About Halima Abbey Foundation
Where Women Reign as Earth’s Guardians
At Halima Abbey Foundation (HAF), we believe women hold the power to heal our planet. Founded on the conviction that gender equality and environmental sustainability are inseparable. With their resilience, creativity, and nurturing instincts, women have the ability to protect and restore our ecosystems.We celebrate and empower these women to be the climate change leaders our world desperately needs.
Our daily commitment
Every day, we work to close the awareness gap around climate change in Africa, especially among women and young people.
We are committed to educating, empowering, and equipping women with the knowledge and tools to take bold action for the environment.
Through grassroots education, storytelling, and sustainable projects, we raise voices, shift mindsets, and spark change one community at a time.
Mission Statement
To close the climate knowledge gap in Africa by creating platforms that equip women and girls with the tools to lead sustainable change.
Vision Statement
To see a generation of African women who are informed, climate smart, socially empowered, and driving meaningful action for a healthier planet.
Our Core Values
We mean every word
Empowerment
We help women gain the strength and tools to make a real difference.
Awareness
We break down climate change in simple ways people can understand and act on.
Action
We don’t just talk, we take steps that protect the planet and help our communities.
Passion
We care deeply about people and the environment, and we put our hearts into everything we do.
Inspiration
We aim to light a spark in others to believe, lead, and take bold steps for real change.
Integrity
We stay honest, keep our word, and do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Community
We grow stronger by working together and lifting each other up
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Our SDG DNA: How Five Global Goals Converge in Nigeria
Collaborating Across SDGs 4,5,13,15 & 17 for Exponential Impact
Our Board Members
Halima Abbey
Halima is the founder of the Halima Abbey Foundation, dedicated to empowering
women and promoting environmental sustainability through initiatives like the
Green Queen Pageant. With an MBA and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, she brings over a decade of experience in
accounting, audit, and corporate finance.
A former beauty pageant winner, Halima has combined her love for fashion and pageantry with her passion for climate advocacy, creating a unique platform to inspire young women to become environmental change agents.
Her work and lifestyle inspires women to embrace leadership roles as climate change champions while promoting eco-conscious living
Wendy Emesie
Wendy is a dynamic and visionary business leader with extensive experience in strategy, consulting, operations, program
management and talent development.
She thrives at the intersection of strategy, engagement, and execution, with a proven track record of creating impactful, inclusive, and sustainable initiatives across corporate, nonprofit, and tech spaces.
An Entrepreneur and founder of Libbinni Boxes, a strategic gifting business, Wendy is passionate about empowering communities and businesses as well as building globally impactful solutions that elevate Nigeria and Africa on the global stage.
Alexandra Okwekwe
Alexandra is a woman with a big heart for humanity. As the Founder of Alexis
Okwekwe Foundation, she is passionate about helping the underserved, the old, children and orphans, a commitment she has focused on in the past 15 years.
Alexis currently manages Human Resources at the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, a designation with the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Aside from her focus on philanthropy and community building, Alexis loves to travel and spend quality time with
friends and family.
Wendy Emesie
Wendy is a dynamic and visionary business leader with extensive experience in strategy, consulting, operations, program
management and talent development.
She thrives at the intersection of strategy, engagement, and execution, with a proven track record of creating impactful, inclusive, and sustainable initiatives across corporate, nonprofit, and tech spaces.
An Entrepreneur and founder of Libbinni Boxes, a strategic gifting business, Wendy is passionate about empowering communities and businesses as well as building globally impactful solutions that elevate Nigeria and Africa on the global stage.
Halima Abbey
Halima Abbey is a woman on a mission blending her love for beauty with a powerful drive to protect the planet.
A seasoned finance professional with an MBA who has worked for many years helping companies with accounting and finance. But beyond the numbers, she carries a deep passion for women empowerment, sustainability, and the kind of change that leaves a lasting impact.
Her journey into pageantry wasn’t just about crowns and cameras, it was about confidence, purpose, and voice. Having participated and won beauty pageants herself, Halima knows first hand how powerful the platform can be when used right. That’s why she created “The Green Queen” a pageant that gives young women not just a stage, but a purpose.
With a strong foundation in finance and a heart rooted in social impact, Halima understands how to turn big ideas into real, practical solutions. Her ability to balance vision and structure is helping the Halima Abbey Foundation grow into a bold movement,one that is raising climate change awareness, equipping young women, and inspiring communities across Africa.
Her goal is simple: to help more girls grow into women who care, can lead and are commited to building a greener, fairer, and more beautiful world
Vivian E. Akaenyi
Vivian Ebelechukwu Akaenyi is a passionate humanitarian, social advocate, and entrepreneur whose heart beats for change. As the founder of Katalog Charity Foundation and the CEO of Skin Salva Med Spa, Vivian has spent years empowering women especially widows, helping them reclaim their dignity and rebuild their lives.
Her journey into charity work began in 2016, inspired by the heartbreaking sight of women and children struggling on the streets of Lagos. What started as sharing food and drinks with the needy grew into a powerful movement Through her signature initiative, Project Rescue Widows,
At the Halima Abbey Foundation, Vivian brings her compassion, wellness expertise, and grassroots knowledge to our work in empowering young women and promoting climate action. She’s not just a board member, she is a woman of action, living proof that care and courage can transform lives.
Our partners
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We’re building a movement where:
“Every woman wears an invisible crown – not of jewels, but of roots connecting her to the land she protects and the future she shapes.
The HAF Difference
We reject fragmented approaches. Instead, we forge powerful connections between:
🌱 Environmental Action (SDGs 13 & 15)
👑 Women’s Leadership (SDG 5)
📚 Knowledge Justice (SDG 4)
🤝 Inclusive Partnerships (SDG 17)
