Project
Women’s Climate Resilience in Yumbe
Strengthening the capacity of refugees and IDPs in agriculture, food security and climate action
- Yumbe, Uganda
- With Foundation S, The Sanofi Collective
About the project
Before training began, we spoke with 100 women in Yumbe about how climate pressure was changing their lives. Their answers shaped local-language training, demonstration gardens, seedlings and simple digital tools for refugee, displaced and host-community women.
Our first step towards sustainable change
A film from Yumbe: the women, local leaders and BetterLife team behind the programme, at their farms, groups and training sessions. 8 minutes, with sound.
What the project recorded
- 22% → 92% Knowledge of climate-smart agriculture Among the 72 women who completed structured training
- 72% Adopted sack or box gardening Women in the programme, reported after training
- 63% Took up composting Women in the programme, reported after training
- 35% Average reduction in household spending on vegetables Reported by participating households
These figures describe Women’s Climate Resilience in Yumbe only, for the group named with each one. Fuller reporting is available in our impact reports.
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Help more families grow food through a dry season: fund demonstration gardens, seedlings and irrigation, or share agronomy expertise.