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Building resilient communities. Strengthening livelihoods.

ACSAIR aims to reimagine how research, innovation, data and AI can work for Africa, rather than simply adopting off-the-shelf approaches.

05/10/2026

🌿 Have you downloaded your copy yet?

Uganda Endangered Plant Species covers over 80 nationally threatened plant species. Their survival is closely tied to the health of Uganda's forests, wetlands and wider landscapes and the handbook is meant to make them more visible.

For each species, it sets out the conservation status, habitat, ecological and livelihood importance, major threats, propagation requirements and priority conservation actions.

It's a practical resource for students, researchers, educators, policymakers, conservation practitioners, institutions and anyone who wants to understand and protect Uganda's natural heritage.

If you haven't looked at it yet, now is a good time. Read it, pass it to a colleague, use it in your classroom or conservation work, and help get Uganda's threatened plant species talked about more widely.

📘 Read and access the handbook here:

https://afrda.org/pdf/uganda-endangered-plant-species-by-afrda/

Once you have read it, we would like to hear from you about which threatened plant species or conservation challenge deserves more public attention in your community?

28/09/2026

Today, the African Resilience & Development Agency (AFRDA) held another community capacity-building session in Mbarara District.

Community members met to talk about the problems affecting them, share what they know locally and look for practical solutions based on cooperation, responsible leadership and collective action.

Development lasts when communities recognise what they are capable of, organise around shared priorities and take part in shaping the progress they want to see.

24/09/2026

Through our school outreach, the African Resilience & Development Agency (AFRDA) is helping young learners explore rainwater harvesting, household water treatment and safe storage of drinking water.

In these hands-on sessions, learners followed water from collection to consumption. They looked at how to harvest rainwater responsibly, how contaminated water exposes families to waterborne diseases and how filtration, boiling, disinfection and safe storage at home can reduce that risk.

We also asked them to think like innovators. How can communities build affordable water solutions from local materials? How can collected water be kept safe from contamination? How can simple technologies be made easier and safer for households to use?

These questions go beyond the classroom as they affect the health and resilience of whole communities. Children can be powerful agents of change because once they understand safe water practices, they can take that knowledge home, share it with their families and help build healthier habits in their communities.

Innovation does not have to be complicated. It has to be practical, accessible and suited to the realities people face every day and by encouraging curiosity and problem-solving early, we are helping raise a generation that can protect water resources, improve public health and create local solutions for a more resilient future.

22/09/2026

The East African Region needs to start preparing now as forecasters expect above-normal rain across most of the countries in the region from September through December, with the worst of it likely in October and November and some areas could stay wet into early 2027.

El Niño is part of the picture, though impacts will differ by region. That means a real risk of flash floods, landslides, waterlogging, storm damage, ruined crops, contaminated water and disease outbreaks. People in low-lying areas, wetlands and poorly drained urban neighborhoods should clear drainage where it's safe to do so, keep documents and medicine somewhere waterproof and know their evacuation route. Never try to cross flooded roads or fast-moving water. In landslide-prone areas like Elgon and Rwenzori in Uganda, take relocation warnings seriously such as cracks in the ground, leaning trees, seeping water or rumbling sounds mean it's time to get away and call local authorities.

Farmers should dig drainage now, avoid planting in flood-prone spots, harvest what's ready and store seed and tools off the ground. Herders should move animals off unstable ground and away from rivers and check that shelters and water points are secure. Boat operators should watch the weather closely and never overload their vessels. Schools need to think through safe routes and what happens if classes are interrupted. Everyone should be boiling or treating drinking water where its safety is in doubt, using mosquito nets and getting medical help quickly for fever or persistent diarrhea. Businesses should move stock and equipment above expected flood levels.

Local leaders carry real responsibility here including mapping risk areas, clearing drains, getting warnings out in local languages and making sure older people, pregnant women, people with disabilities and those living alone aren't forgotten.

The forecast covers the whole region, but the response has to happen household by household, before the water arrives.

21/09/2026

On Friday, 18 September, the African Resilience & Development Agency (AFRDA) held a practical training for smallholder farmers in Mbale District, Eastern Uganda, focused on affordable, locally adaptable crop-protection methods that can help farmers move toward high-value and export crop production.

Farmers learned an integrated pest-management approach that combines micro-mesh netting with biological and ecological practices. The netting acts as a physical barrier against damaging insects, while methods like planting pest-repelling crops such as marigolds and lemongrass, and encouraging beneficial organisms, add further protection without relying or using synthetic pesticides.

The session showed farmers how to build simple protective structures from locally available materials and covered how to select, install and maintain micro-mesh netting while still giving crops enough light, ventilation and access for watering and monitoring.

Discussions also covered pest identification, regular crop scouting, early disease detection, field hygiene and choosing the right interventions. Participants talked through what it takes to produce high-value, export-quality crops such as picking the right varieties, keeping quality consistent, using inputs responsibly, keeping basic records and handling harvesting and post-harvest steps properly. These are the basics for farmers hoping to supply formal buyers, premium markets or export value chains.

Turnout was strong, a sign of how much local interest there is in practical ways to cut crop losses, improve produce quality and earn more from small plots of land. The training was interactive, with farmers asking detailed questions, sharing their own experience and discussing how to adapt the techniques to their crops, land and budgets.

AFRDA believes agricultural transformation starts with giving farmers knowledge that fits their real circumstances and we remain committed to working with smallholder farmers to build their technical skills and support more productive, resilient, market-oriented agriculture.

18/09/2026

As African Resilience & Development Agency (AFRDA), our whole model comes from one uncomfortable truth that the challenges facing African communities are connected. We sit with communities and build alongside them, not around them and after building we stay, because resilience is not something you build in one project cycle and then walk away from.

We are now rooted in dozens of districts, working alongside thousands of households who have trusted us with their time, their resources and their honesty about what is not working.

We are not done, not close. Every community we haven't reached yet is still on our list and we intend to get there - one honest conversation, one solution, one partnership at a time.

This is the work and we are staying in it.

16/09/2026

Today, the African Resilience & Development Agency (AFRDA) continued its community capacity-building work in Wakiso District.

The dialogue gave community members a chance to share their experiences, reflect on shared priorities and find practical ways to work together on local development challenges.

At AFRDA, we believe lasting progress starts when people are seen not just as beneficiaries, but as leaders, partners and drivers of change in their own communities.

15/09/2026

In Karamoja, every drop of safe water matters.

Water supports health, protects dignity and strengthens the livelihoods of families whose crops and livestock depend on reliable water.

14/09/2026

Today, the African Resilience & Development Agency (AFRDA) continued its community capacity-building work in Arua District.

Through open discussion and shared learning, community members talked about their priorities, traded practical ideas and looked at how local leadership and working together can help them respond to development challenges.

Sustainable community development starts when people have the space, confidence and ability to shape solutions for their own communities.

11/09/2026

Lasting community development takes patient, consistent work and a commitment to listen as closely as we act.

African Resilience & Development Agency (AFRDA) continues working alongside the communities we serve to strengthen local capacity, support collective action and build resilience to the challenges of everyday life.

Through our community engagements, we try to make space for those challenges and priorities to be heard, for practical knowledge to be shared and for people to work together on solutions they can sustain.

No single milestone completes this work as progress comes from showing up, learning together and following through. We remain committed to that responsibility of helping communities strengthen their livelihoods, respond to change and lead their own development.

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Off Kyebando Road, Kamwokya II
Kampala

Website

http://www.afrda.org/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/afrdaofficial, https://directory.afrda.org/

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