Food and Rural Development Foundation (FORUDEF)

🌍🐘 Happy World Wildlife Day from FORUDEF! 🌿🦍

Today, we celebrate the beauty of our forests, the richness of our wildlife, and the strength of our communities who protect them every day.

From elephants and gorillas to birds, pangolins, and the countless species that call our forests home; wildlife is part of our identity, our culture, and our survival. Our forests provide food, medicine, water, income, and hope for future generations.

At FORUDEF, we believe that conservation begins with people. Through community forestry, sustainable harvesting of NTFPs, and empowerment of women and youth, we are working hand in hand with local communities to protect biodiversity while improving livelihoods.

🌱 Protect the forest.
🐾 Protect wildlife.
👩🏾‍🌾 Empower communities.
🌍 Secure our future.

On this World Wildlife Day, let us all commit to safeguarding our natural heritage, because when wildlife thrives, communities thrive too.

FORUDEF Engages in the Inception Workshop and Signing of the Together for People and Planet (ToPP) Project MoU at DK hotel 18-23 Jan 2026

FORUDEF participates in the inception workshop and official signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the ToPP Project, alongside key Civil Society Organizations, including WWF. FORUDEF MoU was signed by the BOD ChairMan Johnson Enowtaku. This milestone marks the start of a strengthened collaboration aimed at promoting transparency, accountability, and inclusive governance in the forest and environmental sectors.

The workshop focused on presenting the objectives and implementation framework of the ToPP Project, with particular emphasis on compliance requirements and PMEL (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) systems. These elements are critical to ensuring results-driven implementation, effective reporting, and continuous learning throughout the project cycle.
The event was graced by the presence of the WWF Country Director and the South West Regional Delegate of MINFOF, highlighting the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships between civil society and public institutions in advancing sustainable forest governance.

FORUDEF remains committed to actively contributing to the ToPP Project and advocating for transparent, participatory, and sustainable management of natural resources.