Climate Change Awareness Match
AWIFCA believes that raising awareness is the first step towards creating meaningful change.
In 2021, we organized a successful climate change awareness match, bringing together community members and key stakeholders to highlight the urgent need for climate action. The event saw enthusiastic participation and generated significant awareness about the critical climate issues impacting our environment.A highlight of the event was the presence of the Commissioner of Environment, Dr Kabir Ibrahim Getso who delivered an inspiring speech and participated in the event. The Commissioner’s presence underscored the government’s commitment to addressing climate change and further amplified the message of the event.
Planting Seeds of Change: Empowering Kano Students to Combat Climate Crisis 🌱 In a powerful initiative, our women-led organization planted 5,000 seedlings in selected Kano high schools, engaging students in the fight against climate change. Each student received a tree to nurture, fostering a sense of responsibility and environmental stewardship. This project not only greens our schools but cultivates a generation of climate champions.
Tree Planting
Recent research has shown that the easiest and cheapest way to mitigate climate change is by planting trees. This was the reason why tree planting was the top objective of our organization.
We planted 12,000 seedlings within four different secondary schools around the kano metropolis.
8000 at science secondary schools,1000 at some selected private schools, 2000 at a mosque and primary health care facility at karfi village, Kura LGA kano,1000 at Dutse Polytechnique Jigawa State.
Advocacy/Awareness Campaing
To commemorate World Environment Day, Awifca organized a sensitization visit to the National Environmental Standards Regulation Agency (NESREA) where we present our maiden research with the title CLIMATE CHANGE AND POVERTY:AN EMPIRICAL SURVEY OF PLASTIC DEBRIS USAGE AS FUEL FOR COOKING IN THE TRADITIONAL STOVE IN KANO, NIGERIA.
The research was able to showcase how the lack of access to clean cooking technologies prompted a community to be using plastic debris as an alternative source of fuel for cooking.
Addressing the problem of plastic pollution and speeding up access to clean fuels requires a systematic change in the actions across the life cycle that address its root causes rather than its symptoms.
We believe the national government can be an effective partner to support the transition to clean fuel technology and a new plastic economy.
Ending plastic pollution is critical to the success of both NATURE and CLIMATE.
Climate Change and Poverty
Northern Nigeria is among the population without access to clean cooking. According to the Energy Commission of Nigeria, more than 60% of the Nigerian population depends on firewood and charcoal for cooking. Over a 50million metric tons of fuelwood are consumed annually in Nigeria. sourcing fuelwood is a major cause of erosion, desertification and climate change in the country.
Data from WHO estimates that exposure to smoke from the simple act of cooking constitute the fifth-worst risk factor for diseases in developing countries.
The responsibility for meeting SDG7 lies in the hands of everyone and with all spheres of society.
Clean cooking forms part of the SDG7 which aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for All by 2030.
 The majority of the people without access to clean cooking are located in sub-Saharan African and 80% are located in rural areas. One of the major problems is the contributions in terms of air pollution. The WHO estimates that 2.6million people die prematurely every year as a result of indoor air pollution. It mainly affects women and children as they spent more time at home than men do.
Lack of access to clean cooking causes problems associated with HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC.
Efficient, effective, and low-carbon development strategies must target women as essential stakeholders, to support sustainable development and effective climate change responses.
 We are hoping to accelerate and come up with a financially sustainable industry to achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2030. This will lead to improved health, reduced climate and environmental impacts, empowered women, and improved livelihood.
