The third edition of the Women Environmental Program’s development series, titled “Promoting Women’s Leadership in Environmental Management,” was recently held. The title was created to commemorate International Women’s Day 2022, which aimed to honor women’s contributions to environmental and climate change issues. The series, which took place on Thursday, March 24th via Zoom, was moderated by Jeannette Sequeria of the
Our GCERF funded PVE Intervention in Katsina State, North West Nigeria was officially launched on Friday 11th March, 2022. To be implemented in Dutsin-Ma, Funtua, Jibia and Musawa Local Govenrment Areas of the State in its first phase, the project has as target beneficiaries un or under-employed young women and young men, traditional rulers, religious leaders and governance actors. We
Highlight and outcome of the side event titled “How education and sustainable agriculture empower women and youth and contribute to Agenda 2030” The side event titled: “How education and sustainable agriculture empower women and youth and contribute to Agenda 2030” was organized by Women Environmental Programme (WEP) in collaboration with African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC), Aid for Rural
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONDUCTING A BASELINE STUDY FOR A PROJECT TITLED STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN KATSINA STATE Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is seeking the services of a Research Firm to carry out a baseline study on a Project in Katsina State as part of the deliverables of the “Strengthening Advocacy Against
The project team for our PVE intervention based in Katsina State North West Nigeria spent last week hosting a Capacity Development and Onboarding workshop for the team and our partners Murna Foundation. The workshop which was held at the Katsina Tourist Lodge, Katsina from 7th to 11th February, 2022 had in attendance project team members made up of staff from
From 14 to 18 February 2022, stakeholders from Africa and Europe will come together to strengthen the partnerships between the two continents through a series of policy events and cultural performances in the margins of the 6th African Union – European Union Summit to take place in Brussels. Global common challenges require the two continents to engage in a renewed
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) kicked off her Mentorship Programme for the year 2022 on Friday, 28th January with a physical session held at the office in Abuja. The programme was also streamed live on Zoom and Facebook platforms for those who were not physically available to attend at the physical venue. The topic of Discussion was “Becoming a Development Worker”.
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is proud to have been invited again to be an Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize 2022. The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history, aiming to find new solutions to the world’s biggest environmental problems.As an Official Nominator, we are invited to submit nominations across five Earthshot categories. We will be
#TEDxAshokaAfrica presents Dr. Priscilla Achakpa. Dr. Priscilla is the Founder/Global President of Women Environmental Programme (WEP), a regional NGO that has been in existence for the past 24 years. She has done extensive work on the rights of women and youth on environmental, socio-economic and political issues. Together, we can create a greener future. Join The Countdown today! Register here:
The Nigeria Network of NGOs names 100 most influential civil society leaders in Nigeria. Our global president @pmachakpa is one among 100 of the quintessential civil society leaders which have been recognized for her work towards the environment and climate change in Nigeria. Civil society organisations play an important role in the country’s socio-economic life contributing largely to both democracy
Since 1997, WEP has impacted directly and indirectly over 20 million lives positively across the globe through interventions in Environment, Governance, Climate Change, Peace and Security. We have five offices across Africa with head office in abuja, Nigeria.
