ECODA UGANDA - Kampala

The Environmental Concerns & Orphanage Development Agency (ECODA) was founded in 2007 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization. In November 2008, it was officially registered with the Uganda NGO Board (Reg. No. S.5914/7779) and further incorporated as a company limited by Guarantee in September 2010 (Reg. No. 204075). ECODA's mission is to ensure sustainability of natural resources and to improve the livelihoods of the needy people of Uganda. Their vision is to ensure a sustainable use of the environment through improved mechanisms and to provide orphaned children of Uganda with a healthy, caring and loving environment. To achieve this, they focus on environmental protection through energy-saving stoves, solar energy, biogas, tree planting and other sustainable models of  

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conservation. ECODA also works to empower marginalized and vulnerable communities for sustainable livelihoods and self-reliance, so they can enjoy food security, economic security, health security, education security and good governance. By the end of 2010, ECODA had helped 500,000 people across 15 districts of Uganda. As a result, 83% of smallholder farming households in those areas were able to eat three decent meals a day, 75% had access to safe water, and 60% had and used their own pit latrines. Furthermore, 9% of the households had saved at least UGX 1 million and procured valuable assets such as cows, bicycles