YAGANET's mission is operationalized through two interconnected, mutually reinforcing strategic programs, Climate Justice Actions (CJA) and Mentorship & Green Skills Innovation Development (MGID). Every project is designed as an intentional contribution to one or both pillars.
CJA rectifies injustice by empowering frontline communities to become stewards of their environment and architects of their own resilient futures, through direct action, capacity building and advocacy across four pillars.
Anchor · Eco-Volunteer Networks
Participatory selection of 10, 20 committed youth and women per parish or sub-county. Intensive training in environmental monitoring, agroforestry and mobilization. Formalized with identity cards, action plans and recurring coordination meetings.
Creates a permanent, cost-effective community structure for sustained impact beyond the project cycle, tangible evidence of local ownership for donors.
Anchor · Climate-Smart Farmer Field Schools (Eco-zones)
Community-donated 1, 2 acre plots host participatory land-use planning, demonstration plots for drought-resistant crops, soil conservation, agroforestry, farmer-led learning cycles and seed multiplication for community seed banks.
Quality benchmark: each Eco-zone demonstrates at least five climate-smart practices and directly trains 25, 50 farmers per cycle.
Anchor · Co-designed Inclusive Early Warning Systems (IEWS)
Map every community channel, run accessibility audits with PWD representatives, install multi-channel alerts (rain gauges, sirens, radio protocols), train Community Disaster Management Committees and pre-position core relief items.
Every activity is informed by our Risk Analysis and GESI screening, leaving no one behind in shock or recovery.
Anchor · Community-Led Nutrition Gardens & WASH Points
Target the most vulnerable households, female-headed and PWD, with bio-intensive gardening, nutritional diversity, safe water points with point-of-use treatment guidance, and trained Water-User Committees for operation and maintenance.
A deliberate entry point for collaboration with local government health and water departments, aligned with district development plans.
MGID unlocks the potential of youth and women as drivers of the green economy, transforming them from job seekers into job creators and green innovators through two complementary pathways.
Three delivery tracks
Green Economy Opportunity Surveys inform competency-based curricula co-developed with industry experts. Training is 70% practical, 30% theory, culminating in certification through partners such as the Directorate of Industrial Training.
Quality benchmark: training is complete only when the trainee produces a market-quality prototype or masters a demonstrable technique.
Integrated Business Development Services (BDS)
Pre-training mindset and aptitude assessment, modular training in business planning, record-keeping, marketing and financial literacy, competitive business-plan pitching for seed grants and start-up kits, and mandatory 12-month post-training mentorship pairing.
Converts trained talent into sustained green enterprises, with the confidence, network and capital to grow.
Upheld at every stage of the project lifecycle, from participatory needs assessment to closure and exit.
Projects are co-designed and co-implemented. Communities are experts of their own context.
We prioritize the most vulnerable and address the root causes of inequality exacerbated by the climate crisis.
Every activity is screened for social, environmental and economic risks, with mitigation measures built in.
Public disclosure of decisions, beneficiary lists and budgets. Triple-authorization on all financial transactions.
GESI Analysis Tool applied at every stage. Explicit participation targets for women, youth and PWDs.
Local structures, government, CBOs, savings groups, are strengthened from day one to assume ownership.
CVCA, FGDs, KIIs and transect walks, validated in community feedback meetings.
Problem tree, solution tree and a concept note anchored in CJA and MGID.
Community, local government and partners co-design activities and roles.
SMART results framework, risk matrix and sustainability plan from inception.
Field delivery under CJA pillars and MGID pathways, guided by Do No Harm.
Bi-weekly updates, quarterly community reports, phased exit and asset handover.
If you are a young person or a woman in Kasese, Bunyangabu, Bundibugyo or Ntoroko who wants to take part in our climate action, livelihoods or green skills work, tell us where you are and what interests you. Our team follows up with details about current enrollment and upcoming activities in your district.