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#ACReSAL #IMPACT The Benue State Rehabilitation Board in Apir is experiencing remarkable transformation, thanks to the intervention of the Benue Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project. Previously struggling with inadequate resources and infrastructure, the Board, which provides vital training and rehabilitation services to individuals with physical, psycho-social disabilities, and those recovering from substance abuse …

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World Bank Financial Management Specialists arrived in Benue State to carry out a Financial Management Supervision Mission of three World Bank-assisted projects operating within the state. The exercise aims to ensure the projects are executed by universal best practices and World Bank standards. The team, led by Dr. Blossom Chukwusom, engaged with staff from the …

World Bank Team Arrives Benue State for FM Supervision Mission Read More »

For years, the students of Saint Winifred Girls Secondary School in Ihugh faced a daily struggle: a severe lack of water. Head girl Uber Veronica recounts how the 662 students often had to trek long distances to neighboring houses and communities simply to collect water for basic needs like washing and bathing. This arduous task …

Saint Winifred Girls’ School Quenches Thirst with ACReSAL Water Harvesting Project Read More »

Members of the Benue State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Monday, paid a familiarization visit to the Benue State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) at the project office in Makurdi. Addressing the State Project Management Unit led by the State Project coordinator, Bldr. Victor Ama, the Chairman of the …

BSHOA Committee on SDGs Interacts with Benue ACReSAL SPMU Read More »

#ACReSAL #IMPACT Kentors Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in North Bank Community, Makurdi, is experiencing a surge in rice production thanks to the Benue ACReSAL (Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes) project and its Community Revolving Fund (CRF) loan program. Comrade Philip Swende, 41-year-old President of the cooperative, reports a significant increase in farm size and yield …

Rice to the Occasion: A Farmer’s Tale of Triumph Read More »

A crucial step towards sustainable landscape management and natural resource protection in Benue State was taken today with the presentation of a report on the Surveying, Mapping and Gazetting of Forest Reserves. The report, commissioned by the Benue State Project Management Unit (SPMU) of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, was presented by …

Benue State Takes Steps to Map and Protect Forest Reserves with ACReSAL Project Read More »

For years, residents of the Ichwa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp have struggled with the harsh realities of displacement, including severe water scarcity and insecurity. Thanks to the intervention of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, however, life is starting to look brighter for the camp’s inhabitants. The farmer-herder crisis in the region …

Solar Power Brings Hope to Ichwa IDP Camp in Benue State Read More »

#ACReSAL #Impact For 55-year-old Paul Chwada and countless other residents living behind Dunamis Church near Benue State University’s second gate, the annual flooding that plagued their neighborhood has finally become a thing of the past, thanks to the intervention of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project. Chwada, a father of three, described the …

Makurdi Resident Celebrates Relief from Flooding After ACReSAL Drainage Project Read More »