to buy millet and other products for my household needs without getting into debt, and I was also saving in VSLAs. Tapareo Bief, November 2022 Chantier TICOM, construction mare de Mémé , Cameroun RESILAC Menstrual hygiene training participants RESILAC Making briquettes from carcoal Manufacture of coal briquettes

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Témoignages écrits et vidéo de nos bénéficiaires et des membres de l'équipe RESILAC. Imani*, shopkeeper and active member of a village association AGRICULTURAL TRAINING PROCESS IMPLEMENTED BY THE RESILAC PROGRAM: ADEBOUR VILLAGE, MAINE SOROA COMMUNE, DIFFA, NIGER In October 2020, the ACF SMPS-GP team receives Imani as part of the management of psychotrauma in the locality of Mazi. Aged 33, Imani is a married woman with 6 children. She lives with her family in Mazi village. Before the arrival of this difficult situation which is the insecurity caused by the organized armed groups (GAO), she lived easily with her family, because they were well off in material goods. Her spouse was going to Nigeria in search of laborer activities. She, in her turn, was busy with rural activities and animal husbandry, accompanied and supported by her children. At that time, the harvests were abundant because the planting was also important: everything was wonderful, she says. Today, it's just the opposite because life has become more and more difficult. “Before, plots of arable land were cheaper and it was easy to find a field to rent. With a sum of 3000 FCFA, you could have 1 quarter of a hectare to cultivate and reassuring productivity. In 2009, I had to cultivate 1 quarter and I harvested eight bags of red millet. But currently, finding a field becomes problematic, because the demography has increased given the number of displaced people and moreover, the harvest is not at all satisfactory. Our lands are fully exploited. With 1 cultivated quarter, you only obtain a bag and a half of millet for example; it's not galvanizing at all. » In addition, her husband no longer has access to his work areas due to insecurity. Faced with this situation of economic precariousness, the harmony once present within the couple has disappeared; conflicts reign all the time. Imani also points out that the fact that they go to sleep in the mountains every night to get to safety exposes her and her whole family to various diseases, such as malaria and coughs because they sleep in the open air._cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Imani therefore feels enormous discouragement, no longer has the taste for anything and does not feel the psychic strength to undertake initiatives to try to get out of the precarious economic situation in which she finds herself. She can no longer send her children to school as before, and even medical care is difficult to resolve, hence her anxiety. The SMPS-GP team offers Imani a group follow-up to help him regain confidence in his potential and his ability to implement viable projects. Work around his self-esteem was therefore implemented throughout the follow-up sessions. Also she was able to make the link between her past, her present and her future, which allowed her to manage to develop again as before, ideas of Income Generating Activity (IGA) that she could carry out. Today, thanks to the AGR that she has set up, which consists of making "bayam-sellam", that is to say "buying goods wholesale and reselling them in detail" such as: corn, peanuts, cowpea, millet, poultry every day from the roadside market, she already plans to pay her children's school fees. Her husband encourages her and is already following the good example, she says, by looking for an IGA that he too can set up. Currently a member of the Association Villageoise d'Epargne et de Crédit (AVEC) set up within her monitoring group, she produces savings, which she wishes to invest very soon to diversify her income: “I can make a profit of 5 to 6 thousand francs when the market is good”. His marital relationship has improved, and the arguments are much less regular. She admits to having resented her husband when their finances deteriorated, but thanks to the support, she understood that nothing was her husband's fault, and that instead of waiting for it to be necessarily him the provider of funds, that she too could be a strong link in dealing with her family's difficulties. Words of thanks continue to be addressed to the SMPS team and the RESILAC project in these terms: “Thanks to your support, I got back on the right path. Now, with the little that I bring back, my family has become united again, we eat our fill and I manage to save a little. The balance I had lost returned to normal. It is now that I understand this adage which often says: "Man is nothing without his fellow man, you taught me how to catch fish, even in your absence, I will know what to use it for, to meet my needs. Thanks to the SMPS team”. If ever, everything goes ahead, she plans to open a small restaurant at the crossroads of Mazi in a few months. *Name has been changed.

Témoignages écrits et vidéo de nos bénéficiaires et des membres de l'équipe RESILAC. Youssouf, a young engineer trained in mental health TRAINING PROCESS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FOLLOW-UP (SMPS) SET UP BY THE RESILAC PROGRAM: BAGA SOLA COMMUNE, CHAD Youssouf ABAKAR AGIDI is 24 years old and holds a degree in Civil Engineering. He created a national NGO in Chad for social and health development, and he is also the coordinator of the youth of Baga Sola. He followed the SMPS training offered by RESILAC. Here is his testimony in video.

