WEP team and volunteers in Benue State, Nigeria on the 6th of June 2022, carried out an activity to mark World Environment Day 2022. The event titled “Organic farming as a panacea for agric based environmental pollution” took place at Mt. St. Gabriel’s Secondary School in Makurdi and activities included sensitization of teachers on organic farming and controlling use of
Women Environmental Programme (WEP), in collaboration with Chachavivi Women and Girl Child Development Foundation (CCWGDF) on 19th May 2022, organized a training for local communities and women’s groups on forest conservation. The training, which held at New Age Modern Hall, Opposite NYSC Secretariat, Lokoja, Kogi State, brought together representatives of local communities from the three (3) Senatorial Districts of Kogi
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
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is proud to have been invited again to be an Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize 2022. The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history, aiming to find new solutions to the world’s biggest environmental problems.As an Official Nominator, we are invited to submit nominations across five Earthshot categories. We will be
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) organized a knowledge management workshop to share experiences gained in promoting organic agriculture, specifically on simple methods of producing organic fertilizers and pesticides. The aim of this workshop is to share lessons learnt from implementing the climate smart agricultural project “Controlling Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides Use through Organic Farming in Dobi and Pagdana (Pagada) Communities in
WEDO and IUCN, together with Women Environmental Programme (WEP) and other partners launched a diverse multi- stakeholder alliance to advance gender-just climate action at all levels through improved accessibility, understanding and application of gender-environment data. The Gender- Environment Data Alliance (GEDA) is an initiative to curate, and communicate data, knowledge, and information needed to ensure gender-just climate action. As a
A team from Women Environmental Programme (WEP) led by the Executive Director, Anne-Marie Abaagu, made a courtesy call on the Honourable Minister of State for Environment, Barr. Sharon Ikeazor at her office at Mabushi, Abuja. The team from WEP intimated the Hon. Minister of State of the programs and plans of WEP and requested her support to our activities especially
Farmers from Dobi and Pagadna communities in Gwagwalada have undergone a training on the production of organic pesticide organized by Women Environmental Programme (WEP) as part of activities on the Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) funded project “Controlling Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides Use through Organic Farming in Dobi and Padgana Communities in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, FCT”.
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) received from the Department of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment, 3000 trees seedlings as part of the Presidential Trees Planting Campaign to tackle climate change in Nigeria. The tree seedlings have been planted across the country and distributed to various communities and organizations for planting. The tree planting campaign is in fulfillment of President Buhari’s pledge
Lack of skills coupled with the absence of opportunities for growth and development is a catalyst to violent extremism in communities. Young boys and girls without sustainable expertise and abilities are susceptible to be lured into perpetrating criminal and violent acts. As part of efforts to cushion the aggravation of young children in communities being radicalized and recruited into violent
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.
