Projects and Programs
Some of Jese's Current Projects/programs
Green Colleges Initiative
Green college initiative (GCI) is a three-year project implemented by JESE, SATNET and KIIMA FOODS in the Rwenzori region with support from Welthungerhilfe and BMZ. The project seeks to train young people in Green Trades at Green Colleges involving relevant actors from the education and private sector.
Strengthening Resilience through enhanced Local Disaster Risk Management Capacities
Strengthening Resilience through enhanced Local Disaster Risk Management Capacities (DRR) is a two and half year project implemented by Oxfam, JESE AND CSBAG in Isingiro and Kyegeggwa with support from European Union Trust Fund.
Green Entrepreneurship/FoW
Growing inclusive green entrepreneurship in the Kibale, Itwara, and Matiri Forest landscape, western Uganda is a project that aims at revitalising rural communities and increase their resilience to climate and other external shocks through a nature –based model for green job creation, innovation and entrepreneurship
Skill Up
The project “Skill Up!” is funded by the BMZ and aims at contributing to a better socio-economic status of vulnerable youth ages 18-30 by providing them with technical, business and life skills in different trades.
Sustainable Family Farm Development II
JESE with support from BD to implement a five-year program dubbed Sustainable Family Farm Development 2. The program is inspired by Agro ecology. It envisages building resilient and sustainable family farms.
Mpanga Super Farmers Program II
The program being implemented in the Rwenzori region in the areas of Kabambiro in Kamwenge district and Kicwamba Sub county in Kabarole district and Fort portal city.
Areas of Intervention
Below are our areas of focus
Natural Resource Management
Uganda is branded as one of the countries with the best legal and policy frameworks on the continent, but the implementation processes of the forest related policies and frameworks have often left a lot to be desired. Among the key forest laws include Uganda Forest 2001, National Forestry and Tree planting Act 2003. For example, Article 189 of the Uganda Constitution gives the mandate of environment protection to central government while the local governments are empowered to enact district ordinances to fit within the local context. The National Forestry and Tree plant Act 2003, provides for...read more
Agriculture & Enterprise Development
STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS
1. Agribusiness Development: Under this intervention areas, focus is mainly on building strong and sustainable agribusiness models among the target community to facilitate the transition from subsistence farming to commercial production.. Following a value chain approach that is focused on coffee, honey, maize, beans, coffee, and pepper value chains, JESE has built knowledge and expertise of....read more
Water & Sanitation
SCHOOL Water Sanitation and Hygiene
In 2010, the government of Uganda launched a 5 years National Development Plan (NDP) where primary education was a central component of the strategies to eliminate poverty by 2015. To emphasize the role of primary education in poverty eradication, the government identified UPE as one of the key sectors to...read more
Communication & Knowledge Mgt
The organisation does sensitize and equip the community with knowledge and skills on a variety of things...read more
Team and Board members
Meet with All Our team and board members
Patrick Joseph Baguma
Organizational Team Leader
Grace Waako Katuramu
Board Chairperson
Dr. Mugume Sam Koojo,
Board Member
Tuhairwe Gertrude
Board Member
Miss Kabakama Jane
Treasurer
Katuramu Albert
Board Member
Mr Magezi Charles
Member
Mubiru Vincent
Board Member
Ellen K. Bajenja
Board Member
Testimonial
Our Happy beneficiaries of the Jese programs Tell their stories
Shanitah J
Student (Student)
"My name is Masiko John bosco. I have been practicing farming along the river banks for the last 25 years, which was against the law. I have gained knowledge and skills through sensitization sessions by JESE team
Masiko John
farmer (From Kabeza Village, Kamwenge district)
Angumye Rebecca loves her job as a project officer at JESE for the WASHFIRST Project under the WASH department. This is because she gears... Read more
Angumye Rebecca
Project officer (JESE)
Latest News
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COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING
Story by the 52 years Old Arnest Businge Chairperson of Kyarusozi Sub-county Local Government, Kyenjojo District. , ,
It is on record that as a Chairperson I have been concerned ...
The provision of safe and adquet water is a fundamental human right
Talks on water as a human right and the government’s responsibility to provide it took centre-stage at a High Level Event consisting of the Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment, l ...
THE TESTIMONY OF A CID POLICE OFFICER,KYARUSOZI POLICE POST
I was posted here in February 2013; I have spent 1.5years in Kyarusozi. Throughout this time, most of the cases reported here have been associated directly or indirectly to illegal activities in th ...
NO ONE CAN DEFEAT COMMUNITY POWER AND VIGILANCE AGAINST ILLEGAL FOREST ACTIVITIES
Story by Mr. Kasungwa Robert Malidadi 44yrs old Binunda LC1 Binunda Ward, Kyarusozi Town Council, Kyenjojo district Lead CBM Kyarusozi Town Council
The community power and vigil ...
UGANDAN CHARITY WINS GLOBAL SANITATION AWARD
A Ugandan charity organization has received global recognition for promoting sanitation among school going children and advocating for sustainable access to affordable hygiene facilities in rural c ...
Our Partners
We work and partner with various NGOs and Companies.
I have grown up with limited knowledge of menstruation period because my mother and elder sisters shy away from discussing the issues with me. But through JESE's Menstrual Hygiene Program, Iam now knowledgeable about menstruation periods