🚨 Uganda’s wetlands & farmland are under threat! 🚨. Unregulated eucalyptus plantations are draining water sources, degrading soil & destroying biodiversity. We need an urgent policy framework to regulate their expansion & protect our environment. 📢 Act now! #SaveOurLand.

Congratulations to our Country Director, Asinde Regina, on joining the Board of the @NCHRD_UG. This is a well-deserved recognition of her unwavering dedication to Human Rights. Her role will strengthen LERWA’s efforts to empower communities in defending land & environmental right.

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🌱 Empowering Farmers for Climate-Resilient Agriculture 🌱. From June 30 – July 4, LERWA hosted a powerful 5-day training in Rubongi with support from @GlobalGreengrants, equipping 14 farmers—mostly women—with hands-on skills in #agroecology, #organicfarming & #indigenous seed

Day 3: Farmers preparing trephosia leaves to make organic pesticides that will help them deal with challenges of pests and diseases as they multiply seed and ensure food security in their communities!

NGO Act Under Review: A Step Forward or Several Steps Back? . Once again, the Government of Uganda is reviewing the NGO Act—and the process is already underway with stakeholder consultations ongoing. But let’s not be naïve: with 2026 elections around the corner and the

🌱 Yesterday, we were delighted to host Aturukuku LERWA Farmers Cooperative Society for their AGM at our offices. Despite challenges, the cooperative generated over UGX 8M in 2024 and invested in oilseed crops (cassava, soya, simsim, sunflower) and fruits (jackfruit, citrus,

🌱 Today, we held the inception meeting for our Indigenous Seed Bank & Multiplication Project in Rubongi, Tororo!. We introduced the project to potential beneficiaries—and the response was inspiring. 👩🏾‍🌾 Farmers are excited, ready to grow, multiply, and preserve our traditional

🌾 ROOTED IN STRENGTH: A TRIBUTE TO RURAL PADHOLA WOMEN.At LERWA, we honor the quiet power and daily resilience of women smallholder farmers in rural #Padhola. They wake before sunrise. They cook, clean, care for children. Then, with hoes in hand, they till the land — nurturing

Imagine a world where our everyday items—packaging and household materials—are made from locally sourced, natural materials. If we embraced such indigenous practices, we would not only protect our environment but also preserve our health and cultural heritage. Picture drinking

RT @SpireJim: She died, just like that! .We go back to normal business. Life goes on for the girls. As we wait for the next death. And we….

🌱 Supporting smallholder farmers to build climate resilience starts with forest gardens—a sustainable solution for food security, income & biodiversity. But they also need the basics: hand hoes, pangas, spades & watering cans. Let’s equip them to grow a greener future. 🌳💧

Join us this Wednesday, June 4, from 7–8PM for a powerful #XSpace on "From Policy to Action: Strengthening Uganda’s Environmental Legal & Policy Framework.". Our Country Director, Regina Asinde, joins a panel of experts to unpack how we can drive real change for our environment.

This #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌍, tune in to 98.4FM Rock City Radio, Tororo this Wednesday, June 4th, 10–11am! 📻. Our Country Director will unpack Uganda’s legal frameworks banning plastics & championing sustainable living. Let’s rethink, reduce, and restore! 🌿💪

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, LERWA urges grassroots communities to reclaim ancestral wisdom 🌿🍌🪣. Let’s reject single-use plastics and embrace sustainable practices like using banana leaves and clay pots. Let's honour tradition and demand better waste management.

Too much rain during flowering = too little harvest. Beans, maize, groundnuts & soya are suffering in Uganda’s rainy season — not from floods, but from fruit loss. #ClimateChange is silently hitting our food systems. Here's how farmers can adapt:

LERWA strongly opposes the UPDF (Amendment) Bill 2025. Trying civilians in military courts violates Uganda’s Constitution & the 2024 Supreme Court ruling. Justice must remain civilian, not militarised. #StopMilitarisingJustice #UPDFBill2025 #HumanRightsUG