Safe wards are built by the people who live in them.
Lighting and patrol coverage are sited around where women live, trade and walk.
Security in rural Sokoto depends heavily on community vigilante groups who often work without lights, radios or transport.
This partnership equips them properly and connects them to formal security agencies, improving response times and community confidence.
Radios and phones so ward teams can raise an alarm instantly.
Lighting at junctions, markets and access roads to deter crime.
Torches, protective gear and basic transport for patrol teams.
Structured liaison between ward teams and formal security agencies.
Women's quota: Women's safety first — Lighting and patrol coverage are sited around where women live, trade and walk.
Ward leadership nominates the recognised security group.
Membership and conduct records are verified.
Communication and response equipment is issued.
The team is linked into the LGA response network.
Lit markets and faster response mean women can trade into the evening and girls can walk to school safely — security measured by how freely women move.
* Participation is subject to eligibility, available resources and programme guidelines.