Climate Action
Rural farmers are playing a critical role in mitigating climate change.
Climate change is a global issue that is affecting communities, lives, businesses and economies all over the world. GHF is working to support more smallholder farmers in building resilience and adapting to climate change.
Improved Cookstoves
Lack of access to green energy is not just a problem for Uganda, but it is all over Africa. GHF promotes the use of clean energy that reduce the burdens on rural women while cooking.
The outcomes of our interventions include reduced exposure to dangerous emissions, and saving on time and energy for the women and their households.
Trees & Bamboo
Agroforestry is one of the many sustainable agriculture practices that can help farmers mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.
We are working closely with rural farmers to plant trees and bamboo around their land. This can be as landmarks, dedicated woodlots, or for ornamental purposes.
Awareness
Smallholder farmers are on the front-line of climate change. Study show that 1 in every 6 farmers suffered a nearly 16% loss of income due to adverse weather conditions over the past two years. This includes rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, pest infestations, and other extreme weather events which threaten their lives and livelihoods.
Despite this, poor rural communities are often overlooked in debates on climate change, and how to address it.
We are working closely with rural farmers to increase their knowledge and to take action against climate change.
Our Main Goals
Rural smallholder farmers have the willingness to adopt methods that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, over 55% of our members are striving to enhance biodiversity. We therefore commit;
- To have 60% of all areas of intervention using improved cooking stoves by 2030.
- To support rural farmers in planting 800,000 trees and 150,000 bamboo seedlings by 2027.
- To hold regular community discussions and encourage the farmer groups to take climate change actions
