Civil Alliance for Climate Protection and Education - CACPE

31/12/2025

CACPE — 2025: With thanks and hope

On this final day of 2025 we give sincere thanks to our staff, volunteers, families and partners for their tireless work and steadfast belief in a sustainable future. This year we advanced community tree planting, environmental education, clean-energy pilots and many local clean-ups — together we made measurable, local change.

We faced challenges, especially funding continuity and operational logistics and we learned from them. Looking to 2026, CACPE will scale the most successful pilots, strengthen local ownership, and deepen partnerships across Nigeria.

From our family to yours: thank you for your trust.

Please share this post to celebrate our collective effort and invite others to join us in the months ahead.

25/12/2025

Happy Christmas 2025 🎄

As we celebrate this season of joy and reflection, the Civil Alliance for Climate Protection and Education (CACPE) extends its heartfelt appreciation to our dedicated staff, partners, and supporters for your unwavering commitment and collaboration throughout the year.

Your trust, support, and shared vision continue to strengthen our collective efforts toward environmental sustainability and climate resilience. May this festive season bring peace, renewed hope, and inspiration, and may the coming year open new opportunities for impactful action and meaningful partnerships.

We look forward to advancing our mission together in the new year.

Warm regards,
Civil Alliance for Climate Protection and Education (CACPE)

10/12/2025

Hiring for the role below:

Local Technicians (Hiring 3; minimum 1 female) — Trainee Technicians
Expertise & experience: Locally from clinic catchments or LGA; expected to have basic electrical or mechanical background. Selection on the basis of aptitude, references and gender inclusivity.

Role & responsibilities: Assist installers during commissioning, perform routine checks, implement O&M, first-line troubleshooting and recordkeeping. Receive certified training and competency test during project.

Location: Kano/Zamfara
Interested and qualified candidate should send their CV to [email protected]
Deadline: December 17, 2025

Join CACPE in advocating for climate protection! Our initiatives promote eco-friendly practices and raise awareness to combat climate change through education and global cooperation.

08/12/2025

Community Mobilizer & Gender Lead — Hiring

Expertise & experience: Strong local presence in Kano/Zamfara, experience running community workshops, inclusive stakeholder processes, and women-focused engagement in history.

Role & responsibilities: Lead participatory site assessments, establish clinic O&M committees, run three community workshops (including women’s session), ensure gender considerations are applied in recruitment (≥1 female technician) and data collection.

Interested and qualified candidate should send their CV to [email protected]

Deadline: December 12, 2025

Join CACPE in advocating for climate protection! Our initiatives promote eco-friendly practices and raise awareness to combat climate change through education and global cooperation.

03/12/2025

With all the odd, our team successfully collected data for drought vulnerability mapping in Damba farming communities.

02/12/2025

FIELD UPDATE: CLIMATE VULNERABILITY MAPPING IN ZAMFARA STATE

On 15th September 2025, our team at the conducted an intensive fieldwork exercise from 9:00am to 6:00pm, focused on climate change vulnerability mapping in selected communities across Zamfara State. The journey was tough, emotional, educational, and incredibly impactful.

In Damba farming communities, we mapped the devastating effects of prolonged drought and lack of rainfall on smallholder farmers and livelihoods. In Kwatar-kwashi, we examined the alarming level of deforestation and its consequences on land fertility, livelihoods, and local climate patterns. Our work in Wanke community highlighted severe cases of wind erosion, while in Gangaren gulbi, we documented the community’s increasing vulnerability to flooding.

This fieldwork was a real eye-opener. Every community told a story. Every face reflected resilience. Every challenge strengthened our resolve.

Data successfully captured
Community voices documented
Risks identified
Solutions in progress

We are now working to translate this data into a visual vulnerability map, which will be shared with: • Donors
• Government agencies
• Development partners
• Relevant stakeholders in Zamfara State and beyond

This is not just research, this is inclusivity, action, planning, and advocacy for a safer and more climate-resilient future.

We thank the communities for their openness, courage, and collaboration. The journey continues…

01/12/2025

CACPE is looking for the role below:

Technical Lead (Solar Systems) — Local Solar Engineer

Expertise & experience: Certified solar PV engineer with 5+ years’ experience designing and installing microgrids and solar systems for institutions in northern Nigeria (health clinics, schools). Proven track record of safe rooftop mounting, battery management and remote telemetry integration.

