ABUJA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday said it is scaling up support to the rescued Chibok girls in Nigeria through four targeted intervention areas aimed at rehabilitating and reintegrating them back into the society.
Presenting dignity kits to the rescued 106 girls in the nation's capital Abuja, the UN agency said it will focus on psycho-social support and counseling, shelter and welfare, reproductive health services and medical care, as well as skills acquisition and empowerment, for the girls in rehab.
Eugene Kongnyuy, the UN agency's deputy country representative said: "UNFPA, with the support of partners, have provided some of these services and the efforts of the federal and state government have been tremendous."
The kits presented on Friday included items such as culturally-appropriate dresses and head ties, panties, sanitary napkins, soap, toothbrushes and towels, and were intended to help restore the rescued young women's dignity and increase their mobility following their crisis situations.
Last Tuesday, 82 of the Chibok girls were admitted to a government facility in Abuja where 24 others, who were earlier rescued, were also being housed.
All of them were among 276 schoolgirls abducted in April 2014 by the terror group in Chibok community of the northeastern state of Borno in Nigeria.
Speaking at Friday's event, Nigeria's women affairs and social development minister, Aisha Alhassan said the government acknowledged the support of UNFPA, especially on the renovation of the facility where the girls were housed and other payments of personnel and handlers of the girls, provision of personnel effect and psycho-social therapy, to mention a few.
"Today's event is another demonstration of your commitment to the wellbeing of the released Chibok girls," Alhassan added.
