(CNN) In early February, I traveled to Diffa in southeastern Niger to better understand the impact of Boko Haram on the people living there. The Diffa region alone currently hosts over 240,000 internally displaced persons, refugees and returnees, including 160,000 children. When I visited schools during my trip, I could see they were extremely overcrowded and struggling to cope with the huge number of displaced children. Classrooms are where children have the chance to feel safe and protected, and make new friends with other children who have been through similar experiences. But if I have learned anything from the stories of Eta, Amada and thousands of children like them, it's that children are incredibly resilient.

Source: CNN March 02, 2017 14:48 UTC