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September 24, 2021

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) organized a Knowledge Management Workshop in Promoting Organic Agriculture

 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 […]

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September 24, 2021

WEP organizes a sensitization workshop on the National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change for Nigeria

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) organized a sensitization workshop for states in the North-Central region of Nigeria to raise awareness and strengthen the capacity of stakeholders on the implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change for Nigeria (NAPGCC). Being a federal state, national policies in Nigeria are expected to be implemented at the sub-national levels, hence the […]

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September 24, 2021

WEP Launched DeveloPment Series Webinar

Wep Lunched Develoment Series Seminar. These webinars will x-ray topical development issues in governance, environment, gender, climate change, peace and security. While the webinars enlighten the public on important development issues, they will also proffer recommendations on addressing identified development challenges. WEP Development Series will debut with discussions on organic agriculture.

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September 23, 2021

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) celebrates International Day of Peace 2021

Women Environmental Programme on Tuesday 21st September, 2021 celebrated the International Day of Peace 2021 in Makurdi the Benue State capital. The UN General Assembly declared 21st September as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. As the world heals from the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s theme was “Recovering better […]

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September 19, 2021

BRIEFING FROM THE RECENT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (CoP) HOSTED BY WEP

We hosted the Community of Practice for Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund Grantees in Nigeria. The Community of Practice (CoP) is an activity that brings together Organizations working on GCERF funded projects on Preventing Violent Extremism in Nigeria with the aim of sharing knowledge, experiences and learning. The CoP which is the third and last CoP for the year […]

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August 24, 2021

WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME COLLABORATES WITH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT LAUNCH NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The Women Environmental Programme a leading development organization in Africa has once again set a milestone in its quest to mitigate effects of climate change in Nigeria.crClimate change is one of the most dreaded natural disasters plaguing different continents as of today and requires the involvement of all stakeholders’ commitment to change the tide. In view of this, Women Environmental […]

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August 15, 2021

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT WEP: Application open for Communications Officer & Programme Officer

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) seeks to recruit a Communications Officer who is tech-savvy and a Programme Officer (preferably female) with science background to join the team. Interested and qualified persons should send their application to recruitment@wepnigeria.net Application closes on Friday, 20th August 2021. Female applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria.              

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July 2, 2021

GENDER JUST CLIMATE SOLUTIONS (GJCS) SCALE FUND LAUNCHED AT GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM

The Gender Just Climate Solutions (GJCS) has been launched at Generation Equality Forum in Paris with The African Women’ Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), Women Engaged for A Common Future International (WECF) Women Environmental Programme (WEP), and Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) as inaugural partners founding this alliance. With an initial commitment of $200,000USD, the […]

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July 2, 2021

GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT DATA ALLIANCE (GEDA) LAUNCHED AT GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM

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 […]

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June 29, 2021

IMPACT STORIES OF OUR WOMEN2030 PROJECT

In 2016, WEP, in collaboration with other partners – WECF International, Global Forest Coalition, APWLD – Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development and Gender and Water Alliance- with financial support from the European Commission commenced implementation of the project – “Women CSOs networking to realize the SDGs, also known as the Women2030 project” in 62 countries. The aim […]

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