Wives of Kwara LG chairs commend KWACReSAL for distributing 3,000 stoves to women
Wives of the executive chairmen of the Local Government Areas of Kwara State have commended the Kwara Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (KWACReSAL) for the initiative of distributing 3,000 energy-saving cooking stoves to women across the 16 LGAs in the State.
The commendation was given during a courtesy visit to the State Project Management Unit (SPMU) Office in GRA, Ilorin, where the State Project Coordinator, Alhaji Shamsideen Aregbe, received wives.
While receiving the women, the SPC, who thanked the Spouses of the Local Government Chairmen for the visit, explained that ACReSAL is a project committed to restoring degraded landscapes, environmental sustainability, and food security.
“The distribution of energy-saving cooking stoves to women in rural communities is a step to discourage people from cutting down trees in our forests because it has serious implications for climate change. We are raising awareness on using briquettes, an eco-friendly charcoal made from waste products.”
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“We commend the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for his continuous support for the ACReSAL Project. For the distribution of the energy-saving cooking stoves, we worked with the Executive Chairmen of the LGAs to get deserving beneficiaries. Our project aims to develop the communities in the State. So, we are open to working with relevant stakeholders to build resilience in our communities”, he said.
Alhaji Aregbe also stressed that Kwara ACReSAL will collaborate with the Association of Spouses of Local Government Chairmen to build climate resilience and a healthy and safer environment in the State.
Speaking on behalf of the Association, the wife of the Edu Local Government Chairman, Hajiya Ramat Abdulmalik, appreciated the Kwara ACReSAL for prioritising women in its programmes and commended the step while calling for future collaborations between their Association and KWACReSAL in impacting the lives of people, especially women, at the grassroots.
“During the time of our spouses as Executive Chairmen of LGAs, we want the people to feel the impact of government better. That’s why we are also supporting them in our own way by collaborating with relevant offices such as the Kwara ACReSAL”, she said.
