Buanchor and Katabang are farming Communities located within the eastern axis of Boki LGA, C.R. State, Nigeria with a population of 5,561 (59% f & 41% m). Women in these Communities, who depend on the extraction of non-timber products for livelihood, have low access to land for farming due to indiscriminate logging and excessive forest exploitation; including issues with land tenure rights.
The project therefore seeks to adopt a participatory bottom-top approach by conducting Town hall meetings, Stakeholders and women group engagement, Build the capacity of community people (especially women) on: (1) Awareness on Women?s rights to land resource usage and Climate Smart Agriculture (2) Training of Women Rights Advocates, on Land Tenure Rights and Community Led-Forest Management (3) Training on Integrated Forest Fire Management (4) Mentorship and Hands-on training for Women Conservation Leaders on Climate Smart Agriculture