Wadata Relief Care Initiative - WRCI

21/08/2026

Wadata Relief Care Initiative is now on X (Twitter)
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Thank you for your consistent contribution, the like, follow, share and comments across all our social media platforms. we see you and we appreciate you.🤍💙

19/08/2026

On World Humanitarian Day, we honour the courage of every hand that reaches out in crisis.

Across Bakori and communities throughout Katsina State, humanitarian and peacebuilding work doesn't pause, it shows up.
It shows up in reintegration support for women and youth affected by violent extremism, in counselling sessions that rebuild trust, in the quiet persistence of case workers and community volunteers who choose service over indifference

To every humanitarian worker, near and far: thank you for choosing humanity, again and again.
To the humanitarians who run toward crisis when others run away,
Happy from all of us at Wadata Relief Care Initiative

19/08/2026

Today on World humanitarian day, we pause to honour the people who run toward crisis when everyone else runs away.🤍💙💪

Humanitarian workers show up where it's hardest — in conflict zones, disaster sites, and forgotten corners of the world. Carrying food, medicine, shelter, and hope to those who have lost almost everything.
Their work is rarely easy and often unseen, yet it holds communities together when everything else is falling apart.

This year's global theme, , is a call to protect the protectors. A reminder that humanitarian workers must never be targets. They deserve safety, dignity, and recognition for the risks they take in service of others.
To every humanitarian worker, everywhere: thank you for your courage, your compassion, and your unwavering commitment to humanity.

17/08/2026

From project to community-owned progress.
Peace doesn't end when the project does.

As STRIVE II winds down in Bakori, the work doesn't stop. The Community Peace and Reintegration Committee (CPRC) is making sure of that. At the meeting held on 15th August, CPRC members mapped out a clear sustainability plan to keep the momentum going long after WRCI exits the community.

The plan leans on strong local partnerships: working closely with Bakori Local Government (especially the Social Welfare Department), engaging influential traditional leaders across Bakori A and B, and bringing more community voices — women's and youth groups, civil society, religious and security stakeholders into the fold.

The STRIVE II project is funded by the European Union in Nigeria in partnership with Hedayah, and implemented in Bakori community by Wadata Relief Care Initiative - WRCI Wadata Relief Care Initiative (WRCI).
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12/08/2026

12/08/2026

"We cherish our village, but the bandit attacks stole our peace and forced us to relocate."

In this powerful testimony, a beneficiary from Bakori shares her journey. From displacement and discrimination to healing and hope through WRCI's MHPSS support.

Psychosocial support is often the missing first step before livelihood interventions can succeed — healing and confidence-building must come before someone can meaningfully engage with skills training.

This is one of the amazing impact that the STRIVE II program is doing in Bakori Community. Helping individuals who have been affected by violent Extremism rebuild their lives again.
This is project is funded by the European Union in Nigeria in partnership with Hedayah and Implemented in Bakori LGA, Katsina state through Wadata Relief Care Initiative.

06/08/2026

Few days ago, WRCI Livelihood Officer stepped into the workshops and classrooms of STRIVE II beneficiaries in Bakori Katsina state. From computer training to tailoring, grinding, oil processing, and baking and so much more to see firsthand how skills learned are becoming livelihoods lived.

Across Bakori LGA, the story is the same: women and youth once at risk of exclusion are now building trades that put food on the table, income in their pockets, and purpose in their days.
Beneficiaries across all livelihood tracks are gaining practical, income-generating skills that reduce economic vulnerability and support long-term reintegration — core goals of the STRIVE II project.

One Visible change we've seen is the growing confidence and independence. Beneficiaries who started as trainees are now operating machines, managing small enterprises, and mentoring their peers.

STRIVE II remains committed to walking with these communities, one trade and one story at a time.

This project is Implemented in Bakori LGA Katsina state and made possible through the generous support of the European Union in Nigeria and delivered by WRCI in partnership with Hedayah
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04/08/2026

Mental health stigma keeps too many families silent — the third MHPSS Community Awareness Sensitization in Bakori is helping change that.

Under the STRIVE II project, WRCI's M&E Officer, Project Manager, and MHPSS Officer engaged community members on the importance of mental health, breaking down the myths and silence that often stop people from seeking help. The session encouraged families and individuals to recognize when support is needed , and to seek it without fear or shame.

Community members left with a clearer understanding of mental health as a shared, addressable concern rather than a source of shame . A shift that opens the door for more people to access support without fear of judgment.

Lesson learned after the first, second and now third awareness sessions is that sustained, face-to-face dialogue remains one of the most effective tools for shifting deep-rooted stigma; one-off sessions raise awareness, but consistent community engagement is what changes behavior over time.

Reducing stigma starts with conversation. Sessions like this bring mental health out of the shadows and into community dialogue, one household at a time.

This STRIVE II project is funded by theEuropean Union in Nigeria in partnership withHedayah and implemented byWadata Relief Care Initiative - WRCI

03/08/2026

📸 Photo Highlights: The Final Episode of Voices for Peace (Muryoyin Zaman Lafiya)

Yesterday, we wrapped up our radio series on a powerful note; a candid conversation on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Victims of Violence, live on 92.1 Vision FM, Katsina.

It's hard to put into words what this series has meant. Over the weeks, Voices for Peace has opened up honest conversations on community resilience, reintegration, and healing. Conversations that matter deeply for Bakori and communities across Northwest Nigeria.
None of it would have been possible without so many hands coming together.

To our listeners, thank you for tuning in, calling in, and carrying these conversations into your homes and communities. You are the reason this program mattered.
To our guests, including Victoria Daniel, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, who joined us for this final episode. Thank you for your time, expertise, and honesty.

To our host, Abubakar Babangida, Project Manager at WRCI, and the entire 92.1 Vision FM team, thank you for your professionalism and partnership throughout this journey.
And to everyone behind the scenes who made this series a success, your work does not go unnoticed.

Finally, to our partners and funders Hedayah and the European Union in Nigeria thank you for making this platform possible, and for standing with WRCI in the mission to counter violent extremism and build lasting peace in Northwest Nigeria.

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