Following our application to PELUM-Uganda for membership in December 2010, a PELUM Board Member, Rev. Canon Nason Baluku who is also the Executive Director of New Eden Christian Foundation based in Kasese District, Western Uganda visited BCRD-Uganda office on 15th March, 2011 for verification. The meeting was attended by BCRD-Uganda staff and one Governing Council member. PELUM (Participatory Ecological Land-Use Management) Association is a regional network of over 200 civil society organizations in 10 countries in East, Central and Southern Africa working in the area of participatory ecological land use management. Country chapters include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa. PELUM Uganda is a network of non governmental organizations in Uganda that have chosen to work together to improve the livelihoods of the poor. PELUM
Uganda builds the capacity of its members so that they are better able to provide relevant and quality ecological land use services to small holder farmers through participatory and gender responsive training, research and networking.
Like BCRD-Uganda, PELUM Uganda Chapter promotes food security, natural resources management and use of indigenous knowledge. The network also facilitates experimental learning through exposure and exchange visits, topical dialogue and debate at national and regional level. This is in a bid to enhance members’ awareness on trends and factors influencing their environment.
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