Although the State government provided her with a package to start life afresh in her new location, that money was used to feed her family as she did not invest it in a meaningful venture. Zara was later faced with the challenge of meeting her essential family needs, such as food, shelter, medical bills, and school for her children, etc., as there was no support from anywhere and no means of livelihood.

Zara was, however, identified and enrolled for the livelihood intervention tag Urban IDPs program by UNHCR in collaboration with AUN, where she was trained and empowered under micro business. Learning from her previous mistakes, she was very much committed to her newly found business, which her eldest son is running for the family.

The son has done well by growing the business and making significant income for the family. Zara can now feed her family three times a day, have a shelter to live in, take her children back to school, provide books and uniforms, and pay medical bills; these were things Zara couldn’t do before the intervention. More so, her business, which initially started in her house, has now moved to a rented shop with customers coming to patronize her.