Selima Idris is the wife of a missionary and lives in Leka, Bauchi State, with her husband Mallam Idris and their young daughter. Before joining the FLEP Nigeria through the Rural Agricultural Inclusive Skill Empowerment (RAISE) Project, Selima was a full-time housewife with no steady source of income. She and her husband are small-scale farmers. what they produce is not […]
From Dependence to Dignity: The Story of the Women of Lekka and the Onion Value Chain Before FLEP Nigeria RAISE Project started in Lekka Community, Bauchi state, many women did not have their own source of income. They depended on their husbands for money. Because of this, they found it difficult to buy food, meet personal needs, support their children’s […]
We were happy to welcome the Regional Programs Coordinator, Magdalene Kelel, and the Finance Manager, Elkanah Karanja, from Children’s Mission Africa . They visited our office and our ongoing RAISE Project in Bauchi State to see its progress. In Bauchi, they visited Luda where we have trained 101 participants and Leka 102 participants in crop and livestock farming while in […]
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The Rural Agricultural and Inclusive Skill Empowerment (RAISE) training brought together 300 participants in Bauchi State across three locations – Luda, Lekka and Bauchi Metropolis earning less than $40 (60,000 Naira). The program focused on equipping them with knowledge they can use to increase their income and support their families.During the training, participants in Luda and Lekka learned about livestock […]
In Akwanga, Nasarawa State, another community in the Transformed Livelihood Project, participants who finished their livestock training and tomato farming assignment received goats and beehives to support their source of income. A total of 34 participants received one male and one female goat each, while 7 participants received two beehives each along with full beekeeping kits. The project is designed […]
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 […]
Module Two of the Transformed Livelihood Project (TLP) in Diko, Niger State, brought together 40 young participants for intensive training on leadership, mindset shift, social entrepreneurship, marketing, pricing, and digital skills such as Google Workspace and Canva. The aim of this module is to strengthen their entrepreneurial and digital abilities, enabling them to run profitable businesses and improve their employability […]
As part of the ongoing FLEP’s Transformed Livelihood Project (TLP) 2025 implementation, 30 participants in Asaga Ohafia Local Government of Abia State were engaged in a three day Entrepreneurship, Life skills and practical Agricultural (Goat and Tomatoes) training. This training was designed to inspire participants towards entrepreneurship and employment opportunities. All participants were empowered with tomato seeds, ensuring they could […]