In celebration of World Earth Day, we brought together volunteers, NGOs, and private companies in Benin City, Edo State, in collaboration with the Oredo Local Government, to participate in a community sensitization and sanitation exercise organized by the Nigeria Green Earth Initiative (NGEI) in the Ogbe and Oba Palace axis of the Oredo Local Government.





















































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