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The Nigerian girl on my mind

You can see despair on the faces of people sitting idle on both sides of the main street. Economic activity is dead. Very few civil works can be seen by the government. The needs for rebuilding destroyed homes, schools and health facilities are huge.

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The Nigerian girl on my mind

Children from Gwoza, an area within Borno State, North East, Nigeria. Photo by: Nabil Shaiban/World Bank Her tears remain vivid in my mind. She was one of so many young Nigerian kids that we met while on mission in North East Nigeria. They and the rest of their communities were desperate for hope an…