In the heart of Kabarole District, a quiet revolution is taking place. Women, once seen as victims of climate change’s harsh effects, are now stepping up as powerful agents of change. Through agroforestry projects, riverbank restoration, and eco-entrepreneurship, these women are not only healing the land—they’re transforming their families’ futures.
For many years, women in these communities bore the heavy burden of deforestation, soil erosion, and unreliable rainfall. Food security was unstable, and economic opportunities were rare. But what started as small seedling projects has grown into a powerful grassroots movement for environmental restoration.
One such example is Amina, a mother of four from Mugusu Subcounty. After participating in an agroforestry training organized by our team, she decided to reclaim a plot of her family’s degraded land. With indigenous tree species and permaculture practices, Amina’s once-barren garden is now full of fruit trees, medicinal plants, and nitrogen-fixing crops. Not only does this provide her family with nutritious food, but she now sells seedlings to neighboring farms—earning additional income.
Women like Amina are proving that locally led solutions work. By blending traditional knowledge with modern, sustainable practices, they are building food systems that can withstand the uncertainties of climate change.
Beyond farming, many women are also embracing eco-entrepreneurship. Soap making, herbal product processing, and clean energy solutions are becoming small businesses run by women determined to lift their families out of poverty.
But this movement is about more than income—it’s about dignity, leadership, and hope for the future. And as women in Fort Portal and beyond continue to lead, we will continue to stand with them.
Because when women lead, communities thrive.