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Dispatches: North Nigeria
Changing Lives. One at a Time. Kano, Maiduguri, Chibok, Baga. #BokoHaram. Almajirai. #BringBackOurGirls. Orphans. Imagination. Hard Work. Hope.
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Orphans of Northern Nigeria — An Update
Orphans of Northern Nigeria — An Update
This continues the series about Northern Nigeria, inspired by the work of the Lovatt Foundation, which provides homes and education for…
@devt
Mar 17, 2017
Eid Celebrations in Maiduguri, BORNO
Eid Celebrations in Maiduguri, BORNO
North East Nigeria has been plagued with terrorist activity for the last six years, leaving an ocean of orphans tossed up on the shores of…
Fiona Lovatt
Jul 6, 2016
Jack Vince: Journalist & Citizen
Jack Vince: Journalist & Citizen
I often wonder what I’d do if refugees washed up in the bay below our place, in Wellington New Zealand. Or if Internally Displaced Persons…
@devt
Apr 24, 2016
Children of Borno #2: Our New Home For Widows & Children
Children of Borno #2: Our New Home For Widows & Children
by Fiona Lovatt
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Apr 17, 2016
New Life for Children Orphaned by Boko Haram
New Life for Children Orphaned by Boko Haram
Boko Haram targets girls and boys, women and men. Yes, they abduct and rape and sell women and girls. Yes they kill women and girls…
@devt
Apr 13, 2016
Survivors of Boko Haram
Survivors of Boko Haram
On 24 December, the BBC reported that Boko Haram was ‘technically defeated’. A friend posted the link on Facebook. I read it. And then read…
@devt
Jan 25, 2016
Boko Haram
Boko Haram
& Three Brave Women
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Jul 14, 2015
Northern Nigeria. Early 2015
Northern Nigeria. Early 2015
On my way home (along Baga Road in Maiduguri) from the popular Post Office Area three days ago, on Monday precisely, I saw a school bus…
@devt
Jan 22, 2015
Kano Life– with New Zealand poet Fiona Lovatt in Nigeria
Kano Life– with New Zealand poet Fiona Lovatt in Nigeria
I love quest movies. Why don’t we have more movies about women’s quests, beyond romance-quests? I love road movies, too. There aren’t…
@devt
Aug 22, 2014
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