Projects
Our Projects
organic cereals
Through our collaboration with Stina Foods and funding from Latek Stay Alliance Uganda, we have reached and trained 700 households through the 20 farmer groups comprising of women and youth.
We have achieved a 35% improvement in crop yield through agro-ecological practices and a 72.5% average reduction in post harvest loses among smallholder farmers.
bright dada
With support from Enlight Institute and funding from Signify Foundation, 200 households were reached with a 25% reduction in electricity bills.
village savings and loan associations
Over 40 functional VSLAs with a combined total of 1,200+ members able to save money weekly and provide affordable loans to their members using a proven and well structured methodology. Household saving culture has improved by 62%.
1 million youth actions challenge
We partnered with 1MYAC an initiative by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and planted over 6K trees and still counting.
Our project of restoring the heavily degraded areas in Kumi District Eastern Uganda was awarded action of the month for October 2021
switch to clean energy
We have provided renewable energy solutions (solar lamps, systems and improved cookstoves) to over 450 households since 2017. This has reduced the deforestation rate by 75.3% and carbon emissions in the area of operation. Great thanks to ENVenture and New Energy Nexus Uganda for the financial and technical support.
TESTIMONIALS
your Contribution Can Help Achieve A Solution
At YESRUD we make every dollar count.
Stella Agwang
“Access to quality seed has been one of our greatest challenge but now YESRUD has handled it”
Merab Adong
“I thank YESRUD for providing us with a training on agronomy, now we harvest big”
Members of a Women led cooperative
“We used to over depend on our husbands for money but now we are also making our own money and support our families.”