The ACReSAL is a six-year World Bank assisted Project committed to landscapes restoration in Northern Nigeria. The region is characterized by high poverty rates, low literacy.
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MRS.CAROLINE N.OPARA FCAI, FFAN
PROJECT COORDINATOR, ACRESAL, FCT
MRS.CAROLINE N.OPARA FCAI, FFAN
Mrs. Caroline Nnyomije Opara was born in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. She attended Trans Ekulu River Primary School from 1972 to 1978 where she had her First School Leaving Certificate and her Secondary school education at Girls’ High School, Awkunawaw, both in Enugu State from 1978 to 1983.
As a result of her love for the ecology and land community, she enrolled for BSc in Botany Science at the University of Benin, Edo State from 1984 to 1988 where she graduated with Second Class Upper Division (2:1). She further equipped herself with more knowledge of the biosphere by attending the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State for an MSc. Degree in Crop Science (Agronomy) from 1990 to 1992.
Mrs. Opara joined the services of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, as Forestry Officer 1 where she was saddled with the responsibilities of supervision, general maintenance and seedlings production in the National Arboretum.
By dint of hardwork, experience, doggedness, recommendations, cooperation with colleagues, subordinates and superiors and by God’s special grace, she has risen to the enviable rank of Director, Forestry from her first position as Forest Officer 1.
As Director of Forestry in the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, ARDS, she is tasked with the overall supervision of Forest Projects and activities in the FCT, including Climate Mitigation and Adaptation programmes which includes; Afforestation, Plant Nursery Development, Forest Resource Management, Conservative and so on. It is worthy of note that she has contributed immensely to the preservation and protection of the ecosystem even as she continues to promote ecological consciousness and create more awareness on the dangers of unethical anthropogenic activities that harm the environment.
Aside her interest in the preservation of the environment, she is known for her social skills, hardwork, goal-oriented approach and effective teamwork. Due to her dogged nature, she is never dissuaded by negativity and cacophony of naysayers as she continues to positively impact on the environment through her commitments and continuous research for a habitable and working ecosystem.
Mrs. Caroline Nnyomije Opara has attended lots of training, assignments, workshops and conferences, both in Nigeria and outside the shores of Nigeria. A notable one is as a Technical Aid Corps volunteer to Gambia, serving in the Gambian College, Brikama Campus as a Biology lecturer, who contributed to the review of the College syllabus and was also involved in the excursion of Students to Senegal.
Mrs. Opara is a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria (FCAI) and Fellow, Forestry Association of Nigeria (FFAN). Her active participation in community activities earned her the honor of Pride of Mothers and Light bearer meritorious award from the Catholic Women Archdiocese of Abuja.
In 2022 following approval by the FCT Administration to participate in the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, (ACReSAL) Project, Mrs. Opara was appointed the Project Coordinator for the Federal Capital Territory.
