Objective: Strengthened resilience of smallholder farmers, women, and youth through improved food security and climate adaptation for sustainable development in Napak district, Karamoja sub-region

This project aims to improve food security, build resilience, improve access to markets and finance, and strengthen gender equality for 4,500 people in Karamoja sub-region in northeast Uganda.

4,500 individuals 

Objective: The project has been designed to contribute to the sustainable development of the Lake Bunyonyi Sub-catchment. The overall objective of the project is to achieve: Enhanced resilience of smallholder farmers, women, and youth in the green economy around Lake Bunyonyi Sub Catchment.

The proposed project will build on SHA’s previous work in the region, focusing on increasing the capacity of local communities to practice effective and sustainable natural resource management (NRM), increasing agricultural production for food and nutrition security, and increased financial inclusion and green economic growth for local communities. The project will also focus strongly on promoting inclusion and gender equality. The overall objective of the project is to achieve: Enhanced resilience of smallholder farmers, women, and youth in the green economy around Lake Bunyonyi Sub Catchment.

4,500 beneficiaries 

Adjumani and Katakwi

Objective: The Overall goal of the Sustainable Food for All (SUF4A) project is “Improved access to and consumption of sustainable, diverse and nutritious food among low-income farming households.

Sustainable Food for All (SUF4A) project is an entirely new project that will be implemented in Magoro Sub- County in Katakwi District, Teso sub-region in Eastern Uganda and in the refugee settlements and host-communities of Adjumani district, in Northern Uganda. Agriculture is the main livelihood source for over 70percent of Uganda’s population (UBOS 2021). The project will support 2,000 low-income Households: 1,000 from Adjumani and 1,000 from Katakwi districts. The project will specifically target vulnerable groups: refugees, PWDs, and women.

2,000 households

(1,000 in Adjumani and 1,000 in Katakwi) 40% male; 60% female, 20% refugees in Adjumani, 10% youth

Kabale and Rubanda districts in Kigezi

The results of this project will lead to increased green jobs, increased land restored for agriculture, improved resilience of the communities and improved health and hygiene of the lake.

The Building Sustainable Landscapes for Resilient Livelihoods project is designed to scale up existing interventions around the Lake Bunyonyi sub catchment area and new areas faced with climate change and environmental challenges. The overall goal of the project is to build inclusive and equitable landscape management systems that promote sustainable ecosystem services and resilient livelihoods for communities in the Kigezi Region- through the implementation of the recommendations from the Sub Catchment Management plan and scaling up interventions aimed at restoring land for provision of environmental services, creating green jobs and increased food systems.

4000 direct beneficiaries (20,000 indirect beneficiaries)

Objective: The project aims to increase income security for 2,000 smallholders in Northern Uganda through the honey value chain.

This project will develop an equitable honey value chain in one of the poorest regions of Uganda. Years of civil unrest have meant the destruction of, and lack of investment in, basic infrastructure and high numbers of refugees. Developing economic activities in this vulnerable region, in particular by supporting conflict-affected producers to upgrade their farms, upscale their activities and link to urban, regional or international markets, will create employment for young people, returnees and refugees and significantly improve rural livelihoods.

In Uganda, approximately 1.5 million households derive income from beekeeping, harvesting various products including honey, propolis and beeswax. This project aims to transform the lives and increase incomes for 2,000 smallholder farmers who  will benefit from improved skills and access to reliable markets offering competitive prices for their produce.

The project will support GBL and Swienty Commodities’ commercial objectives of increasing the quantity, quality and traceability of honey and wax sourced from Uganda.

• 2,000 beneficiaries

Objective: To support 1,560 smallholder farmers to increase their agricultural production and income, resulting in reduced hunger and poverty in the fragile districts of Teso.

The Project will reduce hunger and malnutrition and promote gender equality among 1,560 smallholder households in Teso sub-region through grassroots adoption of climate resilient approaches to food production, advocacy on the Right to Food, strengthening market linkages, diversifying income sources and adopting a joint husband-wife household planning approach to promote gender equality.

Teso has suffered civil strife from armed cattle rustling and Lord’s Resistance Army insurgencies, resulting in huge loss of life and mass displacement leading to a complete breakdown of infrastructure and livelihoods. Smallholder farmers’ households in Teso are particularly vulnerable to droughts, indicated as the prevailing shock faced by almost all households in the region in numerous resilience reports. The impact of the Covid-19 restrictions and resulting loss of income and educational opportunities has been especially harmful for women as we have seen an intensification of domestic violence and a surge in teen pregnancies. Therefore, the project has been developed with a gender-sensitive approach, tailoring all initiatives to the specific needs of women and most vulnerable households.

1,560 households