Happened today at Kyakaboga resettlement village.Building capacities of women + youth in beekeeping projects. Different groups trained on proper bee keeping practices. Practicals on baiting, making probolis, beehives, packaging+ branding & making candles etc thanks Oil Refinery Residents Association

As Africans we reject the Neocolonial extraction and exploitation of western multinational corporations especially TotalEnergies TotalEnergiesUG TotalEnergiesPR . As you celebrate 100 years just know enough is enough and we are going to fight back. France in Uganda 🇫🇷🇺🇬 StopEACOP

On #BiodiversityDay be part of the plan. Join the fight against biodiversity loss and help ensure a healthy and thriving planet. AFIEGO African Conservation Foundation Youth For Green Communities (YGC). Centre for Environmental Research and Agriculture
#BiodiversityMatters
#FightForNature

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Bee keeping is one of the untapped business potentail that is environmental friendly and sustainable. These are some of the ventures that UgandaGovernment and MAAIF 🇺🇬 should prioritize to bring youth into money economy.

🌍 New Report! 🌍 Transparency International analyzed nearly 80 cases of climate corruption globally, revealing corrupt behaviors and impacts. Key recommendations provided for managing climate funds. Let's ensure #Transparency in #ClimateFinance
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Environmental defenders in #Uganda are facing criminalization and excessive force for peacefully protesting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). This crackdown on #HumanRights and #EnvironmentalDefenders protesting #EACOP is not only unlawful, but is emblematic of

Football has the power to unite us all women, youth, and elders alike. On 19/05/202, ORRA and her partners organized a football galla in Nyakasinina village, which attracted more than 1000 people. We harnessed this energy to raise climate change issues in Hoima
district.

YGC is partnering with Oil Refinery Residents Association Fridays For Future Uganda WEMNET Uganda Strategic Response On Environment Conservation Patrick Edema in environmental leadership and climate awareness to strengthen youth and women capacities in oil communities to foster to foster a just energy transition in Uganda. We are doing this thru #sports

🔥On May 13, 2024, Mr. Fred Balikenda & his family of 12 including a baby & several children were evicted from their home by Government of Uganda for TotalEnergies Uganda's Tilenga oil project. The family's house was demolished. Read the statement on their eviction: afiego.org/wp-content/upl…

'Clean cooking advances women's empowerment' East African governments should support access to affordable and reliable clean energy to promote clean cooking Government of Uganda Government of Kenya Tanzania Government Sustainable Energy for All | #SDG7BeBold

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Absolutely unbelievable! Uganda sued 42 families displaced for TotalEnergies' Tilenga oil project. Now, they're bulldozing through land disputes & evicting families BEFORE resolving issues. This is NOT development, it's injustice! #StopTilengaEvictions #StopEACOP ! A thread 🧵1/3

In December 2023, the East African newspaper ran this story [theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/c…] where another victim, Fred Balikenda had his land fenced off, and his pigs which were his source of income died. He vowed to refuse the controversial houses Total was giving out #StopEACOP !

Families denied due process in rushed hearings over TotalEnergies & Government of Uganda lawsuit. Many unaware, unable to afford lawyers. We demand justice - institutions like the judiciary must uphold human rights, not enable injustice! #StopEACOP ! #StopTilengaEvictions

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Empowering communities in oil-affected districts! AFIEGO 's community energy visioning exercise is helping locals shape their energy future sustainably.

2/2 Elderly women & men cried, as they recounted the pain they have suffered after being displaced for TotalEnergies Uganda's Tilenga project. The pain was worse today as court orders have been issued to allow some affected people's homes to be demolished without compensation.

🚨1/2 People from Buliisa district whose land is being compulsorily acquired for the Tilenga project participated in a press conference in Kampala today. Their call: TotalEnergies Uganda & Government of Uganda should desist from using courts & demolishing their houses without compensation.

Organic farming offers hope for the future. It prioritizes soil health, biodiversity, reduces pollution and others which is a crucial step towards a more sustainable food system. AFIEGO Fridays For Future Uganda Food Rights Alliance - FRA ESAFF Uganda

#OrganicFarming
#Sustainability

Nature has a message for us …

LANDSLIDES—16 dead and 50 families displaced in Bunyangabu, Kasese district of Uganda.