News Updates
SCINE's School gardens nurturing school children into environmentally conscious individuals
School gardening isn't just about what students grow, it's about who they become. It instills a sense of pride ,responsibility and connection to the world around. As they nurture .../Read More!
Embracing Sustainable climate resilient farming for safeguarding our food systems and preserving our planet's health
Sustainable climate resilient farming isn't just a buzzword but it's a necessity for safeguarding our food systems and preserving our planet's health. By adopting these farming .../Read More!
Embracing green, cultivating knowledge through school gardening.
There is some magical about watching seeds sprout, plants grow and knowledge blossom. At Kibuye primary school, Presbyterian primary school and St Benedict primary school all in .../Read More!
Vegetable demonstration gardens: a tool for healthy eating and sustainable gardening practices
Planting greens can be a source of income especially to people living in urban areas. We encourage and support people to practice urban farming by planting vegetables. A .../Read More!
SCINE's urban farming initiatives lauded by Programme Partner
"This last year, we partnered with SCINE to create 4 school gardens benefiting 1,390 students, conduct urban gardening training for 25 participants, create a community .../Read More!
SCINE elected to head a strong sustainable network of CSOs working on environment and climate change
Sustainable Community Initiative for Empowerment - SCINE and other CSOs today concluded a two days workshop at Landmark hotel Muyenga. The workshop was to bring together different .../Read More!
#thebigharvest: It's Harvest time and we can't keep calm, we get to share a meal together in schools.
"Happiness is harvesting vegetables from your own school backyard garden" We have been looking forward to our mega harvest where we get to share a meal together in schools thanks .../Read More!
The Ghetto Go Green project: helping school children understand their role in influencing communities on climate smart farming.
The inter-school community youth parliament was a platform where our partner schools under #ghettogogreenproject where school children had a debate on the theme: "Roles of young .../Read More!
Online poetry for school gardens: Investing in children and communities via school health and nutrition
Investing in children and communities via school health and nutrition is a proven way to protect at risk children and nurture their potential according to World Food Programme .../Read More!
The #GrowcityKla project is setting up school gardens in the ghetto communities of Kampala
School gardens are a healthy realism that puts more vigor and intensity into school work. With our continued effort to get children out of doors and away from books, we are .../Read More!
On the Occasion of #WorldRefugeeDay: Communique from SCINE
Today is #WorldRefugeeDay. We stand with those who have been displaced to provide home, comfort, good health and education under the theme "Home away from home" As Sustainable .../Read More!
Spreading the gospel of climate smart agriculture on World environment day 2023
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June of every year to raise awareness and encourage action for the protection of our planet. In Uganda one of the major challenges to .../Read More!
The Grow City Project: building the capacity of vulnerable communities to reduce hunger at household level
In all efforts to build the capacity of vulnerable communities on reducing hunger at household level, we conducted a training for 25 participants including youths and women in .../Read More!
SCINE equips young people with knowledge and awareness on climate smart urban farming
As a means of strengthening the capacity to practice climate smart agriculture and implement solutions to adapt to climate change, SCINE in partnership with Seed Programs .../Read More!
Seed Programs International's Board Member Visits SCINE's projects
We were privileged to have hosted Antonius Van Der Velden, a member of the Board of Directors at Seed Programs International. We shared with him the great work we are doing in the .../Read More!
SCINE's work on climate change mitigation recognised and rewarded with opportunity
We are grateful to Act together with support from Plan International Uganda for the opportunity to learn. We were selected as one of the youth organisations in Kampala - Makindye .../Read More!
It is Bumper Harvest time at Golden times Urban farmers club
We are super excited to have a mega harvest from the our very first Urban farming club, Golden times Urban farmers club. The club set up the garden one and and a half months ago .../Read More!
Golden Times Urban Farmers Club: imparting knowledge and skills on urban farming
On Saturday Ist October, 2022, we conducted a training on urban farming for school children at Golden Times primary school. This was aimed at imparting knowledge and skills on .../Read More!
Seed Programs International (SPI) Donates Seeds to SCINE
SCINE staffs receiving a donation of seeds from Seed Programs International an American based organisation that facilitates access to good quality seeds, expertise and training .../Read More!
Using mind-shift workshops to change behaviour towards being pro-environmental
SCINE and partners implemented a mind-shift workshop using environmental psychology for young people from the target communities focused on the effect which the urban and natural .../Read More!
Golden Times School reaps from the SCINE Demonstration Garden
Golden Times School is one of the schools from the ghetto communities of Makindye division, the school uses our demonstration garden as their Agricultural lab, Agricultural .../Read More!