Women Environmental Programme

What Women Environmental Programme does

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, and non-religious organization founded in April 1997 in Kaduna State, Nigeria by Dr. Priscilla Achakpa, in response to industrial environmental pollution. Headquartered at 5B Constitution Avenue, Gaduwa Housing Estate, Abuja, WEP designs and implements programs at the intersection of climate change, environmental protection, governance, peace and security, and the empowerment of women and youth. The organization serves vulnerable women, smallholder farmers, youth at risk of radicalization, schools, and women's rights civil-society organizations primarily across West and North Africa, with regional offices in Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, and additional offices in Canada and the USA. WEP holds United Nations ECOSOC Special Consultative Status, UNEP and UNFCCC Observer Status, and is the Global Environment Facility (GEF) CSO Focal Point for West and Central Africa.

WEP's core deliverables are organized as a portfolio of donor-funded projects rather than a unified technology product. Active programs include the Christian Aid-funded Actions to Combat Climate Threats (ACCT) project in Benue, Nasarawa, and Kaduna States; the UNDP Nigeria and Royal Norwegian Embassy-funded Northwest Climate Peace Hub in Katsina State; the GCERF-funded SAVE (Strengthening Advocacy against Violent Extremism) project; the Green Livelihoods Alliance 2 (GLA2) supported by WECF; the F5 Tech for Good solar dryer intervention; and WASH-in-Schools programs in FCT Abuja. The largest recent commitment is the WomenPower2030 consortium led by Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) and funded by the European Union under a €5,552,183.60 Financial Framework Partnership Agreement covering 70 DAC countries, under which WEP implements activities in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. WEP also publishes policy briefs, training manuals, and annual reports as part of its advocacy and capacity-building mandate.

WEP operates on a grant-funded non-profit revenue model and does not sell commercial products or services. Funding comes from institutional donors including the European Union, UNDP, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, GCERF, Christian Aid, WECF, and F5 Tech for Good (via CAF America), typically executed through consortium partnerships with local NGOs such as Murna Foundation, Angel Support Foundation, FJDP, GERRI, CEDASJ, and ECOMAWDI. WEP reaches beneficiaries through community-led and event-driven go-to-market motions: direct program implementation via field staff, training-of-trainers workshops, community sensitization events, policy dialogues, and stakeholder engagement meetings, with a small 12-person headquarters team supported by country coordinators in each operating jurisdiction.

Name

Women Environmental Programme

Legal name

Women Environmental Programme

Website

https://wepnigeria.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is a Nigerian non-governmental organization founded in 1997 that implements climate, environmental, peace, and women's empowerment programs across West and North Africa, serving women farmers, youth, and civil society partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Environmental and Social Programs

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAGAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPAGABAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAEAM

Safeguarding, Accountability & Compliance (ESG, Gender/GBV, Do No Harm)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy
• Climate change programs
• Women empowerment
• Peace building
• Sustainable agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: WEP operates as a nonprofit organization primarily funded through grants and donations from international development partners, governments, and foundations. Revenue comes from project funding, programmatic grants, and donor contributions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that implements donor-funded programs in climate change adaptation, environmental protection, women and youth empowerment, peace building, and governance across Nigeria and other African countries. The organization delivers community-based interventions including climate-smart agriculture training, WASH programs, violent extremism prevention, advocacy, and policy engagement. WEP also produces policy publications and training manuals for capacity building.

Product overview

Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is a non-governmental organization formed in April 1997, operating as a portfolio of environmental, climate, peace, and governance programs rather than a unified technology product. The organization implements diverse projects including climate-smart agriculture initiatives (ACCT, Northwest Climate Peace Hub), violent extremism prevention programs (SAVE, PVE), WASH in Schools, green livelihoods (GLA2), and technology interventions (F5 Tech for Good with solar dryers). WEP also produces policy publications, training manuals, and operates across multiple African countries with offices in Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Canada, and USA.

