ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
WN-CARD with support from friends in UK and COX Motor Viechle Garage in Arua (Mr. Akile) has offered support of Inflatable Solar Lights to support Elderly Vulnerable Persons in Arua District.
WN-CARD with support from friends in UK and COX Motor Viechle Garage in Arua (Mr. Akile) has offered support of Inflatable Solar Lights to support Elderly Vulnerable Persons in Arua District.

1.                     ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Goal:

To promote efficient management of environmental conservation & restoration and access to sustainable energy to achieve sustainable development.

Objectives:

·         To promote environmental Conservation and Restoration.

·         To promote safe access to sustainable energy utilization.

The following are the programmes in detail:

i.                    Environmental Conservation, Restoration and Access to Energy

  1. Environmental conservation interventions
  2. Tree growing,
  3. Waste/Garbage management,
  4. Pollution prevention
  5. Non-biodegradable waste recycling

ii.                  Promotion of access to safe energy technologies

a.       Solar energy

b.      Energy saving technologies (cook stoves, Briquettes)

c.       Bio gas technologies

iii.                Sustainable land use and management

a.       Livelihoods

b.      Ownership and land rights

c.       Promotion of women’s rights to participation and ownership of land

Environment at a glance

Figure 1: Community Members participate in making Energy Saving Stoves

Figure 1: Community Members participate in making Energy Saving StovesFigure 2: Tree Nursery Bed with the participation of the Community in Arua in partnership with IFMC (Integrated Farm Management Consult)

Figure 2: Tree Nursery Bed with the participation of the Community in Arua in partnership with IFMC (Integrated Farm Management Consult)

Figure 3: The Nursery bed from which WN-CARD gets tree seedlings to be planted among the communities in partnership with IFMC in Arua and Dragon Yumbe.
Figure 3: The Nursery bed from which WN-CARD gets tree seedlings to be planted among the communities in partnership with Integrated Farm Management Consult (I.F.M.C) in the Refugee Settlement Areas of Imvepi , Omugo (Rhino Camp extension) in Arua District.

Figure 4: The keep WN-CARD clean campaign. A member of the staff cleaning the environment at the Head Office

Figure 4: The keep WN-CARD clean campaign. A member of the staff cleaning the environment at the Head Office

Figure 5: Plant more trees Campaign. The Yumbe District Environment Officer with one of the Volunteers near a tree which has been planted.
Figure 5: Plant more trees Campaign. The Yumbe District Environment Officer with one of the Volunteers near a tree which has been planted.

ACHIEVEMENTS

WN-CARD has carried out environmental protection within the Refugee settlement of Rhino Camp in Ofua II, through awareness creation on environmental protection and planting over 1,500 trees among the communities, especially targeting the schools, churches and groups of women.