Mobile phone use for social inclusion: the case of internally displaced people in Nigeria

Dasuki, Salihu Ibrahim; Effah, John

doi:10.1080/02681102.2021.1976714

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“…They recommend focusing on counselling to enable IDPs to communicate their socio-economic needs. Moreover, Dasuki and Effah (2021) found that while IDPs make personal efforts to participate in society, stringent government policies for acquiring civil documents continue to frustrate such efforts toward social inclusion. Jonah et al (2022) examined how Nigerian media excluded IDPs from media coverage on the impact of COVID-19.…”

Section: Internal Displacement and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Social Inclusion and Justice for the Internally Displaced by the Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict in Benue State, Nigeria

Iorbo,

Sahni,

Bhatnagar

et al. 2024

Journal on Migration and Human Security

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Executive Summary Herdsmen-farmers conflict has displaced 1.5 million residents of Benue State, Nigeria, according to government officials. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) have lost livelihoods, farms, personal property and community infrastructure. The paper highlights the social challenges they have experienced and the response by government and international humanitarian agencies (IHAs) to their situations. Based on interviews with 12 IDPs belonging to the displaced population from Guma Local Government Area of Benue State and interviews with seven humanitarian workers, the paper finds that the IDPs: • Have lost family members, neighbors, farms, churches, health centers, and means of mobility. • Cannot safely return home or access their ancestral lands. • Cannot support themselves. • Cannot attend public school or progress to a university. • Lack access to quality health care. • Live with multiple families in insecure shelters. • Cannot reliably obtain birth registration and replace other destroyed documents. • Can register their names, family relations, and former villages, but not their losses, which might lead to compensation and help them to rebuild their lives. The paper makes the following recommendations. • Registration, Effective Remedies and Access to Justice: The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs (FMHA) and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) should document personal and community socio-economic losses to ascertain the extent of damage to IDPs in order to facilitate effective remedies. The Ministries of Justice, the National Human Rights Commission, and UNHCR should support the IDPs by providing them with information and procedures that allow them to secure full compensation for their losses, and with safe, permanent solutions to their situations, including full integration into their host communities, safe and voluntary return home, or resettlement in a third community. • Engage IDPs as Stakeholders: The Benue State Government should ensure that BSEMA communicates to IDPs the possibilities for voluntary and dignified safe return. If return is not immediately foreseeable, BSEMA should offer IDPs the means to relocate and resettle elsewhere. • Provision of Sustainable Social Amenities: BSEMA, the FMHA, and international humanitarian agencies (IHAs) should provide sustainable healthcare, shelter, education in IDP camps, financial assistance and the means to access services outside of IDP camps. • Peace through Establishment of Ranches: Benue State Government’s Peace Commission should resolve the herdsmen-farmer conflict and restore peace by promoting peaceful co-existence between the conflicting parties. Herdsmen should be educated on the procedures for legal land acquisition for ranching, and farmers should be able to seek legal redress when their farms are damaged by grazing cattle. BSEMA and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs should also facilitate voluntary, safe and dignified return of IDPs or their resettlement in another community. • Safeguard IDP Camps: BSEMA and the Nigeria security agencies should safeguard official and unofficial IDP camps. • Inclusive Policy Implementation: The FMHA in collaboration with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) should develop humanitarian response plans that are beneficial to all IDPs in Nigeria irrespective of the cause of their displacement.

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Section: Internal Displacement and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Social Inclusion and Justice for the Internally Displaced by the Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict in Benue State, Nigeria

Iorbo,

Sahni,

Bhatnagar

et al. 2024

Journal on Migration and Human Security

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“…A oferta de ações que promovam o aumento do convívio social dos idosos é de suma importância, pois devido à perda de entes queridos, muitos idosos podem sozinhos em seu meio social. Além disso, mesmo estando em contato com outras pessoas, eles podem não ter o apoio emocional de que necessitam (Carmona et al, 2014;Dasuki & Effah, 2022).…”

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Promoção da qualidade de vida para idosos por meio da inclusão digital: Projeto EnvelheSer

