Millions of people around the world suffer unthinkable distress due to armed conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. They may be forced to flee their homes, some persons separated from their families along the way. During conflict, they may endure staggering violence, severe injuries and the threat of recruitment into armed groups. Many are cut off from fundamental services […]
Hey there! Be a part of our 2024 Christmas Kitchen Program! At CLHEI, Christmas Kitchen is one of our yearly programs where we reach out to vulnerable groups, indigent and displaced populations in the spirit of Christmas across different locations in Nigeria. During this event, we give out food and non-food items to the identified vulnerable households. This year 2024, […]
CLHEI saw the need to get play toys for the displaced children as part of her mental health intervention. Our team continue to have hang-out session with children living in IDP Camps to engage and inspire fun through storytelling, riddles and jokes. During these events, with support from Sapphire aid and United Helping Heart Corporation, Children receive fun items with […]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide, around 2.3 billion people still cook using solid fuels (such as wood, crop waste, charcoal, coal and dung) and kerosene in open fires and inefficient stoves. Most of these people are poor and live in low- and middle-income countries. There is a large discrepancy in access to cleaner cooking alternatives between urban […]
I was part of a joint team of Christian Aid and Community Links and Human Empowerment Initiatives (CLHEI) staff who were on field activities across some communities in three local governments of Benue state. The team was on the field to monitor the implementation of the COVID 19 secondary impact response, an intervention back funded by STARTFUND Network. The activities […]
At CLHEI, Christmas Kitchen is one of our many ways of reaching out to vulnerable groups and indigent persons in different locations where we share food and non-food items with identified persons. Since the inception of the organization this has been a yearly practice to share together in the spirit of Christmas; a humanitarian response for over 16years running now. […]
During the 2019 general elections, many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State did not vote due to the inadequate implementation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) framework and regulations for voting by internally displaced persons 2019. In ensuring that internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State participate in the 2023 general elections, Community Links and Human Empowerment Initiative […]
Community Links & Human Empowerment Initiative (CLHEI) as part of her mandate envisions the possibilities of strengthening the local food production capacities of communities and food sufficiency for Vulnerable and displaced populations using Climate-Smart Agriculture techniques as a veritable strategy. In Benue, the farmer-herder conflicts have displaced thousands of farmers from their natural habitats and have put them in Internally […]
The Capacity Building training brought together Local Government Officials of decision making capacity and Community members of selected conflict-affected communities under the “Powering Peace through Climate Action” Project to share knowledge and highlight the adverse Climate Change gaps/impacts and community based coping strategies and adaptation options. The training aimed at enhancing capacity of different stakeholders to understand Climate Change better […]
