About CEER

A youth-led organisation delivering timely humanitarian response and resilience support across Northeast Nigeria.

CEER listening to community members during a field consultation

Who We Are

Locally rooted. Responsive when crises hit.

Cohort for Existential Emergency Relief (CEER) is a youth-led, non-governmental, non-profit organisation committed to timely humanitarian response for victims of conflict, natural disasters, and other existential emergencies.

Established in Northeast Nigeria, we work across Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa to strengthen resilience, restore livelihoods, and promote peace in conflict-affected communities—through community engagement, cultural understanding, and inclusive participation.

35+

LGAs with programme experience

8 years

Partnering locally & internationally

Mission and Principles

What guides CEER in every community

Mission

Timely response to healthcare, livelihoods, and protection needs of people affected by conflict and disasters—while partnering with communities to build peace and social cohesion.

Vision

An Africa where existential emergencies are contained responsively, and peace and social cohesion are restored in time.

Core Values

Compassion, responsiveness, integrity, empathy, and indiscrimination.

CEER monitoring livestock livelihoods support

Organisational focus

"Deep contextual knowledge, linguistic diversity, and accountable youth leadership are how CEER stays close to people affected by crisis."

Our technical expertise spans food security and livelihoods; protection and peacebuilding; disaster preparedness and response; economic empowerment; and education and awareness—including mine risk education and youth capacity building.

We maintain proven partnerships with UN agencies, government institutions, and local stakeholders, with roughly ninety percent of staff drawn from Northeast Nigeria.

CEER Leadership

Cohort for Existential Emergency Relief

Leadership

Management team

The people steering CEER’s day-to-day programmes and operations.

Mohammed Mohammed Alhaji

Executive Director

Siliranda T. Maigana

Program Manager

Elizabeth Bukar

Management

Governance

Board of Trustees

Strategic direction and accountability oversight for CEER.

Muhammad Yusuf

Board Chair

Additional board member profiles can be added via the admin panel. For governance or partnership enquiries, please contact the CEER secretariat.

Partners & Affiliations

Operational presence

LGAs where CEER has implemented work

Michika · Adamawa Song · Adamawa Gombi · Adamawa Demsa · Adamawa Yola North · Adamawa Yola South · Adamawa Mubi North · Adamawa Mubi South · Adamawa Mayo Belwa · Adamawa Madigali · Adamawa Numan · Adamawa Lamurde · Adamawa Ganye · Adamawa Guyuk · Adamawa Girei · Adamawa Ngala · Borno Geidam · Borno Mafa · Borno Chibok · Borno Damboa · Borno Konduga · Borno Bama · Borno Gwoza · Borno Karasuwa · Yobe Gulani · Yobe Yunusari · Yobe Bursari · Yobe Nangere · Yobe Potiskum · Yobe Fika · Yobe Fune · Yobe Damaturu · Yobe Tarmuwa · Yobe Gujiba · Yobe Jakusko · Yobe Bade · Yobe