The problem:

In Kasese, over 40% of children below 5 years old are malnourished. 14% of the diseases treated annually are food borne. 68% of the households in Kasese have a single meal because of food insecurity The Climate change crisis disrupts food availability and quality.

Overview

Anasi Farmers Association is a youth-led not-for-profit organization with registration number CBO/1925, started in 2013 operating in the Rwenzori region of Uganda in Kasese district empowering communities to end malnutrition and to ensure that people are co-existing with the environment.

The Solution.

  We are on a mission of empowering rural communities, especially women with skills and knowledge to end hunger and malnutrition and taking care of the environment. We teach them on how to organically grow their own vegetables and fruits and refer them to visit the clinics for nutrition assessment. We are also empowering the…

The opportunity.

  Agroecology is one of the strongest approaches to overcome climate change crisis and its effects 88% of the people in Kasese depend on farming for their livelihood and food. In the district we have over six rivers Approximately 80% of the households in Kasese have iron roofed houses, a potential for water harvesting. We…