Community dialogue and stigma-reduction sessions across 34 LGAs
Deliver high-quality, community-driven interventions that advance economic empowerment and gender equality for vulnerable populations strengthening women's and youth's economic autonomy, protection and leadership as agents of change.
Resilient, inclusive communities where women, girls and other vulnerable groups have equitable access to economic empowerment, gender-responsive protection, and peacebuilding opportunities in Katsina State.
✔ Women empowered as economic actors across Katsina communities.
✔ Over 2,000 women and vulnerable persons protected through GBV referral systems.
✔ Reduced stigma and discrimination through 450+ sustained community dialogue sessions.
Empowering Women Economically. Advancing Gender Equality. Protecting Vulnerable Lives.
As an active member of the Katsina State Women, Peace and Security network, FAHUZ-SVG recognizes women as indispensable agents of peace and recovery. Our WPS programming is aligned with UNSCR 1325 and Nigeria’s Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.
• Women Peace Committees established across LGAs
• Training of women community leaders in conflict mediation
• Documentation and response to conflict-related gender-based violence
We support vulnerable women, girls, widows, persons with disabilities and displaced persons to build sustainable livelihoods, access financial services, and exercise agency.
• GBV survivor support and referral networks
• Vocational training and livelihood skills development
• Income-Generating Activity (IGA) groups and savings schemes
• Women’s cooperatives supported for market linkages
FAHUZ-SVG addresses both immediate triggers and underlying drivers of violence, and tackles root causes of farmer-herder tensions and food insecurity.
• Community dialogue and reconciliation forums
• Interfaith and inter-communal mediation
• Farmer-herder dialogue forums promoting coexistence
• Nutritional and food security support
Fahuz-SVG is led by a dedicated team of professionals committed to advancing community health and social development in Katsina State and beyond.