WEP HOSTS TWO-DAY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (COP) MEETING FOR GCERF GRANTEES

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) hosted a two-day Community of Practice (COP) meeting for Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) grantees in Nigeria from 4th – 5th November 2019. The meeting held at Doo Palace Hotel Makurdi, Benue State with the theme: “Evidence Based Programming in Nigeria: The Value of Research, Local Knowledge and Expertise”. All GCERF funded organizations in […]

WEP EMERGES 2019 WINNER OF THE ENERGY GLOBE NATIONAL AWARD

PRESS RELEASE Abuja, Nigeria. 30th October 2019. WEP EMERGES 2019 WINNER OF THE ENERGY GLOBE NATIONAL AWARD. Women Environmental Programme (WEP) has emerged the winner of the 2019 National Energy Globe Award Nigeria. WEP’s project of Promoting Women Empowerment through Efficient Technology that makes available solar dryer tents in rural communities won the organization this great honour. The Energy Globe […]

WEP HOLDS HIGH LEVEL STAKEHOLDERS DIALOGUE ON PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM (PVE) IN BENUE STATE

  Women Environmental Programme (WEP) on Friday 30th August, 2019 under her Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) funded PVE project, Connecting Women and Youth in Violent Extremist Prone areas through Empowerment and Skill Acquisition Phase II hosted high level stakeholders in Benue State to a dialogue session to entrench dialogue and the search for practical solutions towards achieving […]

WEP TRAINS WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) organized a Capacity Building Workshop for Women’s Organizations on Environmental Advocacy at Brooksville Hotel, Lokogoma, Abuja on 19th and 20th June 2019. This two-day training is an activity on the project “Call to Action on Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Change Actions in Nigeria.” It is supported by Both ENDS under its Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action […]

WEP PLANTS TREES TO COMMEMORATE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2019

  World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June every year. The celebration of this day globally provides an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, organizations and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment. The theme of 2019’s celebration was Beat Air Pollution. This was inspired by the need to combat the […]

WEP Connects With The Sustainable Futures In Africa (SFA) Network In Uganda

    Women Environmental Programme (WEP) was represented at the 3rd Annual Symposium of the Sustainable Futures for Africa (SFA). This year’s symposium themed “Thinking Forward with Strategic Planning and New Partnership” was hosted by Makarere University Uganda. Members from four(4) country hubs were in attendance, they include; Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Botswana and the lead research institute from The University […]

WEP At The Sixty-third Session Of The Commission On The Status Of Women (CSW63) In New York

    The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The sixty-third […]

WEP At The Fourth Session of The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA4) In Nairobi

  The fourth session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA4) was held in Nairobi, Kenya from March 11th – 15th. The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest level decision-making body on the environment. UNEA4 brought together governments, entrepreneurs, activists and others to share ideas and commit to actions to save the environment. The assembly with its theme […]

WEP Hosts Gender Mandate 2019 Radio Show

In other to broaden the scope of discussion pertaining women in politics and governance, Women Environmental Programme (WEP) hosted talk shows on Harvest FM 103.5 Makurdi and Greetings FM 105.7 Abuja from the 23rd  of January to the 14th  of February, 2019. This platform proved excellent for female aspirants and activists who were guests to express their views on governance […]