Year of Foundation: 1990

District:                 Kabarole
County:                 Fort Portal Municipality
Sub county:         West Division
Village:                  Harukoto
E-mail:                  forudfort@yahoo.com

Number of trainers:  13
Organisation Type:   NGO

Contact person

Position

Contact

Ronald Mugisa

Coordinator

+256 772 603669

Balinda John

Production Officer

+256 772 823220

Kiiza Annet

Finance Officer (gender mainstreaming)

+256 772 868522

Alice Komuntaro

M&E

+256 78 2750539

Vision:
An empowered, peaceful, self-reliant community, living in a sustainable healthy environment

Mission:
Enhancing the capacity of rural community to collectively improve on their standards of living through promotion of sustainable Agriculture, public health education, integrated water resource management and environmental conservation

Aims & Objectives:

    • To support the communities around lake George basin to access clean and safe water for drinking and production through construction of water sources, establishment of community structures and promotion of environmental conservation practices and appropriate technologies
    • To promote sustainable agriculture practices and appropriate technologies in the rural communities through establishment of community based support structures and capacity building of rural farmer groups
    • To promote public health best practices in rural areas communities through public health awareness campaigns and establishment of public health community structures
    • To enhance capacities of FORUD governance and management structure deliver effectively and efficiently on their core mandate

    Activities:
    Water, hygiene and sanitation
    Sustainable agriculture and environmental protection
    Health, HIV/Aids
    Micro-enterprises development
    Capacity building for grass root development groups
    Human Rights activities

    Regional Area of Operation: Rwenzori region

    Key partners: Protos, Simavi