GERTRUDE KENYANGI KABUSIMBI holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Makerere University. She also has an MA in Integrated Rural Development Planning. Before she became a grassrrot mobiliser, she worked in the bank as a credit officer She is the founder and chairperson of Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN), a network of forest-edge, grassroots women Community Based […]
Yene Assegid holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Investment Analysis from American University, Washington DC, USA. She has a Masters in Business Administration from University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, USA. In 2010, she obtained a PhD in Humanities: Transformation, Learning & Change; from California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA. Yene has been working in the field of […]
Terry Dale Ince is a social entrepreneur and rights advocate who has worked extensively with for-profit and non-governmental organizations and under-served communities globally. She is the convener and founder of CEDAW Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (CCoTT), a non-governmental organization committed to stakeholder advocacy for the implementation of the mandates of the convention through collaboration, education, development, advocacy, and knowledge […]
Barr. Winfred Osimbo Lichuma ESB is a lawyer with a masters in gender and development, and over 20 years of senior level country leadership in human rights and gender equality. She was the chair of Kenya’s National Gender and Equality Commission and spearheaded a public inquiry on the extent that legal and policy frameworks have failed to protect children from […]
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) partnered with the Climate & Sustainable Development Network Nigeria (CSDEVNET) to train local farmers how to make organic fertilizers and pesticides. The event, which took place in Kabusa area of Abuja on March 29th 2022, drew a large number of farmers who were eager to learn how to make and apply organic fertilizers and pesticides to […]
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 […]
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.
