Along the banks of the capricious Mada River that snakes through the Unguwar Pah community in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, lies a tale of resilience and determination in the face of an unrelenting adversary – the river itself. Every year, community members, like Kona Joseph, witness their hopes and labor swept away by the floodwaters, leaving behind a trail of disappointment and despair. Kona Joseph, a seasoned farmer with...

Jemima Ezekiel lives in Piwoyi community, a community on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria. She is a farmer, and her family’s livelihood depends on the land. But every year, Jemima’s farm is flooded. The river that runs through her community overflows its banks, and her crops are washed away. This year was the worst yet; the floods destroyed everything Jemima had planted. She lost her entire harvest and...