Les dernières publications du projet. VIDEOS Innovative agriculture to fight global warming In the Lake Province of Chad A region suffering from lack of crop irrigation The security crisis that has been raging in the Lake Chad region for the past 10 years has profoundly altered the distribution of the population and precipitated changes that were already underway in the Sahelian zone [1] . Thus, population movements from the island zone of the lake, which is prey to attacks by Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs), to less humid and less fertile areas, have resulted in a high level of exploitation of natural resources by the host and displaced populations in search of means of subsistence. This also leads to unexpected developments, such as the climatic modification of wetlands, where anthropogenic pressure [2] has dropped considerably. These areas are also being taken over by armed groups: they are taxing access to natural resources. Victims of these disasters, the populations are the first to be affected and access to water remains a major concern, both for agroforestry production and for human consumption. In fact, in the area, waterborne diseases are among the leading causes of mortality in children under 5 years of age. Problems of access to water also lead to high food insecurity, due to low agricultural production (high dependence on rainfall) and low household incomes in the area, which are essentially derived from the sale of agricultural surpluses. Despite this, the RESILAC project has conducted several studies, tests and trainings on the potential for introducing innovative agricultural practices adapted to climate change in Chad, in the Nguélea 1 and 2, Bol and Ngarangou cantons of the Lac Province [3] . In this region, which is mainly inhabited by agricultural and agro-pastoral households, agricultural production activities are faced with constraints such as : Poor access to good quality agricultural inputs; Poor access to agricultural innovations; Lack of technical support to better control the effects of pests, weeds and diseases on production; The absence of regulations governing the roaming of animals in agricultural production areas; The continuous silting up of polders[4], due to excessive wind and the lack of biological protection of the polders. In order to better respond to the needs of the populations benefiting from the activities to improve their production, a study on innovative endogenous[5] and exogenous practices was conducted by RESILAC. The results of the study have allowed us to better understand the existing practices, as well as their limitations, and to propose appropriate solutions. It is in this sense that experimental sites, to test and disseminate innovations, as well as Farmer Field Schools[6], to reinforce knowledge and cultural practices, have been implemented.

Ismaïla*, the mason of Mainé Soroa ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND POPULATION RESILIENCE Socio-economic integration program through High Intensity Labor Force (HIMO) workcamps and professional training, Mainé Soroa commune, Diffa region, Niger. Ismaïla Ismaïla is 35 years old. A beneficiary of the socio-economic integration activities of the RESILAC project, he tells us He tells us about his involvement in the project: " My name is Ismaïla, I am 35 years old and I am a beneficiary of the RESILAC project in a village in the commune of Mainé Soroa, in the Diffa region of Niger. Since 2016, I was working in Mainé Soroa as an apprentice mason for a boss who owned a company that built classrooms and buildings. I liked this activity but it did not allow me to earn a decent living. I also had to work at odd jobs when I could to earn a little extra money. However, even with this additional income, I could not provide for my family. So when the RESILAC project came to my village, I tried my luck and was selected among the 100 young people of my village to participate in the High Intensity Labor Work (HIMO). For four months, we worked on the dune fixing site to protect our basin from silting up for a salary of 50,000 FCFA per month. With this money, I was able to cover my daily expenses before buying the first tools for my masonry activity. After the four months of the HIMO project, RESILAC offered us professional training adapted to our needs and those of the market. Sixty young people were selected to participate in various training courses, each in the field of their choice, for six months. I was trained in masonry. We had all learned the trade on the job, so these six months allowed us to improve and learn professional techniques to be more productive and provide quality work. At the end of the training, the project provided each participant with an installation kit to start their business. My kit [containing all the elements a mason needs] allowed me to expand my small toolbox and start doing small jobs in my village. That's when I became more and more known in the area. Two months after I started my activity as a freelance mason, many surrounding villages started to call on me for daily services or larger contracts. I am proud to be recognized as a professional in my field! The project has even called upon my services to secure solar submersible pumps for community market gardening sites. Today, I employ four apprentices who earn their living thanks to me, I am economically independent and even manage to help my relatives in times of need!" *The first name have been changed

