Over 6,500 internally displaced women in Benue State have benefited from the Safe Spaces initiative and economic empowerment programs run by the Center for Redefining Alternative Civic Engagement for Africa (RACE). The intervention is part of the TAHAV Project, designed to strengthen economic resilience and social inclusion among displaced women. Participants have accessed vocational training, psychosocial support, and small business grants to help rebuild their livelihoods. The program's impact was highlighted at a recent stakeholder dialogue in Makurdi, where community leaders and project coordinators reviewed progress and discussed scalability. RACE has maintained focus on women affected by conflict and displacement, particularly those from high-risk communities across the state.
Six thousand five hundred women is a significant number, but it represents only a fraction of those displaced in Benue. RACE's work shows targeted interventions can deliver tangible outcomes where government efforts remain thin. If such programs rely solely on a single NGO, sustainability becomes a question, not a guarantee. For now, TAHAV fills a gap — but not a void.
