Programs and Activities at CEPCOM Uganda
With the aim of promoting a symbiotic relationship between communities and their Eco-systems for sustained peaceful coexistence, CEPCOM continues to mobilize communities under the key theme, My Environment , My Identity …
"One refugee, one tree, West Nile for all of us" is a project is drawn from the single narrative and misconception that looks at refugees as being parasitic and detrimental to their host communities in terms of exerting pressure on resources and the Eco-system.
The alternative narrative therefore, is to look at refugees as potential stakeholders and active players in contributing to and conserving the environment of their host communities for sustained peaceful coexistence.
The unpleasant reality: However detrimental wood charcoal is to the environment, without economical alternatives, it can never be eliminated from the lives of Ugandans for the foreseeable future.
The increasing demand by the urban population is enticing the neighboring rural inhabitants to produce wood charcoal unsustainably for small economic benefits, which comes at a high cost to the forests and the larger ecosystem.
Henceforward, it is pertinent to find reliable ways to mitigate the forest destruction associated with current charcoal production without sacrificing peoples’ incomes and livelihood. This can be achieved through: sensitizing and empowering people with knowledge and skills to produce, supply, and, use charcoal briquettes made from organic waste and any dry biomass which is plentifully available.
Peace is an end in itself and not a means to end. Peaceful coexistence includes sustainable conservation and use of the environment where communities are obliged to embrace a symbiotic form of relationship with their ecosystem.
Major cities and townships in Uganda are plagued by huge amounts of waste worsened predominantly by the increasing use of plastic bags, commonly known as “kaveeras” yet, the countryside is increasingly being dominated by indiscriminate wood charcoal burning, reclamation of wetlands and forest covers for agriculture, indiscriminate fishing among others .
Sack Vegetable Gardening is an apposite domestic waste recycling strategy to respond to pollution in the slum regions of Kampala.
Slum communities in Kampala are averagely rated to be living below one dollar per day. It is even critical that; while preference will be put on access to accommodation which in itself is rated very poor, little or no preference will be put on the quality of food and diet.
We can all be refugees – nobody is safe.I come from a rich country where they shot me for gold, copper, silver, iron and Aluminium.I come from a musical place…
Quality primary and secondary education projects in Buikwe and Jinja districts of Eastern Uganda, to ensure that the most vulnerable children and youth develop, stay in school and learn. A…
The Peace Bridges Project strengthens local community and civil society capacities for peace and social integration, and works to mitigate conflict in communities, improve harmonious relationship, co-existence and social networks.
CEPCOM believes that the earth is our common home – there are no national boundaries. In this sense, every human right is a universal right. For this reason we have…