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HOW IS ABOUT 837.3 MILLION NGN (ABOUT $5.3million) BEING SPENT TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN IN BAGEGA, ZAMFARA, NIGERIA?
Help us follow the Money released January 2013 to Bagega!  
       
[VISUALIZATION] 3 MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE OF ABOUT 837.3 MILLION TO 3 FEDERAL MINISTRIES. SEE HOW THE FUNDS IS BEING SPENT TO #SaveBagega!   Lead Poisoning in Zamfara: A Case of Bagega
           
This information is according to what we have seen happening in Bagega and as accounted for at the Stakeholders meeting, for any information contrary email info@followthemoneyng.org [INFOGRAPHICS] How 837.3million NGN was shared with Federal Ministries to help remediate, provide health services and encourage safer mining practices in Zamfara State
[***FLASH***] The 200 million Naira meant for the Ministry of Health is still at the Ministry of Finance!
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AFTER 2 YEARS OF WAITING: REMEDIATION OF BAGEGA COMES TO A CLOSE
flood disaster icon by UNOCHA US$200 million
NGN31 billion
On Friday, July 5, 2013 the remediation of Bagega, a lead poisoned community in Zamfara state ends. The clean up of about 450 compounds and a 4 heactares land area that started March 5, 2013 was carried out by the Ministry of Environment, while having Terragraphics Foundation as a Consultant. Likewise, about 981 children in Bagega have been screened since April 22, 2013
raised for 2012 flood victims in Nigeria >> more
      icon by UNOCHA US$16 billion
NGN2 trillion
spent on Education [2000- 2012] by international donors >> more
               
   
ALL THINGS BEEN EQUAL, REMEDIATION OF BAGEGA TO END JUNE, 2013
From March 5, 2013 - May 15, 2013, 420 compounds and 40 exteriors have been remediated with just 4% left.The industrial area (4 hectares of land having contamination of up to about 100,000ppm of lead) is only 30% completed.It is foreseen that in four weeks from May 15, if there are no bureaucracy, remediation should end in four weeks from now.
 
  Remediation going on at the industrial area which used to house about 65 grinding machine
MSF NOW ATTENDS TO 60 PATIENTS(3x in a week) ON THE AVERAGE IN BAGEGA
                     
     
Despite the Ministry of Health not showing concern about the development in Bagega, Doctors Without Borders now attend to about 60 patients in a day.80% of patients are children, and some have been put on chelation - therapy for lead poisoning.
   
                             
       

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  An MSF staff carrying out health education for mothers in Bagega on May 15, 2013  
         
MSF (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS) BEGINS TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN BAGEGA
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Doctors Without Borders has started the treatment of the first of four groups of lead poisoned children in Bagega. MSF will not be able to treat children from the remaining three groups until the lead has been successfully removed from their homes. Much reason why remediation must not be delayed, and must end before the rain becomes persistent.
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  On April 22, 2013 Doctors Without Borders started the treatment of lead poisoned children
The Guardian UK
BEFORE THE RAINS HALT REMEDIATION: EQUIPMENTS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE!
              At long last, a reason to smile for the lead-poisoned children of Bagega
As the rains drop about 32km from Bagega today, "Availability of equipments are slowing down the work here" - says one of the workers. "We should have gone far with cleaning up this community, as the rains might become our biggest threat" continued the worker. None of the XRFs to be purchased according to the budget as been made available, and the one's borrowed have now been overworked!
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179 COMPOUNDS EXCAVATED SINCE PROPER REMEDIATION STARTED MARCH 5, 2013
Since March 5, 2013, 179 compounds in Bagega has been excavated out of 271 compounds that has been confirmed for remediation. 102 compounds remain unknown due to unavailability of characterization equipment. as seen on the project board for the remediation of Bagega as at April 7, 2013. Likewise the Bagega Industrial Area remain uncharacterized. Govt cleans up lead poisoned Zamfara communities
 
Lead Poison: Remediation of Bagega community commences
Group Seeks Plan on lead poisoning clean up
  The project board at the remediation team quarters in Bagega, Zamfara  
                   
"WE FEAR BUREAUCRACY THAT MIGHT CAUSE DELAY ON REMEDIATION OF BAGEGA" - WORKERS  
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As there are 5 months only for the remediation of Bagega, including about 380 compounds, workers have said it will be pertinent for the FMOE to speed up the availability and purchase of all equipments needed, as time remains the biggest challenge."About 4 more X-ray flourescence spectrophotometer should have been available by now to hasten testing and characterization of compounds" says one of the workers.
 
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Testing and Characterization of compounds began on Tuesday February 12, 2013
"WHERE IS THE STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH? THIS IS THE TIME TO ACT- STAKEHOLDERS
   
The stakeholders on lead poisoning, at their monthly meeting on February 12, 2013 called on the state ministry of health to start preliminary activities towards case management and other related health activities in Bagega. How the Ministry of Mines and Steel Devevelopment will encourage safer mining practices were also discussed.
           
A cross-section of participants at the stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
           
2 WEEKS AFTER THE RELEASE OF FUNDS TO REMEDIATE BAGEGA >>> Remediation Starts!
         
   
The Federal Ministry of Environment (FMoE) last week in a meeting with Terragraphics signed a memorandum of agreement that abides with their work plan of about $2.7million. Terragraphics, FMoE, The Zamafara Ministry of Environment (ZMoE) and the Anka Emirate all agreed to working together in a team, and Remediation commenced on Monday, February 11, 2013
Vehicle meant for remediation of Bagega
           
1 of the vehicles provided for Remediation sighted in Bagega on Monday, February 11, 2013
           
THE STORY OF #SaveBagega AND LEAD POISONING
     

In March 2010, one of the worst lead poisoning events in history was discovered in Zamfara state, Northern Nigeria. 400 children died and thousands were poisoned.

Over the past two years, seven villages have been cleaned up and thousands of children have been treated by international medical aid organisation, Doctors Without Borders. During this time, mortality rates have dropped in these villages from 43% to around 2%.

Unfortunately, one village was not remediated, due to lack of funding. For two long years, up to hundreds of children have been waiting for life-saving medical intervention in the village of Bagega. Medical treatment cannot take place until remediation (environmental cleanup) is completed.

The funds for this remediation were promised by the Government of Nigeria in May 2012, but after much pressure and campaign, about $3million were released by the President on January 28, 2013 from the Ecological Fund Office to the Ministry of Environment >> [More]

Accountability in spending
Previous funds provided by the Government for the remediation disappeared before they reached Bagega. This must not happen again. The people of Bagega village, as well as Nigerian tax payers deserve accountability in their public spending.

The Follow the Money campaign calls on all public agencies to uphold the public interest through accountable and transparent management of these funds. We invite the public to get involved in the Campaign today. Help us follow the money to Bagega!


 
                     
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