Enhancing Social Environmental Justice in Uganda: trees nursery beds initiative
Youth Up Foundation (YUF) is a nongovernmental Youth-led organization initiated in March 2014 in Kampala/Uganda by refugee youths to contribute to the government and other organizations’ efforts towards reducing the risks encountered by refugee youths.
Overview of the project
This project is designed to facilitate the training of 100 refugees and host community households in trees’ nursery bed setup and management , buying seeds, facilitating the distribution of trees (mainly fruit trees) to families having spaces/land as well as facilitate the allowances of the personnel which will be directly involved in the implementation of the activities for a period of 1 year.
Sensitization sessions (workshops) about the nature and climate change, buying and distributing tools to the beneficiaries.
The funding will also be used to cover at a percentage the administration related costs. YUF would like to have its team trained in climate change and environment protection, plastic management; to have the ability to transmit it to the community members and effectively implement related projects. YUF would also like your organization to organize trainings that will benefit our management team in social environment management.
To equip 100 refugee and host community households with trees’ nursery bed setting and management skills as well as providing trees, mostly fruits trees for them to contribute to the protection of the environment and earn from the fruits of the trees planted and cared for.
Ongoing research
December/16/2023 - November/26/2024, project still in progress
We are looking at hundred households trained in trees’ nursery beds to produce three five thousand tree seedlings to be distributed to community members with spaces. These tree seedlings should be planted this year 2024 as a contribution to the climate change solutions in Uganda.
The community members in need of tree seedlings want to fruits mainly, though others want other types of trees. We are growing trees that can last for long and resist to climatic conditions of Uganda, and are adaptative to environmental conditions .
Youth Up Foundation did all this in partnership with the GreenFaith International Network, Norwegian Refugee Council, Mercy corps and a number of schools and churches.
organisation
Youth Up Foundation (YUF) is a nongovernmental Youth-led organization initiated in March 2014 in Kampala/Uganda by refugee youths to contribute to the government and other organizations’ efforts towards reducing the unemployment rate and idle related threats among the youths from the refugee and host communities in urban and rural areas by developing their talents, equipping them with skills and exposing them to education and employment opportunities to enable them contribute towards Transforming their communities.
YUF works to fill the critical unprotected and unmet needs of Refugees and non-refugee youth affected by war, conflicts and calamities, orphans, separated children and unaccompanied minors who have fallen through the net of humanitarian assistance,regardless of their nationality.