Social Integration of internally displaced person into the community : The Role of Non governmental organization

Abstract Benjamin, Otabor & Joseph, Shodeinde. Social Integration of Internally Displaced Person into the Community in Nigeria: The Role of Non-Governmental Organization. Language: English. Helsinki Spring 2018. 52p. 2 appendices. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences Degree program in Social Service Focus on Community development, Bachelor of Social Service. The objectives of this study included an examination of the implications of insurgency on the lives of the Internally Displaced Persons. It also attempted to access the level of the facilities and communities’ integration provided by the Non-Governmental Organizations. It examined the challenges faced by the Non-Governmental Organizations in the provision of social integration of Internally Displaced Persons into communities and to proffer remedial actions for an effective Non-Governmental Organization that will socially integrate Internally Displaced Persons into communities. The study was explained using a blend of the liberal theory of civil society and the human need theory. The study was a qualitative research that was carried out in Borno State, which serves as the state with the highest number of insurgencies in Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed during this study. Natural and social factors have displaced many people in Nigeria over the years. Insurgencies and conflict had not only forced people out of their homes, but it has forced them out of the shores of their countries and make them live as Internally Displaced Persons and refugees respectively. The Government alone cannot address the issue of insurgency, terrorism or tribal conflict in Nigeria and this led to the involvement of Non-Governmental Organizations. With the immense contribution of the Non-Governmental Organizations to infrastructural development in Nigeria, especially in Borno State, it is estimated that over 80 percent of Borno State is a high-risk region for Non-Governmental Organizations, often constraining access to desperately vulnerable communities. The examination on the level of facilities and communities’ integration provided by NGO shows that the move to integrate IDPs into the community is at the plan level because the state is yet to be declared free from insurgencies and thus, the NGOs are waiting for a flag-off to begin reintegration into the community. An effective Non-Governmental Organization will need the cooperation of both the government and the people that are affected by the insurgences