…Inaugurates Peer Educators to Drive Behavioral Change
Group picture of the Implementing Corps Member with the Community Leaders, Beneficiaries, and Representatives of NYSC–FCT SDG CDS
In a major stride toward food security and sustainable agriculture in Nigeria, Mr Favour John, a serving Corps Member, attached to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has successfully implemented a community development (CDS) impact project empowering 50 women and youth from Wassa Community and the Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp on organic, climate-friendly farming techniques.
The project titled “Green Futures: Sustainable Agriculture For Improved Livelihood And Climate Action” was sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS) Abuja, and implemented in collaboration with the Be The Help Foundation (BHF Agroforestry Farms) and the Alliance for Action on Pesticides in Nigeria (AAPN).
The three-day training was held from Friday to Sunday, October 24-26, 2025, at Wassa Community Palace Compound, Wassa III, Abuja.
The project was a strong call for behavioral change, aimed at training the community and IDP camp on how to grow their food organically without the use of hazardous pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and hybrid GMO seeds, while promoting safe, organic, and climate-friendly alternatives.
Day one began with a high-level awareness session on the dangers of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs), facilitated by Mr. Donald Ofoegbu, from the Alliance for Action on Pesticides in Nigeria (AAPN).
Speaking, Ofoegbu urged the community to stop the use of HHPs and embrace organic farming practices for its health benefits as well as improved nutrition.
He also ensured that the participants were knowledgeable about the dangers of pesticides and how to grow food.
The session also ignited behavioral change away from chemical-based and GMO-dependent farming, promoting safe, organic and climate-friendly agricultural solutions, instead.