Current Project

Women Action Project

A climate justice intervention focusing on women action for food security and sovereignty, amplifying the voices of those most impacted by climate change because they have the best solutions to the climate crisis.

Nwoya District - Alero Subcounty
Partner: CIVFUND
2024 - 2026

Project Progress

Overall Progress 75%
100
Women Empowered
15
Businesses Started

Project Overview

The Women Action for Food Security and Sovereignty project is Mission Uganda's climate justice intervention implemented in Nwoya District with support from CIVFUND. This community-led intervention project focuses on amplifying the voices of those most impacted by climate change because they have the best solutions to the climate crisis.

The project is specifically implemented in Alero Subcounty in the parishes of Okura and Oyinya, focusing on women's action for food security and sovereignty through climate-resilient agricultural practices, seed banking, and organic farming methods.

Best Practices Achieved

  • Community utilization of crops & seeds beyond group members
  • Seeds borrowing & repayment system established
  • Community empowerment on women land rights by group members
  • Shared knowledge & skills on organic production of pesticides & manure
  • Preservation, rebranding & marketing of dried vegetables/seeds
  • Proactive engagement of cultural forum members in mediating land cases

Quick Facts

Duration
2024 - 2026
Beneficiaries
100 Women
Lead Partner
CIVFUND

Key Successes

Tangible achievements in women's empowerment and climate action

Land Rights & Access

  • 3 women accessing land through successful mediation by cultural leaders
  • Rotational land provision for group agricultural activities established
  • Proactive engagement of cultural forum members in mediating land cases

Organic Production

  • Production of organic pesticides, fertilizers & manure for household use
  • Utilization of seedbanks by groups & community members
  • Seeds multiplication through borrowing & repayment system

Economic Empowerment

  • Functional VSLA activities through sales of preserved vegetables
  • Preservation & marketing of dried vegetables/seeds
  • Ownership of project activities through collective participation

Challenges Addressed

  • Weather challenges affecting crop growth being addressed
  • Cultural rigidity among some women being overcome
  • Coordinated intervention with district agricultural department for support

Project Gallery

Visual documentation of our climate action and food security work

Seed Banks Construction

Seed Banks

Community seed banks for storage and VSLA activities

Organic Crop Planting

Organic Farming

Organic crops planting by women groups

Organic Pesticides

Organic Production

Locally made organic pesticides & fertilizers

Cultural Leaders Training

Land Rights Training

Training cultural & religious leaders on women land rights

Organic Groundnuts Harvest

Organic Harvest

Harvest of organic groundnuts by women groups

Briquette Making Training

Green Energy

Group members training on making briquettes

Current Impact

Real results that demonstrate the transformative power of women's economic empowerment in Northern Uganda.

100
Women Empowered
Through leadership training
15
Businesses Started
Women-led enterprises
50
Farm Groups
Receiving extension services
35%
Income Increase
Average among participants

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