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 […]
Support for Social Stability and Security of Conflict affected communities in North East and Middle Belt, Nigeria is a United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) intervention in Benue state. UNDP through CLHEI emplaced and strengthened mechanisms for enhancing social cohesion, community security and in turn contributed to the reduction of incidents of sexual and gender based violence against targeted communities. CLHEI […]
The PPCA aims to bring together divided and marginalized communities creating the imperative to continuously assess and address worsening relations in the PPCA implementation communities, and across the ethnic groups of interest. Some stereotypes endure and must be addressed to have the potential for a positive impact. The Peer Review Meeting was designed to capture perceptions from women and Men […]
Benue state has continued to be experience conflicts for a long time, recent killings in the state have added to the burden of taking care of IDPs. About 18,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of April 2023 following recent attacks on some communities in the state (ICIR 2023). In their condition of forceful relocation, the IDPs have lost […]