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Products and services

• Actions to Combat Climate Threats (ACCT) A climate resilience project implemented across Benue, Nasarawa, and Kaduna States that focuses on climate-smart agriculture, clean energy access, early warning systems, and advocacy for women and persons with disabilities. Includes aquaponic and hydroponic farms, organic fertilizer production, and climate incubation hubs serving smallholder women farmers.
• Northwest Climate Peace Hub A UNDP and Royal Norwegian Embassy-funded initiative addressing climate and conflict risks in Northwest Nigeria through improved data access, climate-resilient livelihoods, and communal natural resource management systems. Implements climate-smart agriculture with Murna Foundation targeting 500 households in Jibia LGA, Katsina State.
• WomenPower2030: Feminist Accelerate Action for Sustainable Development A Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) with European Union consortium led by Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), covering 70 DAC countries. Focuses on capacity building for feminist CSOs, gender-responsive climate policies, and youth feminist leadership, with WEP implementing in Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
• SAVE Project (Strengthening Advocacy against Violent Extremism) - Katsina GCERF-funded project strengthening community resilience against violent extremism in Katsina State, Nigeria. Works with youth, religious leaders, and governance actors through consortium approach with Murna Foundation to address radicalization of youth.
• PVE Intervention - Benue State Project addressing drivers of violent extremism including ignorance, poverty, and absence of opportunities in Benue State. Implements vocational skills training, community policing, alternative dispute resolution, and farmer-herder conflict resolution through ranching initiatives.
• WASH in Schools Program Water, Sanitation and Hygiene program in Gwagwalada LG, FCT Abuja focusing on training, sanitation facilities, menstrual hygiene management, and establishing WASH clubs in schools. Trained 40 participants including Head Girls and teachers on sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health management.
• F5 Tech for Good: Support for Women Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria Technology intervention supporting women smallholder farmers with solar dryer tent installation, climate-smart agriculture training, organic fertilizer production, and post-harvest loss reduction. Funded through CAF America by F5 Tech for Good.
• Green Livelihoods Alliance 2 (GLA2) Forests for a Just Future program supported by WECF, ensuring tropical forest governance for climate mitigation and livelihood protection. WEP serves as technical partner on gender in Nigeria, implementing policy dialogues, forest conservation, and organic agriculture promotion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 million lives impacted positively since 1997
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024WECF is the lead partner in the WomenPower2030 consortium funded by the European Union. WEP is one of 5 feminist organizations in this Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) implementing activities across 70 DAC countries. WECF also funds and supports WEP's Green Livelihoods Alliance 2 project.
• Environmental Conflict Mediation and Women Development Initiative (ECOMAWDI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ECOMAWDI, a women-led NGO based in Ibadan, Nigeria, implements organic farming training supported by WECF and WEP under the Green Livelihoods Alliance 2 project.
• Murna FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Murna Foundation is a consortium partner with WEP implementing the SAVE project and Northwest Climate Peace Hub. They work together on climate-smart agriculture, community resilience, and peace building initiatives in Katsina State.
• Angel Support Foundation (ASF)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016ASF serves as Sub-Recipient in WEP's SAVE project Phase I and II, implementing PVE interventions in Benue State communities.
• Foundation for Justice Development and Peace (FJDP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016FJDP is a Sub-Recipient in WEP's SAVE project Phase II, working in Ado, Agatu, Buruku, Guma, Kwande and Logo LGAs in Benue State.
• Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative (GERRI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016GERRI served as Sub-Recipient in Phase I of WEP's SAVE project focusing on PVE in Benue State.
• Centre for Development and Social Justice (CEDASJ)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016CEDASJ served as Sub-Recipient in Phase I of WEP's SAVE project in Benue State.
• Women and Gender Constituency of UNFCCCmajorOthersWEP is part of the Women and Gender Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, contributing to intergovernmental decision-making.
• Women for Water PartnershipmajorOthersWEP is a member of Women for Water Partnership, a global network under UN-Water focused on women's water issues.
• Women's Major GroupmajorOthersWEP serves as Organizing Partner and Focal Point for Women's Major Group in UN processes including environment and climate governance.
• African CSOs Biodiversity AlliancemajorOthersWEP is a member of African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance working on biodiversity conservation across Africa.
• Habitat International Coalition (HIC)majorOthersWEP is a member of Habitat International Coalition, a global network focused on housing and habitat rights.
• Pan-African Climate Justice AlliancemajorOthersWEP participates in PACJA, a regional network working on climate justice across Africa.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance: Continental coalition of African civil society organizations focused on biodiversity conservation in which WEP is a member. Peer in the policy and advocacy ecosystem with whom WEP coordinates on biodiversity-related UN processes.
• Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA): Regional coalition in which WEP is a member organization, working on climate justice across Africa. Comparable as a peer movement entity representing the policy and advocacy infrastructure WEP participates in, particularly relevant for UNFCCC and African Union engagement.
• Women for Water Partnership: Global network under UN-Water in which WEP holds membership. Comparable as a peer network given the explicit thematic overlap on women, WASH, and water governance, though it functions as a coordinating coalition rather than an implementing NGO.

Broad incumbents

• Green Belt Movement: Founded by Wangari Maathai, this Kenyan Nobel-Prize-winning organization links environmental conservation with women's empowerment and grassroots mobilization. A canonical peer for the gender-environment-development mission and a model WEP explicitly resembles.
• ActionAid Nigeria: A larger and more established Nigerian affiliate of the global ActionAid federation. It works on women rights, climate, and governance at greater scale and headcount than WEP, with overlapping donor networks (EU, Nordic, UK FCDO) and similar thematic focus, making it the natural incumbent peer.

Direct peers

• Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF): Nigeria's premier biodiversity and environmental NGO with a 40+ year track record, community-based natural resource management programs, and extensive donor network. Comparable in mission and beneficiary overlap, with much larger scale and headcount.
• Environmental Conflict Mediation and Women Development Initiative (ECOMAWDI): A women-led Nigerian NGO implementing organic farming training under the same Green Livelihoods Alliance 2 program funded by WECF. Direct programmatic peer in climate-agriculture-gender work with overlapping donor and consortium relationships.
• Murna Foundation: A direct consortium partner of WEP implementing climate-smart agriculture, community resilience, and peace building in Katsina State. Operates in the same target geography with overlapping beneficiary segments (women, youth, smallholder farmers) and is funded through the same projects (SAVE, Northwest Climate Peace Hub).
• Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF): WECF is WEP's lead consortium partner in WomenPower2030 and a feminist environmental NGO operating across Europe, Africa, and the Caucasus. It shares WEP's gender-environment-climate intersection mission, donor base (EU, NL MoFA), and advocacy approach, making it the closest operational peer.
• Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD): Nigerian environmental and human rights NGO based in the Niger Delta, working on environmental justice, gender, and oil-and-gas impacts. Highly comparable as a domestic peer combining environmental action with women-led community organizing, particularly relevant given WEP's own Niger Delta policy work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WEP_Nigeria
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOAn2YmSvJQS0clhdqciKFQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/womenenvironmentalprogramme
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-environmental-porgramme
• Instagraminstagram.com/wep_ng

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

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