By Our Reporter
Kampala based forest advocacy group, Support for Women in Environment and Agriculture (SWAGEN) has won the 8th ONE Africa Award walking away with US$ 100,000. The Award is bestowed upon civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and other groups based in Africa that have demonstrated a commitment and success in advocacy to promote the attainment of one or more of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
SWAGEN is a member based organization that uses indigenous knowledge to adapt, mitigate and improve environmental and sustainable development policies that impact forest dependent communities. Its work is based in the Rwoho Natural Tropical Forest of Uganda.
Handing over the award Nachilala Nkombo the ONE Africa Acting Executive Director said “Today, we join SWAGEN in celebrating their success in ensuring that members of forest communities in Uganda have a chance at a better life that doesn’t compromise the needs of generations to come.
