As the year comes to an end, FLEP, with support from Barnmissionen organized a Christmas celebration for 40 underserved widows with 80 of their children(2 children from each household) from Diko and nearby rural communities in Niger State. The celebration was held in partnership with ElShaddai Widows Outreach, an organization that has supported widows for over 27 years. Many of […]
Hauwa Ibrahim, a 20 year old from Ngoshe 2 in Gwoza Local Government of Borno State, moved with her family to Abuja 11 years ago due to Boko Haram insurgency. Hauwa is the youngest of seven children and she currently stays with her father and mother who are both crop farmers that grows beans, groundnuts, and corn for both consumption […]
A very practical part of the Transformed Livelihood Project (TLP) training is the Grow Assignment. Participants in Diko, Akwanga, Sheda, and Asaga took part in the Tomato Grow Assignment with the objective of putting into practice the agricultural and entrepreneurial skills learned during the training, while also helping them develop a positive change in mindset. Many of them were planting […]
Mrs. Aderewa Barnabas, 45 years old, is a participant of the Transformed Livelihood Project (TLP) in Akwanga. She is a classroom teacher who earns ₦18,000 ($12) monthly. She has four children aged 15, 12, 10, and 6, and is married to Mr. Barnabas, a volunteer pastor who receives a monthly allowance of ₦10,000 ($7). After attending FLEP’s TLP Module 1 […]