In a landmark victory for women’s land rights, Achieng Yolina, a widow from Tororo, reclaimed her rightful land after being unjustly deprived of her inheritance. This success story is not just about the restoration of land but also about the power of legal awareness and...
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As we step into the heart of 2024, LERWA-Land and Environmental Rights Watch Africa is proud to share the blossoming progress of the Forest Garden Fund Project, generously supported by Trees for the Future. With a renewed partnership, we are sowing the seeds of change across Rubongi subcounty,...
Continue readingCall for Applications Job Title: Cashier/Accountant Duty location: Aturukuku zone, Rubongi subcounty, Tororo Job Summary: The Cashier/Accountant is responsible for managing the financial operations of the Aturukuku LERWA Farmers Cooperative Society. This includes processing daily cash and credit transactions, maintaining accurate financial records, preparing...
Continue readingCall for Applications LERWA-Land and Environmental Rights Watch Africa Ltd is an indigenous non-profit organization based in Uganda that aims to empower communities, particularly women and youth, for sustainable environmental rights promotion and protection. They approach land and environmental rights issues as human rights...
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On the peripheral of Tororo’s agricultural landscape, a remarkable story of empowerment and transformation is unfolding. The Aturukuku LERWA Farmers’ Cooperative Society based in Rubongi subcounty has been at the forefront of driving positive change, and their recent 2nd Annual General Meeting held on...
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Currently, LERWA is partnering with TREES for the Future to plant over 741,300 agroforestry, timber and fruit trees in eight sub-counties of Tororo district through the Forest Garden Fund project. This project aims at revitalization of degraded soils, improving farmer households’ livelihoods and mitigate...
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LERWA-Land and Environmental Rights Watch Africa Ltd implemented a contextualized and robust capacity building support initiative aimed at building resilient and self-sustaining communities able to identify alternative sustainable solutions to mitigate abuse of environmental rights within Tororo district from February 2021 to January 2022....
Continue readingAs climate change happens, so does the environment get affected by this occurrence, but we at LERWA believe that every problem has a solution, that’s why our farmers have been encouraged to plant trees to address this issue within their communities and save generations...
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Land and Environmental Rights Watch Africa also focuses on advocacy aimed at upholding land and environmental rights within the country and building resilient and self-sustaining communities through mobilizing and organizing grassroots communities on land and environmental protection, promote greater protection for environmental Human Rights...
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