Action in Africa provided and planted tree seedlings in four different primary partnership program schools, increasing awareness about the need to protect and care about the environment in Bulungi Bwansi.

This month, the government in South Sudan, Uganda’s neighbouring country to the north, closed all schools due to extremely high temperatures that made it impossible for classes to be conducted. In Uganda, it got so hot a few weeks ago that classes in some parts of the country had to be conducted outside classrooms, under tree shades.

Swabrah Nakamatte is an Action In Africa scholarship student who took up her pen in effort to drive further “Earth Action”. Learn more about Swabrah’s educational journey to becoming a doctor here.

In light of Earth Day this month, the Action In Africa team wanted to showcase their most recent community cleanup day. The AIA team, along with the Local Council 1 leadership team and community members, came together to clean the streets and trading centers of the village. It was a day filled with sweeping, picking up litter, clearing stagnant water, and collecting trash from households.

The Women to Women program is a community development activity started by Action in Africa (AIA) in 2016. Every Friday morning, women in Nakuwadde meet over breakfast provided by AIA. They are offered mental health and psychological support from the AIA Counsellor, and receive vocational skills training. Guest speakers often visit to engage the women in thoughtful dialogue around various topics, and members partake in the many additional opportunities offered as part of this program.