Amidst the celebrations of international women’s day, Malam Akilu Ishaq Abdulkarim, the program manager of the Bauchi State Agricultural Development Program (BSADP), urged persons living with disabilities in Bauchi State to embrace farming as a means of livelihood. Speaking at an event to commemorate International Women’s Day, organized by the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN)…
Women in Gwarimpa Village and environs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) could not contain their joy today as they celebrated the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) with the launch of an innovative portable ambulance to promote inclusive access to healthcare in underserved communities by WOFAN-ICON2 Project and some of the organisation’s partners. The portable…
Following the need to strengthen the extension service system in Nigeria, stakeholders including Commissioners of Agriculture, Permanent Secretaries in State Ministries of Agriculture and some key Heads of government agencies on Wednesday met on the updated Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalization Bill. According to the stakeholders at the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN-ICON) Project,…
Following the need to strengthen the extension service system in Nigeria, stakeholders including Commissioners of Agriculture, Permanent Secretaries in State Ministries of Agriculture and some key Heads of government agencies on Wednesday met on the updated Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalization Bill. According to the stakeholders at the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN-ICON) Project,…
Women in Gwarimpa Village and environs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) could not contain their joy on Thursday as they celebrated the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) with the launch of an innovative portable ambulance to promote inclusive access to healthcare in underserved communities by WOFAN-ICON2 Project and some of the organization’s partners. SOLACEBASE reports that the portable ambulance,…
The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN-ICON) has provided Lab-ulance, a novel healthcare solution for Gwarimpa village’s farming community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The project is supported by MasterCard Foundation and in collaboration with Benson Colman and Associate Limited as gesture in celebration of International Women’s Day. The ‘Lab-ulance,’ a tricycle equipped with medical…
Some agricultural stakeholders on Wednesday validated the Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill to strengthen the extension service system in the country. The stakeholders made their inputs at a one-day Technical and Consultation Workshop in Abuja. The participants at the workshop include State Commissioners for Agriculture, Permanent Secretaries in State Ministries of Agriculture and…
Following the need to strengthen the extension service system in Nigeria, stakeholders including Commissioners of Agriculture, Permanent Secretaries in State Ministries of Agriculture and some key Heads of government agencies on Wednesday met on the updated Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalization Bill. According to the stakeholders at the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN-ICON) Project,…
Women in Gwarimpa Village and environs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) could not contain their joy today as they celebrated the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) with the launch of an innovative portable ambulance to promote inclusive access to healthcare in underserved communities by WOFAN-ICON2 Project and some of the organization’s partners. The portable ambulance, known as Labulance is an ambulance on three wheels (tricycle) which also…
Nigeria, as a developing country, has a pocket of rotten eggs but is endowed with kindhearted people who give a helping hand to people in need. Hajia Salamatu Garba is a benevolent personality who founded the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) to provide hope to the hopeless. The story of WOFAN creation is a heartwarming…