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The Integrated Community Response to Conserve, Restore, and Protect the Ecosystem in Mpanga Gorge is developed in line with the objective to contribute significantly to the sustainable preservation of the catchment area, where the Mpanga hydropower plant is located in Western Uganda while improving the surrounding communities’ livelihood.
The project will consist of community-based participatory approaches related to capacity building of both women and youth, but also of landowners, living adjacent to the Mpanga Gorge and the local governance structures to adopt sustainable environmental conservation practices and behaviors. Through assessment and regeneration of the degraded ecosystem using farmer-managed natural regeneration and good agronomic practices, capacity building of communities will be achieved.
Objective
To significantly contribute to the sustainable preservation of the catchment area, where the Mpanga hydropower plant is located in Western Uganda while improving the surrounding communities’ livelihood
Goal
Environmental and natural resources are protected and restored and the concerned population is sensitized and has adopted environmental-friendly practices.
Project Focus:
The project will focus on building the production capacity of farmer groups, and producer marketing groups and support them to access input and output markets, advisory services as well as financial services from the government and other financial institutions. The project will focus on building the production capacity of farmer groups, and producer marketing groups and support them to access input and output markets, advisory services as well as financial services from government and other financial institutions.
Project Goal:
The scaling up Farmer Field Business School (SUFFBS) project aims at increasing food, nutrition security, and increased incomes of vulnerable women and girls in Uganda, by influencing government structures and non-state actors using the Farmer Field Business School (FFBS) model to engage targeted communities in more sustainable ways of farming as a business.
Geographical Scope: Kyenjonjo and Kyegegwa Districts targeting lower administrative units of 27 sub-counties and 7 town councils within the two districts.
Beneficiary Target:
Direct Target: 90,820 people
Indirect Target: 663,280 people (70% women and 30% men)
Globally: The project is implemented in 18 countries including Uganda
JESE’s scope of work will majorly concentrate on pathways 1 & 2
Project Outcomes:
Outcome 1: 419 PMGs and 20 LPGs capacitated in gender transformative and sustainable agricultural practices.
Outcome 2: Increase in producers’ net income and reduce food loss and waste
This project targets farmers adjacent to the Kibaale-Itwara – Matiri elephant corridor in Kyenjojo district. The project seeks to build the capacity of farmers adjacent to Itwara and Matiri central forest reserve (CFR) to adopt restoration practices for the degraded elephant corridor using agroforestry approaches. Among the key activities are the establishment of tree nursery beds to raise some tree species for the promotion of agro-forestry farming, improved household income, and household food security.
Objective
To contribute to sustainable regeneration, Restoration, management, conservation, and increased income of communities adjacent to the Kibale- Itwara and Matiri elephant corridor.
Goal
Communities adjacent to the Kibale- Itwara and Matiri elephant corridor contribute to sustainable regeneration, Restoration, management, and conservation and have increased income.
Innovative and gender-sensitive Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Resilience and Green jobs shall be implemented in Uganda: Rwenzori Landscape (RL). Districts: Kaborole, Bunyangabo, Ntoroko, Bundibugyo
JESE has secured financial support from Iles De Paix (IDP) to implement a 5 years program the Mpanga Super Farmers Program+ SIA 2. The program is being implemented in the Rwenzori region in the areas of Kabambiro in Kamwenge district and Kicwamba Sub-county in Kabarole district and Fort portal city.
Mpanga Super Farmers Program is built on the foundation of Agroecology which looks onto sustainable food systems in these areas. The program aims to strike the equilibrium between the economic, social, and environmental aspects of family farmers.
The program will also work with five schools in Fort portal city on promoting nutritional education, and the environment and demonstrating on agroecology and safe and healthy foods among selected primary schools.
JESE with support from BD to implement a five-year program dubbed Sustainable Family Farm Development 2. The program is inspired by Agroecology. It envisages building resilient and sustainable family farms. The program will also focus on advocacy for the integration of agroecology in government policies and plans, and promoting gender equality. In order to achieve this, two approaches will be employed including Integrated farm planning and Participatory Action Research.
Project Objectives
- Family farmers progressively adopt an agroecology approach and apply evidence-based advocacy taking into account all family members’ aspirations.
- Local governments adopt and actively promote Agroecology (as the way forward to sustainable livelihoods.
- Women and girls, men and boys in communities increase collective decision-making processes at household and community levels.
Project Goal: To facilitate 500 family farmers and youth in Kamwenge District to achieve sustainable and dignified livelihoods and actively participate in the decision-making process at the farm level, in their communities, and from local to national levels.