Aisha: Reusable sanitary napkins for menstrual hygiene for the women of Jéré INTERPILLAR: SOCIAL COHESION, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Aisha lives in Maiduguri, Borno State, in the North-East of Nigeria. This area located on the border with Cameroon, Chad and Niger is subject to recurrent exactions by non-state armed groups (GANEs). Aisha RESILAC Since 2018, the RESILAC project has been working with the populations of the area by providing livelihood and psychosocial support to the populations, institutional support as well as implementing social cohesion activities aimed at easing tensions particularly between host and displaced populations and reweaving community social capital deeply eroded by the impact of the security crisis. According to Aisha, recurring conflicts in communities are mainly "disunity, discrimination of displaced persons, inter-religious conflicts and marginalization of children and women. RESILAC's social cohesion activities in Nigeria are aimed at easing tensions between communities and between men and women. In the face of the multidimensional crisis in the Lake Chad Basin, which is eroding social cohesion and increasing women's vulnerability, it is essential to support the socio-economic development of the populations in order to strengthen their financial autonomy. Through joint social cohesion and socio-economic integration activities, the project helps women regain their self-confidence and become actors of their own development. I have participated in several activities of the project concerning social cohesion, such as traditional wrestling matches, traditional games, "conflict cafes" where we cook and share a meal together, but also a training on waste recycling and also one on menstrual hygiene. Menstrual hygiene is a taboo subject in many societies, which penalizes women and makes them even more vulnerable in conflict zones. As a real and opaque issue within societies, menstruation represents an obstacle to the development of girls and women[1] . Within the framework of the project, 140 women from the 7 communities of the local government of Jéré received training on menstrual hygiene. During this women-only training, participants learned how to make practical, reusable pads using local materials. "During the training, I learned how to take care of myself during my menstrual period and I also learned how to make sanitary pads with local materials such as fabric scraps. We use these pads for ourselves and also distribute them to women and girls in the community. This is very useful because industrial pads are expensive and we don't have the financial means to buy them, which leads us to have poor menstrual hygiene and prevents us from continuing our activities during this period because we have to stay at home. In sub-Saharan Africa, the lack of access to adequate protection and the lack of knowledge about menstruation leads 1 in 10 girls to miss school during their menstrual cycle [2] . «There should be more awareness among women and girls about menstrual hygiene and the use of locally made reusable pads ». In order to clean up the environment and strengthen the economic independence of the population, especially women, Aisha and other beneficiaries have at the same time participated in training on the transformation of plastic waste. What does 8 March mean to you? " It is not just a day to dress up, go out and party. It is a day for women to get involved, to think, to make decisions in the community to make a positive difference." *The name of the village has been changed « Menstruation is a barrier to our development. We don't talk about it enough in our communities. Because we don't have access to sanitary protection, almost all our girls miss school during their periods ». RESILAC « In parallel, we also did a mixed training this time to learn how to reuse plastic waste. We learned how to make briquettes from charcoal from wood residues, bags from leftover polythene plastic bags, bio gas, bio fertilizer, tiles from plastic waste. It was useful for us because in addition to reducing the amount of plastic waste outside, the sale of the products made allowed us to increase our income. » Menstrual hygiene training participants Making briquettes from carcoal « I will apply the techniques I learned during the training to make other products. I would like to make this my main source of income ». *The images have been blurred to guarantee the anonymity of the beneficiaries [1] https://www.afd.fr/fr/actualites/margaux-chinal-afd-les-regles-ne-devraient-plus-etre-un-tabou [2] https://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/a-la-une/quand-les-regles-accentuent-les-inegalites/ Manufacture of coal briquettes

Research Learning tools> Evaluation Lessons learned Feedback days capitalization report This report presents the lessons learned from the "Feedback Days" method introduced in the project - a method o f taking into account the beneficiaries' feedback, complementary to the complaints mechanism Publication : 2021 Implementation of social cohesion activities Capitalization report on the implementation of social cohesion activities during RESILAC project. Publication : 2022 Implementation of ec onomic recovery activities Capitalization report on the implementation of economic recovery activities during RESILAC project. Publication: 2022 Implementation of psychosocial support activities Capitalization report on the implementation of psychosocial support activities during RESILAC project. Publication: 2022 Implementation of actions related to the Localization of aid Capitalisation report on the implementation of localisation activitie s of the RESILAC project (support to civil society organizations, local state partners, community approaches). Publication: 2022