Mubarak is a youth from Katsina State, he participated in WEP’s Mentorship and Livelihood Program and shared his story of impact. “First and foremost, I extend my deepest gratitude to Almighty God for blessing me with this golden opportunity to be a beneficiary of WEP’s Strengthening Advocacy Against Violent Extremism (SAVE) Project in Katsina State. Participating in the program has […]
When I first saw the advertisement for the Women Environmental Programme (WEP) Volunteer Mentorship Program, I hesitated. My background was in business development, not environmental work, and I wasn’t sure if I belonged. But something about it intrigued me the possibility of learning something new and challenging myself. Little did I know that this decision would completely transform my perspective. […]
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 […]
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is building the capacities of young people to become more resilient to radicalization to violent extremism by enhancing their sense of belonging and self-worth. WEP is effectively instilling a sense of purpose and providing guidance to these youths through monthly mentorship sessions in their communities. These meetings provide a platform for mentees to engage, learn, share […]
The National Identity Management Commission’s office (NIMC) Katsina State has gone green. The office once devoid of trees now has different species of trees growing in its surrounding. On the 17th of October 2018, Women Environmental Programme (WEP) collaborated with MURNA Foundation with support from Trees for Cities and planted different species of trees at NIMC office in Katsina […]
Women Environmental Programme (WEP) through the Women2030 sub-grants supported Community Agriculture and Environmental Protection Association CAEPA Cameroon to implement an action that aimed to prevent inhumane treatment of widows and guarntee their rights in Bali Chamba communities in Cameroon’s North West region. The project advocated against this inhumane treatment of widows among traditional and religious institutions and government, and strengthened the advocacy capacity […]
When we launched the WEP Volunteer and Mentorship programme in 2018, little did we know it will record such impacts as it has today . We were inspired by WEP’s new vision of “a world where the lives of women and youth around the globe are positively transformed” in her 2018-2028 strategic plan and decided to create a programme that will lead […]
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.
