World Resources Projects
Working at the intersection of the environment & human needs
The Radio and Internet Project (RANET) implemented in Nakasongola district by World Vision and the Department of Meteorology enhanced collection and dissemination of early warning and climate information at the local level through radio and internet. Using a computer connected to the internet, the project provided timely information on climate and other development information for the people in the district. Through established channels of communication, the project then disseminated climate information to local farming communities in a timely manner.
The Karamoja Agro-pastoral Development Programme (KADP) implements an agro-pastoral development program in the semi-arid Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts in Karamoja, North East Uganda. The most viable economic activities are extensive livestock keeping and growing of seasonal crops to supplement livestock and livestock products. During drought, Karamojong women, children and old people are often left for months at a time without animals to provide them with milk. Thus, the KADP started a breeding and propagation centre to produce crossbred dairy goats. Each woman was given a goat, t