Partners
No single organisation restores a landscape. JESE works with funders, governments, universities, civil society and private enterprise, combining local knowledge with specialist expertise.
16
named partners
16
districts across Western Uganda
33
years since 1993
4
thematic areas
Why JESE
Partners choose JESE because we combine long-term community relationships with the technical, financial and accountability systems that complex programmes demand. Here is what that means in practice.
Three decades of continuous presence in Western Uganda have given us deep insight into the social, economic and ecological realities of the landscapes where we work, and the institutional memory to apply it.
We work through existing farmer groups, community forest management groups, water user structures and local institutions. Partners build on an established presence rather than creating parallel systems.
One local team covering climate and natural resources, restoration, agroecology, WASH, youth skills, enterprise, research, GIS and policy, translating strategy into field-level delivery.
Established systems for financial management, procurement, human resources, safeguarding, risk, monitoring and reporting, with a culture of transparency and value for money.
Memoranda of understanding with most district local governments in our thematic areas support joint planning, technical supervision, community mobilisation and learning.
Mobile data collection, GPS and geospatial tools help us track who is reached, where activities happen and what changes, offering partners timely, credible evidence of progress.
What partners can expect
Strong results depend on strong systems. Our internal controls, safeguarding practice and digital monitoring are designed to give partners confidence that resources are managed responsibly and performance can be tracked.
Digital
MEAL across programme locations
Local
teams based where we work
“The evidence is not collected for the report. It is collected so the next decision is better.”
Ways to work together
Whether you are funding a programme, testing an idea or looking for a delivery partner with deep local relationships, there is a way to begin.
Support a whole thematic area or a specific result, from restored hectares and water points to youth enterprises and policy research.
Bring research questions, technical capacity or innovation funding and design the work jointly with our programme and MEAL teams.
Share specialised expertise in value chains, carbon markets, climate finance, safeguarding, GIS or enterprise development.
Join a learning visit, host a peer exchange or commission an evaluation that helps both organisations learn from the work.
Partnership and funding enquiries go to partnerships@jese.org.
Our partners
We are grateful to the organisations that make this work possible, and to the communities who lead it.
Broederlijk Delen
CARE International
Forests of the World
German Cooperation (GIZ)
Here We Grow
IFDC
IHE Delft
Îles de Paix
ISSD Uganda
Join For Water
Mountains of the Moon University
Simavi
WASH Alliance International
WASH SDG Consortium
Water and Development Partnership Programme
Welthungerhilfe
Be part of the next chapter
Talk to us about funding, research, technical assistance or a long-term partnership in Western Uganda.
