Community-led climate justice

Amplify local agency for a sustainable Africa.

We foster youth-led innovations in regenerative agriculture and green skills, securing a resilient future for Uganda's rural communities through dignity and shared prosperity.

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A young Ugandan woman standing in a green agricultural field, holding a woven basket with seedlings

Field portrait · Community Leadership

Founded 2016 · Headquartered in Kasese, Uganda

Empowering communities. Building resilience. Securing futures.

Our Vision

Empowered and resilient young people-led sustainable transformation.

Our Mission

Enable young people to initiate, own and effectively lead climate resilient enterprises through climate action advocacy and mentorships in green skills innovations that promotes equality, builds communities and transform lives.

Who we are

A youth led network rooted in the Rwenzori sub region.

Young Agro Green Africa Network (YAGANET) was founded in 2016 by young people in Kasese. We work alongside communities as the architects of their own climate response, across Kasese, Bunyangabu, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko.

Registration: URSB Reg. No. 80010001262732
Local registration: Kasese Municipality NY/CBS/301 · Kasese District CBO/2000
Headquarters: Plot 52, Henry Bwambale Road, Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Town

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Our strategic pillars for community resilience

Program of Action

CJA · Pillar 1

Community-Led Action & Agency

Eco-Volunteer Networks of 10, 20 youth and women per parish, trained, formalized and equipped as a permanent community structure for environmental stewardship.

CJA · Pillar 2

Livelihoods & Land

Climate-Smart Farmer Field Schools (Eco-zones) demonstrating drought-resistant crops, soil conservation, agroforestry and community seed banks.

CJA · Pillar 3

Emergency Response & Recovery

Inclusive Early Warning Systems co-designed with PWD representatives, backed by trained Community Disaster Management Committees.

CJA · Pillar 4

Food, Water & Health

Community-led nutrition gardens, safe water points with point-of-use treatment and trained Water-User Committees for lasting operation.

MGID · Pathway A

Market-Ready Green Skills

Competency-based training in Sustainable Craft & Fashion, Climate-Smart Agribusiness, and Green Technology, 70% practical, industry-certified.

MGID · Pathway B

Mindset & Entrepreneurship

Integrated Business Development Services: business planning, seed grants via competitive pitching, and 12-month post-training mentorship pairing.

Where we work

Four districts in the Rwenzori sub region

Select a district to see the landscape, the climate pressure and the community work happening there right now.

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Kasese

Home base, river defence and community agency

Our headquarters. River Nyamwamba flood defence, parish Eco Volunteer Networks, community seed banks, safe water points and nutrition gardens.

Head office: Kasese Town
Parishes reached: 30+
Focus: Flood resilience

Since 2017

Youth impacted

Trees planted

Live projects

Sub counties

Women and PWDs

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Move the slider to the number of young people you would like to support, and see the community outcomes that follow in a full programme cycle.

Young people supported25

3,000

Seedlings propagated

Farmer field schools equipped

150

Household members reached

Estimates based on our average programme ratios. Actual results vary by district.

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Our milestones

A decade of community growth

2016
YAGANET is founded
Young people in Kasese come together to respond to climate stress through agriculture and community action.
2019 to 2020
Climate adaptive livelihoods
Support expands to women and persons with disabilities through climate adaptive livelihood projects.
2021 to 2023
One million trees
Over one million trees planted and 20,000 youth reached across our operational districts.
2024 to 2025
Eco Volunteer networks
Formal Eco Volunteer networks established at parish level, anchoring community-led monitoring and restoration.

In the field

Field Dispatches

Stories of transformation

Group of Ugandan youth planting indigenous trees in a sun-drenched field

Restoration

Restoring the canopy in Kasese

How a youth collective turned ten hectares of degraded land into a thriving agroforestry hub that now feeds fifty families and shelters returning wildlife.