Friends of ZOKA, We Are Friends of Nature. We stand for Conservation & Natural Resource Rights. (My Environment, My Life)
Uganda
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We have our own name for it in Ma'adi @narouganda ( here fermenting my own from a wild harvest for a home brew) @FriendsofZoka @SimonKaggwaNjal @opigojimmy
EXCELSA — Uganda’s Wild Coffee
Uganda has long relied on two coffee species: Arabica & Robusta.
But from the Zoka Central Forest Reserve comes a third, Excelsa.
Now under research at the NARO Kamenyamigo Sub-station in partnership with Makerere University @MakCAES, @ugwildlife & @kyagalanyicoffe this indigenous coffee could reshape the future of production.
Why it matters 👇
☑️ Highly tolerant to climate change
☑️ Fruits throughout the year (multiple harvests)
☑️ Strong economic potential for farmers
📊 Yield potential
• 1 tree ≈ 5 kg/season
• 2 seasons/year → 10 kg/tree
• 225 trees/acre → ~2,250 kg/year
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Today, we will join a powerful conversation for the #16DaysOfActivism bringing together women leading the fight for safer digital spaces.
The webinar on Responsive Mechanisms: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (#TFGBV) will unpack the growing forms of online harm, their impact on women and girls, and the urgent need for coordinated protection, support, and accountability.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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🌍🔥 ARE YOU PART OF THE SOLUTION OR PART OF THE PROBLEM ON CLIMATE CHANGE? So ask yourself: Which side are you on?
Climate change is not distant it’s here, it’s real, and it affects us all.
Every choice we make either heals the planet or hurts it.
💚 Be part of the solution:
✅ Plant and protect trees
✅ Reduce waste & plastic use
✅ Hold leaders accountable
✅ Support clean energy initiatives
✅ Join community environmental actions
✅ Speak up for climate justice
❌ Stop being part of the problem:
✖ Burning waste
✖ Cutting trees
✖ Polluting water sources
✖ Ignoring environmental laws
✖ Staying silent when nature is destroyed
✨ The future of our planet depends on what we do TODAY.
@DKinUganda @NLinUganda @IrlEmbUganda
@SwedeninUG
#ClimateActionNow #BeTheSolution #ClimateJustice #ActForNature #WestNile #EnvironmentalAccountability
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🌿✨ We Are in This Together! ✨🌿
Collaborative Action for Climate Justice in West Nile starts NOW.
💪🌍 When communities rise, leaders engage, and partners unite, real change happens.
Together, we can protect our forests, restore our rivers, and build a resilient, greener West Nile.
🔥 Your Action Matters!
Plant a tree. Hold leaders accountable. Join community dialogues. Support environmental defenders.
Small steps → BIG impact.
💚 Let’s stand up.
💚 Let’s speak out.
💚 Let’s ACT for climate justice for our people and our future. @DKinUganda @NLinUganda @IrlEmbUganda
@SwedeninUG @FriendsofZoka @ACEMP_UG @CSBAGUGANDA @ceforduganda
#ClimateJustice #WestNile #ActForClimate #CollaborativeAction #GreenFuture #TogetherWeCan
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Happening Now!
Defenders Protection Initiative (DPI), through the Land and Environmental Defenders Task Force (LEDTAF), is hosting a Focus Group Discussion with land and environmental rights defenders.
The session is gathering critical experiences, challenges, and policy recommendations to shape a research paper and policy brief for the ongoing review of Uganda’s National Land Policy (2013).
This conversation is key to building inclusive, just, and people-centered land governance frameworks.
#LandRightsUG #EnvironmentalDefenders #NationalLandPolicy #LEDTAFUG
#ProtectLandDefenders
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Live from @RadioAmani in Adjumani this #InternationalMotherEarthDay, we dove deep into the power of community in protecting our environment. From indigenous knowledge to local clean-ups and youth action, the future is in our hands. Let’s #ActLocalThinkGlobal and stand together for Mother Earth! #EarthDay2025 #RadioAmani #CommunityForThePlanet
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COP29 Green Zone | Day 6 Highlights (16.11.2024)
#COP29 #COP29Azerbaijan
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Thank you for spearheading this reflection.
