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
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
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