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Ayowecca Uganda : Regenerative Agric practices and climate education in Uganda

We are Ayowecca Uganda, transforming lives at the critical intersection of human development and environmental restoration. Born as a grassroots initiative in 2018, we've evolved into an NGO that uplifts communities while healing the earth. We have planted over 5000 fruit trees in schools, health centers and distributed communities for food security and increase plantations and forest cover. Our impact spans multiple sectors: we restore wetlands, peatlands, and vital ecosystems; implement agroforestry initiatives and fruit tree planting to combat food insecurity; address plastic waste management; and promote energy conservation. Simultaneously, we provide educational support to vulnerable children, train adolescent girls and women to produce reusable sanitary products, conduct clean water campaigns, and actively empower women and children through community awareness programs. What sets us apart? Our belief that lasting change happens when communities develop their own solutions. We don't just address today's challenges—we build resilience for tomorrow by equipping people with the skills, confidence, and resources to create sustainable futures where both humans and nature thrive.

AYOWECCA UGANDA

AYOWECCA UGANDA is a community led NGO in Tororo, East Uganda. At AYOWECCA UGANDA, we train rural farmers on regenerative agricultural methods/smart agriculture that are environmentally sustainable, map agricultural practices in carbon credits, promote agroforestry and permaculture where farmers can plant fruit trees besides growing food or cash crops and learn how to make organic manure and pesticides. We also have a charity which works in our local communities to mobilize climate change awareness and education, crypto education, tree planting and wetlands and peatland restoration campaigns, workshops, storytelling, giving seeds to farmers, etc. We request that with your support, we can create a thriving community training/skilling center and demonstration farm to help our community adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change. We seek to build climate resilience for rural, low-income communities with a focus on women, families and youth. Your support will also help us plant more fruit trees in schools, health centers and churches. Our training space is small and we would like to get a bigger place in order to help more people, and also to be able to pay additional facilitators. Our vision is that by next year, many of our Supporters can visit our farm and recommend interns for our organization. At Ayowecca Uganda, we believe the time to act is now to safeguard not only the natural heritage of Tororo, Eastern Uganda, but also the health, prosperity, and resilience of its communities in the frontlines affected by the climate crisis. We invite you to join us in making a difference to the lives of those who really need it. About In the heart of Tororo, Eastern Uganda, a crisis of environmental degradation threatens the region's biodiversity and agricultural productivity. Rampant deforestation and wetland destruction have led to irreversible damage, impacting the livelihoods of local communities. Our proposed solution aims to restore the natural landscapes through community awareness campaigns and large-scale tree planting efforts. By addressing the lack of awareness and engaging communities in restoration efforts, we can create a sustainable shift towards conservation practices. Our project's goals include planting 1 million native trees, rehabilitating 100 hectares of wetlands, and increasing environmental conservation awareness among 80% of the local population. We are committed to reversing the tide of environmental degradation in Tororo and fostering a culture of conservation for generations to come. AYOWECCA UGANDA’s wide range of programs provide support in some of the poorest and most underprivileged communities in Uganda, East Africa. We work with wetlands, peatlands and ecosystem restoration to help address climate change; we also plant fruit trees in schools, health centers and communities to fight food insecurity, increase plantations and provide forest cover. Besides agroforestry/permaculture, plastic wastes and management and energy conservation, AYOWECCA UGANDA also trains young adolescent girls on how to make reusable sanitary towels and provides scholastic materials to the most vulnerable to attend and access education and creates awareness among communities to actively empower women and children. Since AYOWECCA UGANDA is community founded, our activities are community based to benefit the local people facing both social and environmental challenges