We’re Hope For Nature

Hope for Nature exists to see the future generations of the undeserved rural community of Koome Island thrive in harmony with their natural environment and economically competitive

Our Projects

We run a number of projects as reflected

Rice project

Koome Farmer Empowerment through promotion of upland rice to enhance financial and Food security for biodiversity conservation

Tree Restoration project

Hope for Nature exists to see the future generations of the undeserved rural community of Koome Island thrive in harmony with their natural environment and economically competitive

Bee Keeping PROJECT

Alternative income; Some of the beneficiaries receiving their bee hives

Banana PROJECT

Fish PROJECTS

WOMEN VANILLA PROCESSING PROJECT

Women Sensitization PROJECT

Renewable Energy Project

HOPE FOR NATURE

Hope for Nature is a registered community based charity, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to improving Islands community livelihoods and conserving, protecting and restoring threatened species. The organization work to link Islands community to conservation actions by inspiring and engaging the local community to learn about the incredible threatened biodiversity and the measures that can be taken collectively in a sustainable way.

Hope for Nature recognizes the importance of improving livelihoods and conserving threatened in this natural beautiful and bio-diverse archipelago. By supporting innovative species restorations, pioneering livelihoods improvement programs, public health and conservation projects in the archipelago to ensure it is preserved for this and future generations to enjoy.While remembering that species extinction and catastrophic climate change threaten all life on Earth. So we must take action today.

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Koome Islands

Koome is an archipelago in Mukono District, consisting of 17 Islands in Lake Victoria, is a unique area and home to many aquatic and terrestrial species that do not exist anywhere in Uganda. Hope for Nature aims to improve livelihoods, protect the vulnerable ecosystems found on Koome Islands by conserving, restoring species and habitats; and driving sustainable solutions. With 66% of Islands species declining every decade and 72% of the Islands community unaware of the high level of threats facing our species, it is time we work together to reverse this trend.

Hope for Nature recognise the importance of improving livelihoods and conserving threatened in this natural beautiful and biodiverse Islands. By supporting innovative, pioneering livelihoods improvement, public health and conservation projects in Koome Islands to ensure the Islands are preserved for future generations to enjoy.

“To safeguard our future, we must improve livelihoods of resource users and conserve or protect biodiversity”.

Nature has the power to heal itself and to heal us, if we let it. That’s what Hope for Nature is all about; restoring ecosystems to the point where nature can take care of itself, and restoring species’ relationship with the Islands community resource users. Reconnecting with what matters.

Islands local communities, or those who directly rely on nature, are at the heart of biodiversity conservation, protection and sustainable resource use. We empower and work closely with Islands local communities and other stakeholders and their local governments to shift from being resource users to environmental stewards. Remembering that the biodiversity hotspots are located in Koomearchipelago is burdened by poverty, food insecurity, and intensifying climate change among others.

These underlying drivers of biodiversity loss and poverty are a result of unsustainable human activity and behavior. To protect biodiversity – and the prosperity of Islands communities in this rich biodiversity area – we must adopt and spur demand for more responsible and sustainable practices that safeguard soil, water, forests, and wildlife.

Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture sector remains important to the Ugandan economy in that it employs approximately 88 percent of the population living in rural areas like Koome Island.

Species Conservation

Wildlife conservation is the attempt to protect threatened and endangered flora and fauna species, along with their natural habitat.

Environment and Conservation

We empower the local population to understand, protect and participate in programmes that aim at researching, raising awareness, reintroducing and conserving their environment and the species on the Island.

Renewable Energy

Most renewable energy is derived directly or indirectly from the sun. Sunlight can be captured directly using solar technologies.

Accountability and transparency

Hope for Nature upholds an environment of responsibility and openness, to allow all stakeholders freely share information without barriers.

Equity, fairness and non-discrimination

Hope for Nature promotes an environment of appreciation for social, cultural and political differences among our team members and beneficiaries. We value the inclusiveness of everyone irrespective of gender, religion and promote equal and fair treatment of all our direct stakeholders.

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