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June 12, 2026

From Displacement to Resilience: How a Climate-Smart Agriculture Farm Is Restoring Hope for Female IDPs in Jibia, Katsina State

Living Between Displacement and the Hope of Returning Home For many women displaced by banditry in Jibia Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State, the consequences of conflict extend far beyond losing their homes. The loss of husbands, children, livelihoods, and family support systems has left many struggling to meet their most basic needs, including food, shelter, and healthcare. For […]

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October 14, 2025

Traditional Rulers Enforce Bye-Laws to Save Ebonyi Forests

The traditional ruler of Okposi community, Eze (Dr.) Onyibe Agwu  points at the towering trees of the ancient Egbu Forest from his compound, his voice softens. “These trees have stood for over 500 years. They are part of our history, our identity. To lose them is to lose ourselves,” he says. For generations, the people of Okposi protected sacred trees […]

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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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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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July 17, 2025

Call for Consultancy: Assessing the Implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change (NAPGCC) in Nigeria

1. Background Women Environmental Programme (WEP) through the  “Global Ecofeminist Climate Action Movement Building” project of the Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) is implementing a project that aims to influence the review and implementation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change (NAPGCC). Since its development, the NAPGCC has served as a guiding policy framework for […]

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June 20, 2025

EQUIPPING STAFF WITH AGRO-ECOLOGY SKILLS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

In early May 2025, five staff members from the Women Environmental Programme (WEP), drawn from WEP country offices in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo, traveled to Cotonou, Benin Republic, to participate in a twelve-day agroecology training at Songhai Farm. Organized under the Women Power 2030 Project, the training aimed to build practical skills in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and food security. Our team arrived […]

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February 10, 2025

Benue Stakeholders Review Draft Climate Change Policy

Stakeholders in Benue State have called for a comprehensive and practical Climate Change Policy that will strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to climate risks, protect natural resources and promote sustainable practices across sectors. The call was made during a stakeholders’ review and validation meeting on the draft Benue State Climate Change Policy, organised by the Benue State Government in […]

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December 12, 2024

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PARTICIPATION AT COP29

From 11th -22nd November 2024, world leaders gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Dubbed the “Finance COP,” different stakeholders looked forward to COP29 with high expectations to deliver a new climate finance goal of mobilizing more resources to address the climate change […]

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