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Picturing conflict : child perspectives from their time with Boko Haram and their exit journeys / Kato Van Broeckhoven, Anamika Madhuraj, Francesca Batault, et al.

This report features the experiences of girls and boys formerly associated with the Boko Haram factions – their entry and exit trajectories and post-exit needs, challenges and aspirations, including as narrated by the children themselves. The findings are informed by a multi-method study in the North East of Nigeria that included a participatory photography and action research intervention with 16 conflict-affected children in April 2024. Some of the children had left the Boko Haram factions years ago while others exited just months ago. In addition to working with this group, the report also …