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Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terror group, has largely been driven out of Maiduguri, a sprawling city in northeastern Nigeria. People terrorised in surrounding villages have sought refuge and safety here. Boko Haram has destroyed their homes, their livelihoods. There are no schools. There are no health centres. There is no food.  Photo: Kellie Ryan/̽����ѡ

Many Nigerians displaced because of the war against Boko Haram are living in makeshift shelters or staying with other families in and around the city of Maiduguri. Locals have welcomed those fleeing the fighting with open arms, and share what little they have. Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

Aisha left everything behind when she fled as Boko Haram attacked her village in Bama. She now shares a small room in Maiduguri with her 12-year-old son Usmain. “What’s next is you live life in patience,” she said. Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

Most displaced families like Aisha's are living within host communities rather than official camps. The ̽����ѡ sends mobile clinics to reach them with vital health care. Here, women and children wait for their turn to be examined at an ̽����ѡ-run clinic in Maiduguri. Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

As Nigeria grapples with a near-famine, over 2 million children are suffering with severe acute malnutrition. Here, a baby is weighed by trained local volunteers at an ̽����ѡ-run mobile clinic in Maiduguri, one of the steps in identifying cases of severe acute malnutrition. Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

A mother and baby wait their turn for an arm-band test, used to identify signs of severe acute malnutrition in children. The most serious cases are referred to the ̽����ѡ malnutrition stabilisation center in Maiduguri, where over 80% of patients under 5 recover.  Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

A little girl hides behind her mother’s skirt as she waits for her sister to be screened for severe acute malnutrition at a mobile health clinic. Over 5 million people in northeastern Nigeria struggle to get enough nutritious food. Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

Malnutrition is far from the only cause of suffering for children in northeastern Nigeria. Many children are traumatised after having witnessed horrors of the war. The ̽����ѡ runs "safe spaces" in Maiduguri for them, places where they can go every afternoon to learn and play again, and start to heal. Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

The ̽����ѡ, with our partner Creative, also runs education programmes for children affected by the crisis, using techniques proven to reverse the effects of trauma and help children get back to learning. Photo: Juliette Delay/̽����ѡ

Half of the 1.8 million people displaced by the war against Boko Haram in Nigeria are children. Health programmes to prevent severe acute malnutrition, as well as safe spaces like this one in Maiduguri, are vital to help children survive and thrive as the crisis continues. Photo: Kellie Ryan/̽����ѡ