My name is Moses Kirya, a resident of Kagaire village, Kagaire Parish Masuba SubCounty, Namutumba District. I am a member of the Kagaire-zivamuntuyo Farmersgroup, one of the several groups that received alternative livelihoods under the BuildingResilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems, and Associated Catchments in UgandaProject. Our group received 550 turkeys for […]
Kamida Mwanika is my name. I am one of the community members who received goatsas an alternative livelihood that the government gave us for voluntarily vacating theMpologoma wetland.I am a member of the Gemakumwino Group, which benefited from the goat enterprise. Ireceived three goats, which have since multiplied to six. […]
Ms Imelda Tumukuzire, a resident of Kagorogoro 3, Mwongera parish, Katerera sub-county, Rubirizi district, could never imagine she would one day sleep under a well-lithouse. Although she had managed to construct a decent house, she could not managethe cost of installing electricity. When the government announced that wetland usersshould voluntarily […]
Mr. Jusus Businge is a man who can not settle for less. The chairperson of theNyamirama farmers group, formed under the Building Resilient Communities, WetlandEcosystems and Associated Catchments Project in Uganda.The group has since received chicken, pigs, and goats. Businge used to cultivate at thebanks of river Ngolo.However, government initiatives […]
Former wetland users in Shuuku town council, Sheema district, believe that adopting anintegrated approach would help double their chances of becoming more resilient toclimate change impacts.Ms. Penelop Chandali Mpabwa, a resident of Kyampitsi ward, Shuuka town council, isone of the several former wetland users who voluntarily left the wetland in […]
My name is Vitali Kansiime. I am 58 years old. I am a resident of Kyamabale village,Lwabuza ward, Shuuku town council, Sheema district.I am one of the former wetland users who voluntarily vacated the Kandekye Ruhoroberowetland system. Under the Kyamabale Bee Keepers Group A, we received 32 beehivesin 2020.I am […]
The decisions regarding when to prepare gardens, when to plant, and what to plantform the most critical part of successful farming practices. These decisions, however,depend on the availability of accurate and timely early and weather information.While this is true, many farmers in Uganda are challenged in the face of climate […]
Increased access to extension services will be required for communities currently voluntarilyvacating wetlands to adopt new technologies geared towards increasing resilience to climatechange.Through the Ministry of Water and Environment, with funding from the government, the GreenClimate Fund and the United Nations Development Program, the government supportscommunities to start a new […]
Mr. Jackson Areeba, a resident of Nshenga B village, Ward II, Mitooma district, is amember of the Nshenga Abatenga Association.The group is one of the several groups that benefited from the alternative livelihoodoptions former wetland users are receiving under the Building Resilient Communities,Wetland Ecosystems, and Associated Catchments Project in Uganda.With […]
Women are universally considered more vulnerable to the impact of climate change inmost developing countries. In Uganda, the situation is not any different, as many ofthem shoulder most of the family responsibilities, including; food production, retrievingwater, and looking after the young ones. At Orit-Village, (located in Odwarat sub county, Ngora […]