Kkona Women Sustainable Agriculturists and Environmental Group is a registered Community Based Organization with the main aim of uplifting the livelihoods of women and protecting the environment through agribusiness, environmentalism and gender justice.
Globally Climate change and poverty are the order of the day. Almost every country especially in the global south, has tested this crisis but there’s that group of people who are most affected by these two problems; the women, when climate crisis comes, they’re hit the more, when poverty strikes, they’re hit most.
This and many more injustices prompted the founding of Kkona Women Sustainable Agriculturists and Environmental Group by a Nalubega Dorothy, a Ugandan Climate Feminist campaigner, environmentalist and vulnerable groups rights activist to work together with the women residents of Kkona village and beyond in the fight against climate crisis and poverty.
What makes us special
Mission
To attain gender-just climate action, and uplift the livelihoods of women and youth in Kkona village community and Wakiso District at large, through environmental protection, agri-business and organic farming.
Vision
Kkona Women strives to create a future in which all women will be involved at every stage of climate action including decision making, mitigation and adaptation because they are a very important group who contribute a lot to achieve Sustainable Development Goals which are interrelated with climate crisis in every way.
Core Values
- Promote gender-just climate action
- Environmental protection
- Enhance women’s livelihoods
- Promote social justice
- Improve agricultural productivity
- Advocate for women inclusion at decision making and other actions
- Promote Organic farming
Why We Exist?
The traditional gender roles of women in Uganda are often considered subordinate to those of men. However, women in Uganda have substantial economic and social responsibilities throughout Uganda’s many traditional societies. Ugandan women come from a range of economic and educational backgrounds. Despite economic and social change throughout the country, domestic violence and sexual assault remain prevalent issues in Uganda.
Kkona women takes care of 29 widowed and vulnerable women. These are into 7 women groups of empowerment who benefit in the organization’s agriculturist and environmental activities.
What we do?
- Agribusiness, aquaculture, integrated organic farming, restore indigenous crops, organic fertilizers and pest codes, climate campaigns,small scale business.
- Women empowerment.
- Saving schemes.
- Involve women in incoming generating activities.
- To uplift women’s livelihoods.
