Women Environmental Programme
Organization Details
WEP was formed in 1997 by a group of grassroots women who came together to advocate for measures to be taken to address the pollution that was caused by the textile industries. It was formally registered as a non-governmental, non-political, and not-for-profit organization by the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria on 22nd October 2003. Although WEP emerged in response to the environmental pollution by industries in Kaduna State, over the years she has expanded her interventions to conflict transformation, climate change, and governance issues. The organization has expanded to different countries (Togo, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, and Niger) all headed by women. WEP envisions a world where the lives of women and youth are positively transformed with the mission of ensuring the rights of women and youth through sustainable environmental, socio-political and economic development. WEP’s work hinged on four pillars; Environment, Climate Change, Governance, Peace and Security.
Impact Story
Since 1997, WEP has impacted directly and indirectly over 20 million lives positively across the globe through interventions in women and youth political empowerment, Environment, Governance, Climate Change, Peace and Security.
1. WEP has collaborated with the Federal Ministry of Environment to developed and launched the National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change covering five thematic areas of Agriculture, forestry and Land Use, Food Security and Health, Energy and Transport, Waste Management and Water Sanitation and Hygiene.
2. WEP advocated to the Benue state House of Assembly where two laws on gender responsiveness were passed, the Violence Against Persons Prohibitions Law and Administration of Criminal Justice (ACJA).
3. WEP has impacted thirty-eight thousand, six hundred and sixty-eight individuals between the ages of 18-35 (M/F) and 35 years and above in thirty communities and six local government areas of Benue directly on prevention of violent extremism and is currently implementing the same project targeting twenty-six thousand, four hundred and seventy-four persons (M/F) in four LGAs in Katsina.
4. WEP planted and distributed for planting over five hundred thousand economic trees in Abuja, Katsina and Benue State
5. 40 Women traders in Katsina state and the Niger Republic acquired useful skills and information on the West African trade policy instruments, business management and the process of cross-border trade.
6. In 2022 alone, 335 (159 males and 176 females) people in Abuja and 66 (10 males and 56 females) in Benue state, Nigeria acquired practical skills in producing 5 different kinds of organic pesticides.
7. Though our mentorship programme in 2022, 126 (70 females and 56 males) youth mentees acquired basic knowledge in the development sector and practical community development skills.
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