ECO Uganda

Founded in 2005, ECO Uganda is a non-governmental organisation based in Kampala, Uganda working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation, community development +2 more.

ECO Uganda (Ecological Christian Organisation) is an indigenous, non-governmental organisation registered with the Uganda NGO Board and operating since 2005. It works to advance sustainable livelihoods for marginalised, under-served and vulnerable communities through the protection, restoration and sustainable management of natural resources. Its work includes restoring degraded forests and ecosystems, conserving biodiversity, nature-based solutions, climate resilience, and community-based social enterprises. It supports artisanal miners in Karamoja on land and environmental rights, farming and fishing communities around the Lake Victoria Basin on alternative livelihoods, and provides reproductive health outreach in hard-to-reach areas. The organisation works with farmers, fisherfolk, pastoralists, refugees, women and youth across Uganda, emphasising community leadership, indigenous knowledge, social and environmental justice, and partnership with communities, government, development partners and the private sector. Its head office is in Kampala.