What We Have Done
Our Impact
Transforming Communities, Empowering Lives
Our Impact
Transforming Communities, Empowering Lives
Hybrid Pawpaw Orchard & Nursery: Established an agricultural initiative with a hybrid pawpaw orchard and a nursery of 5,000 seedlings to enhance food security and climate resilience.
Climate Advocacy & Awareness Campaigns: Educate communities and stakeholders on climate change impacts and sustainable solutions, encouraging grassroots climate action.
Smart Agriculture & Climate Resilience: Introduced innovative farming techniques, such as vertical and soilless farming, to combat the challenges of climate change.
In just a few years, CARD has made meaningful strides across rural Nigeria. We’ve recorded the tremendous successes in each of our projects
Tree Planting Initiative: Planted over 1,000 trees across Bauchi State to combat deforestation and promote environmental sustainability.
Rural Women Climate Advocate (RUWOCA) Project : Trained 100 women in briquette production, an eco-friendly alternative to firewood, positively impacting over 500 community members.
Women Climate Advocate (WOCA) Project: Equipped 20 women in Takwashinge community with ‘Business in a Bag’ kits, fostering clean energy adoption and entrepreneurial growth.
Clean Cookstoves & Eco-Friendly Briquettes: Produced and distributed over 500 clean cookstoves through CARD’s briquette facility, reducing reliance on unsustainable energy sources.
Transforming Communities, Empowering Lives
Local Conference of Youth
The Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) Nigeria 2024 is part of the global LCOY initiative under YOUNGO, the youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims to engage Nigerian youth in climate action and advocacy, providing a platform for them to articulate solutions and influence policy discussions at both national and global levels. The event also contributes to the Global Youth Statement, which is presented at the Conference of the Parties (COP), ensuring youth perspectives are included in international climate negotiations.
The Community Advocates for Rural Development (CARD), a Bauchi-based NGO, played a significant role in organizing the LCOY Nigeria 2024. CARD facilitated discussions, workshops, and initiatives that focused on grassroots involvement, amplifying the voices of young people in rural areas. Their efforts were geared towards bridging knowledge gaps in climate action and encouraging youth-led solutions to climate challenges.As a result, a national youth statement was development and presented at COP29 IN Ajerbaizan,Baku.
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