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OCA is training the women of Akura, Albetong district, Uganda on making a local energy-saving stove to increase environmental conservation through reduction in cutting down trees as well as reducing pollution, hence good health practices. Farmers under OCA engage in co-circular activities during parenting training. They Joyously show their skills and love within the training.
Youth tailoring training is a powerful pathway to economic empowerment and sustainable livelihoods. By equipping young people with practical, market-relevant skills in garment making, design, and entrepreneurship, such programs transform untapped potential into productive employment. Tailoring requires relatively low start-up capital yet offers immediate income-generating opportunities within local markets. Investing in youth upskilling not only…
Social and economic development is hard and slow to achieve among subsistence farmers who are caught up in poverty. But OCA together with International Refugee Trust (IRT) is chipping these obstacles away through multi-sectoral approaches. Without proper storage, these farmers were forced to sell their surplus crops at a low price to middlemen, and potentially lose…
Farmers successfully received their agricultural inputs—soybean and maize seeds—in preparation for planting during the first season. Quality inputs improve crop yields, enhance soil management, and support more reliable harvests even under challenging conditions. This reduces food insecurity and increases household income, allowing farmers to reinvest in their farms and communities. Agro inputs also promote efficient…
Richard Ayeni is now a renown supplier of chicken in Alebtong district selling over 1000 birds every month. He has been able to educate his children and one of all is a mechanic. from the chicken business he was able to open for his son a mechanic shop, build a permanent house and buy himself…