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October 6, 2025

Keeping Trees Alive, One Branch at a Time: Maryam Talatu’s Call for Climate-Friendly Cooking in Koton Karfe

In the bustling community of Koton Karfe, Kogi State, Bala Maryam Talatu, the Women Leader, has become a strong voice for environmental preservation and women’s empowerment. Armed with knowledge gained from the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA2) Project, implemented by Women Environmental Programme (WEP) in partnership with Chachavivi Women and Girl Child Development Foundation, she has taken it upon herself to […]

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October 6, 2025

From Threats to Treasures: A Climate Story from Koton Karfe

For years, Saleh Bara’atu, the Secretary of Youth in Koton Karfe, Kogi State, carried a belief that many in her community shared: trees were more harmful than helpful. Their deep roots, she thought, destroyed houses, while their vulnerability to strong winds made them a threat rather than a blessing.  “Whenever I saw a big tree near a house, I thought […]

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October 6, 2025

From Knowledge to Action: How Sadiku Otaru Became a Forest Defender in Kogi State

When Sadiku Otaru, a ward lead in Kogi State, first joined the training sessions under the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA2) Project, he did not imagine how quickly the knowledge would transform his role in the community. The project, implemented by the Women Environmental Programme (WEP) in partnership with the Chachavivi Women and Girl Child Development Foundation, opened his eyes to […]

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October 6, 2025

From Open Fire to Innovation: How Mariam and Her Community Reinvented Cooking in Kogi State

In a small corner of Kogi State, Mariam Mohammed reflects with gratitude and pride on how her community’s cooking culture is changing. For generations, women relied almost exclusively on firewood, enduring smoke-filled kitchens, blackened pots, and the exhausting daily chore of fetching wood. But through the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA2) Project, implemented by the Women Environmental Programme (WEP) in partnership […]

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September 19, 2025

Successful Applicants – WEP ICT Skills Development Programme (Cohort 1)

Name Course Daniel O. Graphic Design Chioma L.A Graphic Design Faustina I.N Graphic Design Fauziya M.L Graphic Design Peace I.N Graphic Design Nwaorgu M.I Graphic Design Ode U.B Graphic Design HABIBAT O.F Graphic Design Usaka N.E Graphic Design Agbem N.J Graphic Design Awashima A.T Office Suite Essentials Roseline M. Office Suite Essentials Achama L.U Office Suite Essentials Okorodudu P.O Office […]

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September 10, 2025

Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) – Supply of Agricultural Inputs for Women Beneficiaries in Jigawa State

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) invites qualified and experienced suppliers to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the supply of agricultural inputs to support 200 women farmers in Jigawa State, Nigeria.  WEP is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, and non-religious organization headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria, with regional offices in Tunisia, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Niger. WEP envisions a world where the lives […]

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August 13, 2025

Terms of Reference (ToR): Consultancy for Community-Based Climate Risk Assessments

Background Women Environmental Programme (WEP), as a member of the consortium implementing the Partnership for Agile Governance & Climate Engagement (PACE) project, managed by DAI (Development Activities International Limited) and funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is undertaking a project to strengthen participatory climate governance and enhance the adaptive capacity of vulnerable populations, particularly women and persons […]

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August 7, 2025

Gender and the Global Plastics Treaty: What’s Happening at INC‑5.2?

Gender and the Global Plastics Treaty: What’s Happening at INC‑5.2? As the world convenes in Geneva for INC‑5.2, the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution, a critical question lingers: where is gender in these talks? The Plastics Treaty: Where We Are Now INC‑5.2 is part of a historic process to deliver a global legally […]

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July 31, 2025

Call for ICT Trainers – Digital Skills Development Programme

Location: Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is inviting applications from qualified and passionate ICT trainers to facilitate a 3-month Digital Skills Development Programme under the WomenPower2030: Feminist Accelerate Action for Sustainable Development project. This initiative aims to empower young girls, women, and persons with disabilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by building practical digital […]

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