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NAPE shares success stories of the UN WOMEN-supported project on conflict resolution

May 18, 2023 2:03 pm Published by Comments Off on NAPE shares success stories of the UN WOMEN-supported project on conflict resolution

NAPE has completed implementation of a project on conflict prevention in Rwamutonga Internally Displaced People’s Camp (IDPC), Kigyayo IDPC and Kyangwali Refugee settlement all in Kikuube District. The two-year project (2021-2023) was implemented in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security which seeks... Read More


NAPE releases baseline report for its EU-supported project

March 16, 2023 1:53 pm Published by Comments Off on NAPE releases baseline report for its EU-supported project

The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has released a baseline report on which interventions for its European Union-supported project are hinged.  The two-year project (2022-2023) runs under the codename, “Deepening grassroots women rights, participation and economic livelihood opportunities in the era of expanding oil and gas extraction and the... Read More


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American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Stands with NAPE in Fighting for the Rights of Marginalized Communities in Bunyoro Region.

March 13, 2023 10:00 am Published by Comments Off on American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Stands with NAPE in Fighting for the Rights of Marginalized Communities in Bunyoro Region.

The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has hailed NAPE for its work of fighting for environmental justice and human rights of communities affected by the Oil Industry in Bunyoro sub-region of Uganda. On March 2, 2017, NAPE hosted a team of 24 donors for the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) in... Read More


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Hoima Sugar Limited Accused of polluting the environment

November 14, 2022 6:31 am Published by Comments Off on Hoima Sugar Limited Accused of polluting the environment

Communities neighbouring the plantation and factory of Hoima Sugar Limited have accused the company of polluting the environment especially their water sources. Click on the following link to access a full article of the communities’ grievances. 


Gender Justice Critical in C0P-27 for a Climate-Just World

Gender Justice Critical in C0P-27 for a Climate-Just World

November 14, 2022 6:27 am Published by Comments Off on Gender Justice Critical in C0P-27 for a Climate-Just World

Every year, world leaders, ministers, and negotiators come together in a global event known as the Conference of Parties (COP). During this international event, all states that are signatories to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement gather to agree on how to jointly address climate... Read More


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NAPE helps to bring together residents evicted by Hoima Sugar Limited and Company officials for talks.

November 14, 2022 6:18 am Published by Comments Off on NAPE helps to bring together residents evicted by Hoima Sugar Limited and Company officials for talks.

In 2014, hundreds of people in Kigyayo Village, Kikuube District were evicted from their land by Hoima Sugar Limited to pave way for sugarcane growing. Since then, the company officials and evictees living in camps for internally displaced people (IDPCs) have had a cat and mouth relationship. With support from... Read More


NAPE CALLS FOR TOTAL BAN ON LEAD PAINT AS THE WORLD MARKS THE INTERNATIONAL LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK OF ACTION

NAPE calls for total ban on lead paint as the world marks the international lead poisoning prevention week of action.

October 29, 2022 7:12 am Published by Comments Off on NAPE calls for total ban on lead paint as the world marks the international lead poisoning prevention week of action.

National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has joined the rest of the World to mark the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (24th -30th October) with a call on the Ugandan Government to impose a total ban on the use of lead paint. This week of action is an initiative of the... Read More