Organization
Global Support Development Initiative - Uganda
Mission
GDI - Uganda operates under a vision: a society where children and other vulnerable people enjoy their socio-economic rights’ and mission of: strengthening mechanisms to empower children and other vulnerable people to guarantee their sustainable socio-economic rights.
Organizational Expertise
Adoption / Behavior Change, Capacity Building, Finance / Investment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Health, Humanitarian/Emergency Response, Institutional Cooking, Livelihoods, Marketing, Microfinance, Monitoring and Evaluation
Technologies & Fuels
Crop residues, Solar
Clean Cooking Activities
Contribute to environmental conservation, charcoal production, and firewood collection, coupled with poor forest management accounts for a major part of environmental degradation through its impact on deforestation and watershed destruction.
Reduce health hazards related to cooking devices and cooking fuels cooking with charcoal or firewood presents many health risks to users, mainly women and children, especially when used with poor quality stoves.
Play a crucial role in improving socio-economic status In addition to the health problems associated with current cooking practices
Improve the coordination of the clean cook stove and fuels sector currently, limited clean cook stoves and fuels promoters, manufacturers and distributors exist throughout the country.
Partnership
GDI - Uganda will work to spur a transition to clean cooking for households, which still use inefficient cookstoves and solid fuels for cooking. The Cookstoves Future Summit focused on a new effort to speed up the adoption of clean cooking and end household air pollution from traditional cooking, which takes 4.3 million lives a year in developing countries. The partnership will support in-country programs for clean cookstoves
Regions Operating In
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Based In
Uganda
Address
Plot 15, Imat Apulli Road, Senior Quarters A, Central Division
Lira Municipality, Northern 00256
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Mr. Allan Kenneth Owani
Title: Executive Director
Email: gdiuganda2013@yahoo.com
Phone: +256392622210
Secondary Point of Contact
Name: Mr. Santo Alengo
Title: Finance & Administration Officer
Email: salengo@msn.com
Phone: +256777600980
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