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September 2015
Women’s Global Call for Climate Justice
One of the actions by women at COP 21, in Paris, demanding for climate justice. 2nd from right is John Baaki, Programme Manager, Women Environmental Programme. Towards the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Paris, France, in December 2015, where another climate agreement was reached, Women Environmental Programme (WEP)…
Find out more »October 2016
CLEAN ENERGY OPTIONS
In a search to finding clean energy options for Nigeria's rural women, WEP has partnered with the Renewable Energy Programme of the Federal Ministry of Environment on Rural Women Energy Security (RUWES) programme which aims at lowering market entry barriers of the clean energy market at every step, from the design of clean energy products, to their commercial production and…
Find out more »January 2017
Implementation of the Gender Components of Great Green Wall Project in Nigeria
The Great Green Wall Project is aimed at tackling the detrimental social, economic and environmental impacts of land degradation and desertification in northern Nigeria. This project aims to establish a Great Green Wall of about 1,500km-long (East-West) and 2km-wide (North-South), using both economic and forest tree species. To get women to be part of this project and contribute to curbing…
Find out more »Women CSOs Networking to Realize the Sustainable Development Goals – Women2030 Project
WEP in partnership with 4 other global and regional women’s organizations – Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), Gender and Water Alliance (GWA), Global Forest Coalition (GFC), and Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), signed a 5-year strategic agreement with the European Commission. This agreement was signed on 18th March, 2016 in Brussels. This 5-year strategic…
Find out more »Girls and Women Initiative in Nigeria (G-WIN) Project
WEP, FMWR Train rural women and girls on Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Leadership and Conflict Resolution, Slab Construction and Facility Maintenance in Nigeria. Girls and Women Initiative in Nigeria (G-WIN) project is an initiative of the federal government of Nigeria to empower hard to reach women and girls in the country. Five (5) Ministries - Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry…
Find out more »June 2017
Ensuring Effective Implementation of Programmes, Policies and Legislations, that Contribute Towards Achieving Gender Equality in Nigeria by 2030
The Kingdom of Netherlands has made a financial contribution to Women Environmental Programme (WEP) for the implementation of the project: “Ensuring Effective Implementation of Programmes, Policies and Legislations, that Contribute Towards Achieving Gender Equality in Nigeria by 2030.” The contribution agreement was signed between WEP and the Kingdom of Netherlands on 31st of October, 2016, at the Embassy of the…
Find out more »August 2017
Connecting Women and Youth in Violent Extremist Prone Areas Through Empowerment and Skills Acquisition
Recently, the violence in the middle belt region of Nigeria has taken a trend similar to extremist activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect. Bomb blasts and carefully planned massacres have become common place in middle belt states. It is believed that Boko Haram extremist group which before now limit their operations in the North East are strategically migrating to the…
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