Uganda has mostly a tropical climate characterized by stable rainfall patterns. However, the effects of climate change have turned the seasons around with the country experiencing shorter or longer rains and harsher droughts and increasingly becoming severe, affecting the lives of the country's citizens. Kasese District in Western Uganda where GEDA operates has been hit hard by several climatic change catastrophes. Repetitive Hydrological floods, mudslides, long periods of drought among others. The recent being the Kasika mudslide that saw about 16 lives lost and property worth millions of shillings lost. The major causes of these effects have been human causes such as cutting down of trees (deforestation), bad farming practices especially in hilly areas and along river banks among others. In trying to mitigate these climate change risks, CSOs in Kasese organised and held a climate change walk to raise community awareness in Kasese Municipality as one of the areas most affected. Key among the activities was planting trees in the Kasese industrial park and talks to different groups of people in the area. Speaking to the media during the walk, Yosia Baluku from GEDA thanked the organisers of the walk and committed GEDA's support towards mitigation of the climate change challenges in the region. he further informed the participants that GEDA uganda was also working on a project in partnership with Kasese Municipality financed by Expertise France and a 1 acre modal had been planted with trees in Nyakabingo II. He said that it was everyone's responsibility to restore our environment for a better future.
Uganda has mostly a tropical climate characterized by stable rainfall patterns. However, the effects of climate change have turned the seasons around with the country experiencing shorter or longer rains and harsher droughts and increasingly becoming severe, affecting the lives of the country’s citizens.
Kasese District in Western Uganda where GEDA operates has been hit hard by several climatic change catastrophes. Repetitive Hydrological floods, mudslides, long periods of drought among others. The recent being the Kasika mudslide that saw about 16 lives lost and property worth millions of shillings lost.
The major causes of these effects have been human causes such as cutting down of trees (deforestation), bad farming practices especially in hilly areas and along river banks among others.
In trying to mitigate these climate change risks, CSOs in Kasese organised and held a climate change walk to raise community awareness in Kasese Municipality as one of the areas most affected.
Key among the activities was planting trees in the Kasese industrial park and talks to different groups of people in the area.
Speaking to the media during the walk, Yosia Baluku from GEDA thanked the organisers of the walk and committed GEDA’s support towards mitigation of the climate change challenges in the region. he further informed the participants that GEDA uganda was also working on a project in partnership with Kasese Municipality financed by Expertise France and a 1 acre modal had been planted with trees in Nyakabingo II. He said that it was everyone’s responsibility to restore our environment for a better future.
Mr.Yosia GEDA speaking to the media.Planting of trees at the Kasese industrial park
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign observed every year to raise visibility around the call for the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence. The prevalence of violence against women and girls in all its forms in most countries is endemic. Two out of three women experience some form of violence in their lifetime. It is also true that Over 62% of young women have had their first sexual encounter by the age of 18 either forcefully or other unhealthy ways. These challenges have also led to high population growth driven by high rates of unwanted births, currently at 52% with teenage pregnancies accounting for 25% of over one million pregnancies recorded annually (UNFPA Report 2021). In committing to the cause of ending violence against women and girls in Uganda, GEDA Uganda supports its members in developing and implementing measures across the region to promote the elimination of violence against women and girls. GEDA Uganda is also committed to ending gender-based violence by creating a workplace that is respectful of the rights of all, with zero-tolerance of violence against women, girls and children. We're commemorating this years #16daysofactivitism by creating awareness on ending Gender-Based Violence and Violence against Children, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) amongst the Youth, the teenage mothers and other categories of the community. We have also continued to offer practical skills to these teenage mothers and other youth as we pass messages as mentioned above. It is our responsibility to ender violence against women and girls, boys and men for dignified and resilient lives for all.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign observed every year to raise visibility around the call for the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence. The prevalence of violence against women and girls in all its forms in most countries is endemic. Two out of three women experience some form of violence in their lifetime. It is also true that Over 62% of young women have had their first sexual encounter by the age of 18 either forcefully or other unhealthy ways. These challenges have also led to high population growth driven by high rates of unwanted births, currently at 52% with teenage pregnancies accounting for 25% of over one million pregnancies recorded annually (UNFPA Report 2021).
In committing to the cause of ending violence against women and girls in Uganda, GEDA Uganda supports its members in developing and implementing measures across the region to promote the elimination of violence against women and girls.
GEDA Uganda is also committed to ending gender-based violence by creating a workplace that is respectful of the rights of all, with zero-tolerance of violence against women, girls and children.
We’re commemorating this years #16daysofactivitism by creating awareness on ending Gender-Based Violence and Violence against Children, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) amongst the Youth, the teenage mothers and other categories of the community. We have also continued to offer practical skills to these teenage mothers and other youth as we pass messages as mentioned above.
It is our responsibility to ender violence against women and girls, boys and men for dignified and resilient lives for all.
