Our work

Four pillars, one mission.

Our work is organised around four core pillars. Choose a pillar to see its projects and activities.

01Youth Empowerment 02Women's Growth 03Green Tomorrow 04Rural Progress

Core pillar 01

Youth Empowerment

We support young people in rural communities to develop practical skills, explore income-generating opportunities and take part in local development. Through hands-on training and community engagement, we aim to strengthen young people's ability to apply their skills and build sustainable livelihoods.

Beekeeping Skills and Enterprise

Participants receive practical guidance on preparing and setting up an apiary. Beekeeping equipment has been distributed to youth and women to support beekeeping as an alternative income-generating activity.

**Practical Training on Setting Up an Apiary**Participants receive practical guidance on preparing and setting up an apiary for beekeeping.

**Community Empowerment Through Beekeeping Equipment Distribution**Youth and women gather with beekeeping equipment provided to support beekeeping as an alternative income-generating activity.

**Community Empowerment Through Beekeeping Equipment Distribution**Youth and women stand with beekeeping equipment distributed to support beekeeping as an alternative source of income.

Stone Development and Crafting

Young people receive hands-on training in stone development and crafting, learning techniques for producing useful finished items. Finished stone products made by participants have been reviewed by our field team.

**Youth Training in Stone Development and Crafting**Young people practise stone development and crafting techniques with guidance during hands-on training.

**Finished Products from Youth Stone Development and Crafting**Finished stone products made by young people following practical training in stone development and crafting.

Core pillar 02

Women's Growth

We support women in rural communities to strengthen their livelihoods, develop practical skills and pursue economic opportunities. Our work includes community engagement, skills development and support for income-generating activities that can contribute to women's economic participation.

Women's Skills and Enterprise Development

Women in the communities we work with make woven baskets and crafts, displayed at community gatherings and through a community enterprise group. Women are also among the youth and women who received beekeeping equipment to support an alternative source of income.

Women with baskets and crafts from a community enterprise group

Community members seated behind woven baskets and crafts displayed on mats at a village gathering

Women's Participation in Community Development

Women take part in community meetings and learning activities, including discussions of community priorities and practical sessions at community tree nurseries.

An AIRDAB facilitator presenting a community priorities flip chart at an outdoor meeting with rural women

An AIRDAB extension worker talking with women beside tree-seedling beds in a community nursery

Core pillar 03

Green Tomorrow

We promote practical approaches to environmental conservation, biodiversity protection and the sustainable use of natural resources. We engage communities in conservation-related activities and explore approaches that connect environmental responsibility with improved rural livelihoods.

Environmental Conservation and Restoration

Our conservation work includes growing tree seedlings in community nurseries, planting trees and bamboo along riverbanks, and field visits to community growing areas.

Tree seedlings growing in a community nursery

Newly planted trees and bamboo stabilizing a riverbank near Kasese

**Community Visit to a Growing Area**Participants visit a green growing area as part of field learning and community engagement.

Energy-Saving Cookstove Training

Energy-saving cookstoves have been covered in outdoor community training sessions, where facilitators use printed diagrams to explain the stoves.

Core pillar 04

Rural Progress

We work alongside rural communities to strengthen livelihoods and support practical approaches to local development. Our work includes agricultural learning, sustainable farming practices, community engagement, and efforts to understand local challenges and identify appropriate responses.

Sustainable Agriculture and Farmer Learning

We promote sustainable farming techniques that improve soil health and biodiversity, and support farmers through training and capacity building. Field visits to crops and community growing sites are part of this learning.

AIRDAB field staff and a farmer inspecting a healthy rice field

Two people inspecting rows of healthy green rice in a wetland field

**Field Visit to a Community Growing Site**Participants visit a community growing site and observe the layout and ongoing activities.

Community Development and Local Needs Assessment

We meet with community members and representatives to understand local priorities. Our field team has assessed areas affected by River Nyamwamba in Kasese District to understand the damage and identify community support needs. These are assessments; they do not describe completed recovery work.

**Project Team Engages Community Members**Project team members meet with community representatives during a community engagement visit.

**Community Discussion During a Field Visit**Community representatives take part in a discussion with the visiting team.

**Field Assessment of River Nyamwamba Damage in Kasese District**The field team visits an area affected by River Nyamwamba to assess damage and consider support for affected communities.

**Field Assessment of River Nyamwamba Damage in Kasese District**The team inspects the rocky river area to assess the effects of River Nyamwamba and identify community support needs.

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