Project Name: Increasing access to sustainable and renewable energy alternatives in the Albertine Graben to conserve high value forest ecosystems to benefit people and nature in Uganda.
Project Donor: World Wide Fund for Nature Uganda County Office
(WWF-UCO)
Project period: 2017
– 2020
Project goals: “Communities
living in the Albertine Graben have adopted sustainable and renewable energy
alternatives to reduce over-dependency on biomass for their energy needs.”
Locations: Adjumani, Moyo, Koboko,
Maracha, Arua and Nebbi Districts
94%[1] of the households in
Uganda used firewood or charcoal for cooking. Meaning the energy access within Uganda
is alarming. To address this issue, Wide World Bank, Norad, Sida, European
Union and DANIDA convened through Wide Fund for Nature Uganda Country Office
(WWF-UCO), to supports RICE West Nile financially and technically to rocket the
access and broaden the use
of sustainable and renewable energy alternatives in 6 districts of West Nile region
Uganda.
Since Nov 2017 – Jan 2020 more than 1,292
solar home systems and 1,836 improved cook stoves distributed to
communities reaching more than 5,222 people (2,590M, 2,632F) and 266
group with renewable energy information and its benefits.
To advocate for promotion of renewable energy in
district level; Arua, Koboko and Adjumani districts, were supported to develop position
papers and Nebbi and Koboko local governments were supported to draft a
district renewable energy strategy.
A MEANS FOR POPULATION
TRANSFORMATION Thematic Series Based on The National Population and Housing
Census 2014 Uganda Bureau of Statistics Kampala, Uganda November 2017