Landim¹,

Oliveira²

2023

RSD

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A proporção de pessoas com mais de 60 anos no mundo aumentará para 1 em cada 6 pessoas até 2050, enquanto a expectativa de vida tem aumentado para 90% em países com maior expectativa de vida. A pandemia de COVID-19 revelou a urgência das questões relacionadas à longevidade. Durante o isolamento social, as tecnologias digitais tornaram-se grandes aliadas da população idosa, ajudando a minimizar a solidão dos idosos e oferecendo-lhes mais atenção e cuidado. A fase da velhice apresenta desafios únicos para os idosos, como a possibilidade de vida solitária, perda de entes queridos e falta de rede de apoio, que podem torná-los vulneráveis. A tecnologia pode ser uma ferramenta de ajuda, mas muitos idosos têm dificuldades para compreender e usar essas tecnologias, o que pode levar à desigualdade e ao isolamento. A falta de habilidade e acesso à tecnologia também pode limitar sua capacidade de manter contato com a sociedade de forma independente. Assim, este trabalho objetiva analisar e discutir alguns aspectos da aplicação do projeto EnvelheSer, um projeto que visa proporcionar a inclusão digital às pessoas idosas. Desse modo, foi visto que os idosos necessitam de mais oportunidades e que projetos como este necessitam ser progressivamente mais presentes na sociedade.

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“…All these difficulties negatively affect their physical and mental health and well-being and make them more vulnerable [6,9]. The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for health, called digital health or eHealth [10,11], could be a promising avenue to address the challenges faced by these forced migrant populations, including internally displaced persons, refugees, asylum seekers, and economic, political, or climate migrants [2,[12][13][14][15][16][17]. Indeed, digital health technologies could play an important role in preventing and promoting the health and well-being of forced migrant populations [18,19].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To address these major challenges, many initiatives aimed at promoting better health behaviors among forced migrant populations have been developed by different actors [13,37,40]. A comprehensive understanding of these interventions to support digital health literacy among forced migrant populations and their effectiveness is essential to enable policy makers to develop programs and interventions tailored to their needs.…”

Section: Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Digital Health Literacy in Forced Migrant Populations: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Yameogo,

Délétroz,

Sasseville

et al. 2023

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Digital health literacy is considered a health determinant that can influence improved health and well-being, health equity, and the reduction of social health inequalities. Therefore, it serves as an asset for individuals to promote their health. However, low digital health literacy is a major problem among forced migrant populations. They do not always have the capacity and skills to access digital health resources and use them appropriately. To our knowledge, no studies are currently available to examine effective interventions for improving digital health literacy among forced migrant populations. Objective This paper presents the protocol for a systematic review that aims to assess the effectiveness of digital health literacy interventions among forced migrant populations. With this review, our objectives are as follows: (1) identify interventions designed to improve digital health literacy among forced migrant populations, including interventions aimed at creating enabling conditions or environments that cater to the needs and expectations of forced migrants limited by low levels of digital health literacy, with the goal of facilitating their access to and use of eHealth resources; (2) define the categories and describe the characteristics of these interventions, which are designed to enhance the abilities of forced migrants or adapt digital health services to meet the needs and expectations of forced migrant populations. Methods A mixed methods systematic review will be conducted according to the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) checklist. The research will be conducted in an iterative process among the different authors. With the help of a medical information specialist, a specific search strategy will be formulated for the 6 most relevant databases (ie, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, and the Google Scholar search engine). A literature search covering studies published between 2000 and 2022 has already been conducted. Two reviewers then proceeded, individually and independently, to conduct a double selection of titles, abstracts, and then full texts. Data extraction will be conducted by a reviewer and validated by a senior researcher. We will use the narrative synthesis method (ie, structured narrative summaries of key themes) to present a comprehensive picture of effective digital health literacy interventions among forced migrant populations and the success factors of these interventions. Results The search strategy and literature search were completed in December 2022. A total of 1232 articles were identified. The first selection was completed in July 2023. The second selection is still in progress. The publication of the systematic review is scheduled for December 2023. Conclusions This mixed methods systematic review will provide comprehensive knowledge on effective interventions for digital literacy among forced migrant populations. The evidence generated will further inform stakeholders and aid decision makers in promoting equitable access to and use of digital health resources for forced migrant populations and the general population in host countries. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/50798

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Mobile phone use for social inclusion: the case of internally displaced people in Nigeria

Cited by 12 publications

References 56 publications

Social Inclusion and Justice for the Internally Displaced by the Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict in Benue State, Nigeria

Social Inclusion and Justice for the Internally Displaced by the Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict in Benue State, Nigeria

Promoção da qualidade de vida para idosos por meio da inclusão digital: Projeto EnvelheSer

Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Digital Health Literacy in Forced Migrant Populations: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review

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