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The NbS-4-Climate project for the promotion and development of nature-based solutions in Uganda, Africa.
Photos from the Kick-Off Meeting in Drama, Greece. Courtesy Photo

NbS-4-Climate is a new educational initiative, co-funded by the EU through the ERASMUS+ Capacity Building program. It was launched in January 2025 with the aim of promoting and developing nature-based solutions in Uganda to help in the smoother adaptation to the new conditions due to climate change. African countries are experiencing the greatest impacts of climate change.

NbS-4-Climate has partners from Europe (Greece and Spain) and Uganda with the goal of knowledge transfer to mitigate the effects of climate change, conserve biodiversity, empower communities and create green jobs. The partners of the project are Democritus University of Thrace from Greece (Coordinator), Kyambogo University, University of Kisubi and GrassRoots Ministry from Uganda and Universidad Politécnica Madrid from Spain.

During the meeting, the partners planned the project’s actions, which includes the creation of a network between universities, research centers, businesses and communities on nature-based solutions, six new innovative educational courses at the graduate level, and a virtual learning platform for teaching the new courses.

The main objectives of NbS-4-Climate are:

• Creation of graduate courses on nature-based solutions for climate change

• Courses that focus on groups with fewer opportunities (women and young people from rural areas)

• Creation of high-quality courses that adopt innovative pedagogical approaches

• Develop new working partnerships between universities, research centers, businesses and rural communities

• Promote entrepreneurship in the field of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation with an emphasis on rural communities

Photos from the Kick-Off Meeting in Drama, Greece. Courtesy Photo

A DREAM TURNED INTO REALITY!

We’re thrilled to announce that GrassRoots Ministry (GRM) finally has a home!

After years of dreaming, our GRM Resource Center is now up and running in Gamba village!

We’re deeply grateful to every individual who has contributed to this journey, from conception to completion. Your support, encouragement, and generosity have made this dream a reality!

Thank you for believing in our mission and vision! We couldn’t have done it without you!

Stay tuned for updates from our new home! #GRMResourceCenter #NewHome #DreamBig #Gratitude

Why are some people biased against agriculture?

Fact: We all eat food.

Another fact: Many people don’t know much about where our food comes from and are biased against its source and its producers: agriculture and farmers.

But why are some people biased against agriculture?

There are many different reasons: upbringing, surroundings, limited exposure, food labeling, misinformation…

Awareness of these biases and education are crucial to supporting farmers who are doing their best to feed our growing population.

Have you encountered misconceptions about #agriculture? What specific biases or misunderstandings have you observed or experienced?

Deeper Pain

There is always a story behind every action we make and sometimes those actions are not our right choices because we are so young to make the right decisions. Alice is a young girl but at only thirteen years of age, was going through school and work at the same time. She worked hard to help herself through school because it is something that her parents could not afford. With the limited time of the day where she could sell things in the evening after school, she had no choice but to get back home late every day.

This world is full of predators in the face of men and one of them convinced this thirteen year old into acts that are more mature than she could ever be soon enough. With her situation, small gifts like clothes worked the magic. After all, she is a growing young girl who aspires to look as good as her peers. Seven months later, she was seven months pregnant when she found out that her actions really had some consequences that could ruin her. She was lucky enough not to show early on or should we call it unfortunate.

Chased out of school, she had to look for all the ways to get out of the problem she was in because I mean going to school had always been her dream and determination and also the reason why she worked so hard.

Poverty and ignorance can land people into trouble and Alice was just a survivor of a seven month baby abortion through a herbalist. She cried for days not only because of the pain but also the realization that she had voluntarily killed a real human being.

Alice’s life is no longer the same and not even school motivates her anymore but that is the sad reality of life. Sometimes it takes people through experiences they can never heal from and it is one of the reasons that lead our youth to more bad decisions like using drugs to forget their inner pains. But we as a society can do our best to ease on the burden that Alice and several other young girls like her are going through by offering them the counseling and support they deserve.