Community-led development at the center
CEDP supports underserved communities in Kalagala Parish, Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District — a peri-urban area bordering Mabira Forest, in a 'development limbo' between rural and urban service delivery.
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An integrated development approach anchored in place
Launched in 2022, CEDP expanded FOSCOD's community work into an integrated development model where environmental sustainability and renewable energy sit at the center of local transformation.
The program works across six interlinked sub-programs — each corresponding to a Strategic Goal in the 2026–2030 plan — across Kalagala Parish's five communities: Kalagala, Kyambogo, Naluvule, Wabusanke, and Byabuku. These communities sit in a peri-urban zone bordering Mabira Forest, where rural and urban service delivery gaps overlap.
Lasting change rarely fits into one sector
Energy affects health and enterprise. Water affects time, dignity, and livelihoods. Inclusion affects whose priorities shape every decision. CEDP keeps those connections visible while each area of focus has its own outcomes and evidence.
Clean energy and climate resilience
Clean cooking, solar energy, e-mobility, environment conservation, climate adaptation, and related climate initiatives that build community resilience.
Explore clean energy projectsWater sanitation and healthy communities
Safe water, spring protection, sanitation, hygiene, water systems, and related community health and environment practices.
Explore water projectsSustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment
VSLAs, women enterprises, climate-smart agriculture, kitchen gardens, green businesses, and other livelihood opportunities.
Explore livelihood projectsHow a community-led project should move
The sequence keeps local knowledge, delivery roles, evidence, and long-term responsibility in the same conversation.
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Community assessment
We start by listening — mapping needs and assets together with residents.
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Asset-based co-design
Solutions are designed with communities, not imposed — using local knowledge and resources.
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Implementation
Delivered with local organizations, global participants, and 25% community co-contribution.
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Monitoring & reporting
Honest measurement and transparent reporting against verified indicators.
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Local ownership
Communities own and sustain what's built — 86% of completed projects continue independently.
Kalagala Parish: five communities, one program
Click a community to explore active projects. Naluvule hosts our solar-powered water system pilot; Wabusanke and Byabuku border Mabira Forest for ecosystem restoration work.
Principles that apply to every sub-program
Community Co-contribution
Labour, materials, or cash — communities invest in every project, ensuring ownership and sustainability.
Women's Participation
Target across all initiatives — from enterprise leadership to climate ambassador roles to training cohorts.
Sustained Community Benefit
Verified share of completed projects that continue to benefit communities independently.
Impact cards from community-led work
Verified outcomes from projects across clean energy, water, and livelihoods — each reflecting the priorities communities set for themselves.
Clean energy that powers a livelihood 3 households gained reliable evening lighting and new income streams
Clean energy that powers a livelihood
In Naluvule, a solar-powered salon turned an unreliable income into a growing business.
Read the storyProtected springs and hygiene education Water access improved for 120 households with 86% sustained use after 12 months
Protected springs and hygiene education
Across Busoga, protected water springs and hygiene education are reducing illness and restoring dignity.
Read the storyRegenerating land with biochar 0.5 hectares of degraded land restored with 500 biochar units produced
Regenerating land with biochar
In Kalagala Parish, invasive water hyacinth becomes biochar — healthier soil, cleaner cooking, and new income.
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