Stories

I lost my home to floods

Bahati William Biragho is a 56 year old resident of Kilembe mines camp in Kasese District. Before living in the Kilembe mines camp, he had his own home below the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. His home…

My children's home was destroyed by river Nyamwamba

River Nyamwamba first began flooding in 2013 and continues to overflow every year in May and sometimes twice a year. It has since destroyed homes, taken lives and displaced the residents of Kasese,…

The Road to Having Ideal Homes in my Community

Janvier Dusabe is a 43 year old Congolese refugee living in Kisura C village in Rubondo Zone in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro district. Together with 11 family members, Dusabe fled Congo and…

The GALS Model Couple

“I am grateful to my wife, Colline, who introduced the GALS methodology to me. Initially, I thought that my wife was solely responsible for the work within the household. The GALS methodology has…

Integrating the GALS methodology in VSLAs, and in agricultural produce marketing

“Our group was formed as a small women cash for work group. Later, we received training from different organizations and the Local Government on group formation and dynamics, leadership and group…

Usafi Group is Committed to Waste Management and Environmental Protection

The Usafi Nakivale group in Nakivale Refugee Settlement is composed of refugees from Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, and some Ugandan nationals. It was formed in 2017 by Mirindi Murega, a 46 year…

Daniel and Georgette enjoy each other’s company at their home

Biogas Changed My Life

“My name is Georgette Nibigira, a 31 year old resident of Kisura Zone in Nakivale Settlement in South West Uganda in Isingiro district. Together with my husband and three children, I had to flee to…

Using Clean Energy to Reduce Women's Work Load

Albert Maniragalula is a 35 year old Burudian National who migrated to Uganda in 2016 after his parents and most of his relatives were killed. ‘’After loosing my parents, I knew I wasn’t going to…

Collective Efforts to Deliver Clean Portable water

In 2018, Lutheran World Federation drilled a borehole in Base camp zone, Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Kamwange district. The borehole serves a total of 175 households and is managed by the refugees…

Steven Odu and his wife Jeniffer Angua show off their family vision using the GALS methodology tools

Beating the odds of climate change using the GALS methodology

Climate change and its impacts are the most severe long term environmental challenges faced worldwide. The rising impact of extreme weather events on agricultural systems has impacted small-scale…