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A Rocha Uganda

A Rocha Uganda was established as an official A Rocha project in June 2010. Our goal is to restore degraded environments, conserve nature and encourage local communities to use natural resources in a sustainable way.

What we do

Research and advocacy:

Through our ongoing research and monitoring of Lubigi Wetland, Kampala's largest remaining lake, A Rocha Uganda is assessing the plants and wildlife that it supports and the extent of damage that is occurring. Through this work, we hope to establish strategies to restore and conserve the remaining wetland.

Community-based projects:

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project is helping to improve the living conditions of communities in Namungoona village. Activities such as rebuilding public wells and toilets and providing training on how to construct bio-sand water filters, help to minimize the spread of diseases amongst local people.

Environmental education:

The A Rocha Environmental Education Programme (AREEP) is reaching out to children and young people to encourage them to care for their environment.

Watch the A Rocha Uganda film:

'A healthy wetland for healthy lives' - Melissa Ong

Meet Sara Kaweesa, our National Director, and hear about how A Rocha is studying and protecting the Lubigi Wetland through our work with local communities.

News

Connecting children with nature 20 October 2011
During October, A Rocha’s Environmental Education Programme organized a Child Nature Connect walk for members of one of its school environment clubs. The aim was to expose the children to an activ... (read more)

Teaching together 29 June 2011
On 29th June students from A Rocha’s nature club at Kiddawalime Preparatory School met with club members of Kasubi Parents School (in the purple uniform) to demonstrate how to make sack gardens—a v... (read more)

Training young leaders in Luwero District 22 June 2011
On 22nd June A Rocha Uganda provided training for the Luwero Baobab cluster (members of the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms programme, which links schools in sub-Saharan Africa to those in... (read more)