A group Photo of the university students, Stop EACOP activists and the project Affected Persons after community exchange sharing Supporting Project Affected person(PAPs) and University students to access Justice after being arrested for peacefully protesting against oil community injustices on 26th August 2024

YGC works with Indigenous Communities to promote sustainable alternatives to improve community livelihoods. For example, we partnered with EACOP Host communities and other partbers in to establishe a vegetable farm, train women in large scale farming to ensure communities produce food and generate incomes to improve their livelihoods.

YGC organized a three-and-a-half-day digital and physical security training to equip stopEACOP youth with tools and knowledge to respond to the ongoing threats, and repression amidst oil developments

Ongoing debates and panel discussions in universities organized by YGC to support the youth to develop deep understanding of what environmental, human rights, and other social issues happening in their communities and globally, learn how to lead themselves and others to drive change in their communities. Our debates focus on environmental literacy, leadership development, community organizing, and civic engagement

YGC supports legal representation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs) to seek justice amidst threats, repression, and shrinking civic space. We also support them with spaces to amplify their voices and create an enabling environment for their human rights work.

YGC organizes campaigns targetting banks, insurance companies, and other corporations that invest in projects that are not sustainable and disrespect community and other related resource rights.

YGC empowers local communities hosting projects by educating them about resource rights related to human, land, and the environment to build their capacities and abilities to not only defend them but also claim their dignity in the context of development. In our empwowemnet labs, we also focus on environmental literacy, leadership development, eco-entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.

Welcome to Youth for Green Communities (YGC)

We are a youth-led organization dedicated to promoting sustainable environmental and natural resource management for socio-economic development. Youth for Green Communities (YGC) is a registered non-profit organization based in Kampala, Uganda, committed to influencing policies and practices that benefit the poor and vulnerable while addressing climate change challenges. Through research, advocacy, and community education, we strive to create inclusive and sustainable solutions that ensure environmental conservation and equitable development for present and future generations.

Our Programs

Environmental Governance

The foundation of environmental democracy was established in Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration (1992 Earth Summit). It emphasizes that environmental issues are best addressed with the participation of all concerned citizens at relevant levels. Public authorities must provide access to environmental information, enable participation in decision-making, and ensure judicial and administrative proceedings for redress.

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Natural Resources, Oil, and Mining

The rapid growth of Uganda’s extractive sector has reshaped socio-economic and environmental landscapes. Negotiations often exclude community voices, prioritizing corporate power over social justice. YGC’s program seeks to: Create knowledge-sharing platforms to minimize extractive sector impacts on communities. Advocate for adherence to laws and promote community-responsive benefit-sharing arrangements.

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