Role & responsibilities: Final technical design, procurement specification, supplier management, site supervision, commissioning sign-off, warranty coordination and technical training content. Acts as primary quality assurance for all technical deliverables.
Deadline: 7 December, 2025

location: Kano/Zamfara
Send CV to [email protected]

22/11/2025

Greening Our Health Spaces — One Tree at a Time!

G-CAN Project | Federal Medical Centre Gusau | 7 November 2025

Our GCAN project team proudly led a transformative tree-planting exercise at the Community Medicine Annex of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gusau, a bold step toward building healthier, greener, and climate-resilient hospital environments.

Through the support and dedication of our young climate volunteers, we successfully planted dozens of Date Palm (Dabino/Hyphaene Thebaica) and Olive seedlings, symbolizing hope, healing, and long-term environmental protection within the hospital premises. These trees will not only beautify the environment but also improve air quality, provide shade, support biodiversity, and promote the wellbeing of patients, health workers, and the surrounding community.

This initiative is part of the ongoing Grassroots Climate Action in Nigeria (GCAN) Project, focused on empowering communities with practical climate solutions. By greening public spaces like hospitals, we reinforce our belief that climate action must be visible, inclusive, and people-centered.

A huge appreciation to the management and staff of FMC Gusau for their warm collaboration, and to our committed team for driving meaningful change, one seedling at a time. Together, we are planting trees, but more importantly, we are planting a legacy.

Climate Action Starts Here.

07/11/2025

Empowering Minds for a Sustained Gusau

Capacity Building on “The Link Between Deforestation and Flooding” — Gusau, Zamfara State

In our continued effort to strengthen local climate action, the Civil Alliance for Climate Protection and Education - CACPE completes day 3 out of 3 Days intensive capacity building workshop with theme “The Link Between Deforestation and Flooding: A Case Study of Gusau.”

Delivered by Muhammad Habibu Gusau, the session provided deep insights into how deforestation is accelerating flooding, soil erosion, and livelihood loss in Zamfara State, and what we can do collectively to reverse these trends.

Participants listened with enthusiasm, shared personal experiences, and were grouped into three dynamic teams for brainstorming and competition. Their ideas reflected creativity, passion, and community wisdom. Group One emerged as the best-performing team, demonstrating exceptional understanding and innovation.

We are proud of our participants for their commitment and strong engagement throughout the training. We also collected valuable feedback to further improve our programs and inspire more climate resilience initiatives across Northern Nigeria.

This event reaffirmed one truth, when knowledge meets passion, transformation begins.

Together, we can restore our forests, protect our communities, and build a sustainable future for Gusau and beyond.

📸 Highlights: Training session, group work moments, and the winning team celebration.

11/10/2025

Zamfara ACReSAL Project today welcomed our team.

The visit provided an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions on key issues such as environmental education, clean energy, land restoration, climate-smart agriculture, and biodiversity conservation.

The State Project Coordinator, Malam Nasirudeen Bello Gusau, expressed his appreciation for the visit and emphasized the importance of strengthening collaboration between both organizations.

ACReSAL – Greening the environment, saving lives!

05/10/2025

Successful Launch of the Date Palm Planting Campaign!

We are pleased to announce the successful co-hosting of the Date Palm Plantation Campaign held on October 4, 2025, at the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria.

The event was organized by the Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative (GECCI) in collaboration with the Students’ Representative Council of Federal University Gusau, and the Civil Alliance for Climate Protection and Education (CACPE) through the ongoing Grassroots Climate Action in Nigeria (GCAN) project.

The campaign focused on empowering communities for climate action through tree planting, with strong emphasis on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and improved nutrition outcomes. Participants included students, community leaders, and climate advocates who collectively contributed to advancing local environmental resilience.

Through the GCAN Samaru Climate Committee framework, CACPE played a strategic role in mobilizing youth, facilitating awareness sessions, and supporting practical demonstrations of sustainable date palm cultivation — reinforcing the importance of climate-smart livelihoods and community-driven adaptation.

The event marks another milestone in our shared mission to promote climate-conscious communities and sustainable environmental stewardship across Northern Nigeria.