Due to the crisis, the security situation around Lake Chad has become volatile and led to a halt in fishing activities. Today, many youth and women can no longer rely on fishing, making them more vulnerable to food insecurity and unemployment, increasing their dependency on food aid.

Against this background, FAO, WFP and UN Women keyed into the 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan led by Presidential Committee for the Northeast Initiative to bring peace, stability/social cohesion and economic recovery among the affected populace. This led to the birth of collective resilience and response project funded by EUTF targeting 13 LGAs in Borno State for 3 years. One of this project's components is providing aquaculture starter kits and fish processing kits to the affected communities.