Indeed our challenges are unique especially for EHRDs because of the high politicization and militarization of the environment and the natural resources sectors in the region.
Every power centre in Uganda is investing and building in massive natural resources exploitation and land grabbing in this region.
@EUinUG @DefendDefenders @defprotection @NCHRD_UG @IUCNNL @ajws @CivFund_ @DKinUganda @NLinUganda @SwedeninUG @IrlEmbUganda @RICEWESTNILE
Grassroots human rights defenders and journalists in #Uganda face unique challenges in their human rights work. Over the past two weeks, in partnership with @AfricanIIJ, we convened a peer-reflection meeting in Adjumani and monitored human rights situations in 5 other districts.
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Day two of the Focal Points Meeting for the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network is off to a start with a recap of day one.
The recap sets the context for the ongoing conversations and activities planned for today.
#7thFocalPointsMeetingEHAHRD-Net
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Update: The Non-Governmental Organisations (Amendment) Act, 2024 is now in force.
The @NGObureau, as a distinct legal entity, has been dissolved. The Bureau is now a department under the @mia_uga under the leadership of a Secretary.
For more: shorturl.at/oLZCS #Uganda
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We're excited to kick off the 7th Focal Points Meeting of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network in Kampala. Over the next two days, representatives from 12 countries in the region will discuss key issues, strengthen connections, and shape our strategic direction for 2026-2030.
#7thFocalPointMeetingEHAHRD-Net
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Join us tonight at 8:00PM on @nbstv as @CanaryMugume features our 🇪🇺 Ambassador @JanSadek and 🇺🇬 @CoffeeUganda's Dr. Gerald Kyalo, to dive deep into the state of Uganda’s #Coffee industry!
Don’t miss this powerful conversation on brewing☕️resilience!
#EUcoffeejourneyUG 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇬
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During the United Nations General Assembly, @maradiaga, an elected member of our Leadership Council, is representing the WLC and the Nicaragua Freedom Foundation at high-level week events open to civil society organizations.
It's important for the WLC to advocate for democracy and freedom in countries facing serious human rights violations. One of our top priorities is to fight for the freedom of political prisoners. We wish Felix the best of luck as he engages with world leaders during this crucial week.
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My pleasure to meet with 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for East African Community Affairs, Honorable @RebeccaKadagaUG. Good exchanges on issues of shared interest, including EU-Uganda cooperation and regional affairs.🇪🇺🤝🇺🇬
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Today, the Danish Embassy and @GovUganda led by @mofpedU held the Annual Portfolio Review to discuss implementation of the 🇩🇰 bilateral development program in🇺🇬.
These meetings reaffirm our commitment to smooth project implementation and maintaining regular, transparent dialogue
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Ensuring Rights Respecting Approaches to Platform Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Global Guidance & Multi Stakeholders Perspectives.
Happening now - Dakar Senegal.
@WLCongress @chapterfourug @AfricanIIJ @NCHRD_UG @defprotection @DefendDefenders @DKinUganda @FriendsofZoka
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Please watch this!
Imagine, the Adjumani District Local Government earns huge sums of local revenue from the illicit charcoal trade.
@DKinUganda @NLinUganda @AfricanIIJ @ajws @CivFund_ @IUCNNL @NCHRD_UG @Fridays4FutureU @FrontLineHRD @FriendsofZoka
youtu.be/exNr860U2zo?si=KaPX…
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It is really difficult to think so but it is the reality. @KagutaMuseveni’s directive to stop the illegal commercial charcoal trade in the North is openly being abused by the various security leads & those most powerful & well connected in the NRM Gov’t.
monitor.co.ug/uganda/special…
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HRDs are not just advocates—they are protectors of peace. In Uganda and around the world, they take action against injustices, making peace sustainable.
Our collective strength lies in supporting them. #Defenders4Peace #PeaceDay2024 #HumanRights
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Democracy is a system that allows the citizens to participate in decision‐making that is insolvent to humanity in self and beyond.
In a democracy, the safety of our World is settled.
@UVA @HRF @WLCongress @ckanimba @Kasparov63 @leopoldolopez @KakwenzaRukira @nickopiyo
