📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Climate change has become Global issue affecting people and the environment in many ways. Some of these impacts, like stronger hurricanes and severe heat waves, are life threatening. However, as the Earth keeps getting warmer, the negative effects are expected to outweigh the positive ones. The changes in planting season and the increasing warming of the earth surface are all worrying causing pro long drought with un predictable rain pattern, killing plants and animals.
In Arua District and West Nile region, like in other parts of Uganda, climate change has been strongly felt by the majority population who derived their lively hoods from agriculture, as a measure to promote conservation the district has put a ban on Charcoal burning activities and bush burning by the communities and is promoting alternative source energy saving stoves that uses less fire wood and does not put pressure on the environment.
It is against such background that UPA Arua branch is embarking on this project and to create awareness on the effects of climate change t through community involvement and participation. UPA shall be committed to address the main challenges of Environmental Sustainability focusing on Reversing of alarming destruction of the environment in order to contribute to sustainable lifestyles and reverse the escalating weather challenges. Many communities where UPA works remain at a high risk due to food in security as a result of seasonal changes.
💼 What the programme involves
To promote environment conservation through tree planting and
Sensitization.
To promote the use of organic manure for improved agriculture and increased yields and production.
To promote the 3R (Re-use, Recycle, )
Environment conservation Planting 1000 eucalyptus trees in schools and community
Preparation of 2 tree nursery beds
Raising of 2 tree Nursery shades
Conducting community workshops
Conducting outreaches in local primary and secondary schools (Debates)
Workshops with work camp participants on recycling and eco friendly projects
Meeting with the environment and natural resources officer Agriculture
Making composite manure pits
Carrying organic manure to plants/gardens
Planting food crops and vegetables
Weeding of tree seedlings in Nursery beds
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in simple rooms.
Participants will be required to carry own mat and sleeping bag.
The camp site has simple bathrooms and pit latrines no showers
A simple cooking shelter (Kitchen)
Participants are requested to bring with them mosquito nets.
The food is basic and simple. Be ready to take the same dish for some days in a row.
Fruits can at times be availed for the campers from local markets.
Participants will chose food to prepare depending on the availability.
Work campers will use charcoal or firewood to prepare the meals.
If you need more fruits/extra meals/special diet you can get it on your own cost.
📍 About the location
The project will take place at UPA Arua Branch, Ezoova Village, Driwala Parish Pajulu Sub county 3kms from Arua Town.
The administrative and commercial headquarter of the district is 520Km away from Kampala, Ugandan Capital City.
Visit historical sites, i.e. Wanglei Puvungu and Emin pasha' s Tomb solar eclipse monument in WADELAI,
Muchision falls National Game park ( Para)
Visit to Nearby South Sudanese Refugee camps in Siripi, Rhino camp etc
Mount Wati
Note there are more available opportunities to visit tourist places like Murchison falls, hot and cool Amor pii ( Panyimur) Lendu forest, Aguu hill but will require people who can pay for themselves