"Securing the rights of Northern Ugandan children through restorative environmental stewardship."
VISO is scaling its environmental programming to align with the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus. Our interventions in Northern Uganda focus on mitigating the climate risks that drive child displacement, malnutrition, and school dropouts.
Data indicates critical need for alternative green livelihoods to prevent further child protection risks.
Establishing fruit woodlots and micro-gardens in Gulu schools to serve as "Living Classrooms" for climate-smart nutrition and environmental literacy.
Using USSD and SMS-based technology to provide hyper-local weather alerts to farmer cooperatives, enabling data-driven crop decisions.
Capacity building for local leaders and youth groups in integrating climate risk assessment into community development plans.
Our most innovative intervention converts agricultural waste from the community homes into clean-burning bio-briquettes. This reduces the need for firewood, directly protecting women and children from the risks associated with fuel collection in remote areas.
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