Group empowers 90 Bauchi women in moringa production, seeks policy inclusion support
By Ahmed Ahmed
The Youth Adolescent Health Initiative and Counselling (YAHIC), a Bauchi-based non-governmental organization, has commenced a women empowerment project targeting 90 beneficiaries across three communities in the state.
Mr Tameshiya Titus, Project Officer of stated this at news conference on Wednesday in Bauchi
He said the beneficiaries are drawn from Gudum Hausawa, Das Fadun and Miri communities in the State.
“With support from the French Embassy Fund for Civil Society Organizations (FEF-OSC). focuses on strengthening women’s capacity in moringa production and processing.
The project aims to economically empower 90 women-including 15 women with disabilities-across three communities through capacity building in moringa cultivation, processing, branding, and marketing.
Responding to the region’s intersecting challenges of poverty, malnutrition, gender inequality, and climate vulnerability, the project leverages the high nutritional and economic value of moringa to foster sustainable livelihoods, gender equity, and climate resilience.
“Core activities include agricultural training, solar-powered greenhouse installation, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAS), GBV awareness campaigns, and market linkage facilitation
“As part of the initiative, YAHIC has facilitated the formation of a Technical Working Group in collaboration with the State Ministry of Agriculture and the State Ministry of Women Affairs,” Titus
He said the Technical Working Group is tasked with ensuring that women are adequately captured in relevant agricultural and economic policies, while also safeguarding their rights.
The group has identified gaps in existing policies affecting women in the moringa value chain and is working towards addressing and amending those gaps.
The Project Officer stressed that advocacy remains a key strategy for achieving its objectives.
He said engagements are being carried out with government ministries, departments and agencies, as well as community stakeholders, to promote inclusive policies and stronger institutional support.
Titus said beyond primary production, the initiative also seeks to enhance the moringa value chain by enabling women to process moringa into marketable products with the potential to reach national and international markets.
The organisation is further advocating for partnerships and market linkages to ensure sustainable income opportunities for the beneficiaries.
