General Information
Hong is one of 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State having 12 wards, 6 districts and a total of 28 villages. Kilba, Babur, and Fulfulde are the three major languages in the Hong Local Government Area with Mondays being their major market days. Hong LGA is one of the LGAs in Adamawa State attacked by Boko haram which led a lot of people to flee their homes and communities in search of safety. The crises left Hong and its people suffering from many setbacks and as such, became one of the LGAs where CPSP was conducted to improve their level of security through setting up early warning early response mechanisms.
FINDINGS
According to our findings, a total of 24 meetings were held, 30 issues were identified, 44 advocacies were conducted, and the CPSP platform solved 14 issues over 1 years 6 months. The project would have impacted more and solved many community problems. But, the project suffered some financial challenges during its first implementation. More than 10,000 people benefited both directly and indirectly from the project.
activites
Repairs of 12 Dilapidated Boreholes in 6 Ward of Hong LGA
An issue about dilapidated boreholes was one of the issues successfully addressed by the CPSP planform Hong LGA. After the issue was broad up by a member of the platform, a committee was formed to investigate into the matter.
A total of 17 boreholes were identified by the community members, 12 boreholes have mechanic failure and 5 are totally damaged. The committee was able to organize and sensitize the people living in those communities to take responsibility in stead of waiting on the government to come to their aid. After some time, the committee went back and find out that all the 12 boreholes with mechanical failure were fixed by the communities.
Dumping of refuse in constructed drainages in Hong ward
The issue of improper waste disposal majorly along drainages and boreholes where people fetch drinking water was also part of the problems addressed successfully by the CPSP plat
form. Sensitization was carried out by a Committee from the CPSP platform, to educate residents on the dangers of improper waste disposal After sensitization was conducted, the community members (majorly Youths) came out in large numbers clean up the drainages and warned the community to stop dumping refuse
Drugs Abuse among youth and elders of Hong LGA
Prohibited drugs were being sold openly in markets and motor parks in Hong LGA, as reported by a CPSP member. In response, a committee visited key community and government leaders—including CAN, the Muslim Council, NOA, the Police, and NDLEA—to advocate for drug awareness and enforcement. Following these efforts, drug education was carried out in churches and mosques, and some sellers were arrested. As a result, open drug sales in public spaces reduced significantly, though some sellers have now moved to hidden areas like the bush. Overall, open drug activity has been greatly minimized.
Herders-Pastoralists (Farmers) Clash (Hong LGA)
Harder/farmer clash is one of the problems Identified by the CPSP platform which was a bigger threat to the peace of the people of Hong LGA and even it neighboring LGAs. Committee were put in place to visit the key elders of both the farmers and herders to identify the course of the conflict and come up with a possible solution. The committee were not able to meet with the leaders of herders because they were conducting election but they were happy that British Council is under taking a project on the Farmer/Herders conflict in the areas they identified
Reckless Driving and Theft of Motorcycles (Hong)
A joint sensitization and awareness campaign was done by committee of the CPSP towards mitigation accidents due to reckless driving by the motor bikes, before the intervention of the CPSP we recorded 5-6 accidents daily “FRSC” but have now see reduction in number of accidents due to the intervention of CPSP. We have gathered more than 500 members of ACCOMORAN and sensitized them on dangers of reckless driving and create more awareness on road sign by the FRSC. 75% of our members now have adapted to the teachings and we record significant low accidents on daily basis compared to before
OBSERVATIONS
- It was observed that involving key players in a situation is key for CPSP to bring about a lasting solution.
- There is a high expectation of the community people/leaders to receive money from NGOs for anyactivities.
- So many successes were recorded but time was not enough to cover all and interview beneficiaries
in all the communities.
Restoration of Harmony
- “The coming of CPSP has re-unity us in respecting of our religious, cultures, norms & traditions “Can Chairman Mubi South
- “Understanding & knowledge on how to tackle communal crisis or conflict has really impacted us”
By Bello Solomon
recommendations
- There should be more mass and social media engagement for awareness creation
- Periodic sanitation and awareness should be mandated to foster improved health.
- Conflict resolution interventions should focus on conflict issues that have a significant adverse effect on social cohesion
- To ensure the continuity and sustainability of projects in the target areas, local authorities should be involved in conflict resolution processes. Tailored capacity building and institutional support should be provided to ensure their effective engagement and to keep peace in communities
- Given the positive impacts of the project, it is recommended that future projects and programmed of a similar nature be given top priority