Friends of the Environment

For a Greener
Fairer Future

Championing Sustainability Through Advocacy, Education, and Action in Renewable Energy, Waste Management, and Social Empowerment.

Partners

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Wood fuel to LPG Households
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Biogas Plants
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Making Real Impact, One Community at a Time

At Friends of the Environment (FOTE), we measure success by the lives we touch and the change we create. From creating jobs and training women to reducing dependence on harmful fuels, every step we take is a step toward a greener, more inclusive future.

Our Objectives

Empower

To alleviate poverty and engender equality in Nigeria through economic empowerment programmes and projects for women and youth which form part of the MDGs.

Replenish

To mobilize Nigerian communities for environmental protection activities such tree planting, as a replacement mechanism to control deforestation and flooding

Empower

Ensure that people, especially the young are educated on, and where possible, exposed to, modern technology and ICT use in the protection of the environment at large

Research

All of our research programmes are conducted with reputable local and international organisations including FIIRO, Energy Commission of Nigeria, the United Nations (UN) agencies, and others.

Innovate

To undertake knowledge management and networking for innovative development activities

Demonstrate

To carry out pilot demonstration projects on feasible alternative technologies. Also, to introduce to Nigeria rural and peri-urban communities renewable and alternative energy sources such as solar energy devices, improved woodstoves, energy-efficient stoves (EES), biogas technology etc.

Our Impact

To impact meaningfully and positively on the environment, FOTE undertakes several projects in conjuction with our partners in the private and public sectors including several international bodies such as UNICEF and The World Bank