About the initiative

The Green Schools for Climate Action project in Northern Uganda started as a small-scale experiment — and became one of the few initiatives directly implemented by SNRD Africa.

With a €9,000 grant, colleagues from different GIZ projects collaborated to promote tree planting, awareness, and environmental education across schools in the Gulu region. More information you find in this article 🌱 Planting Change Together

Cross-programme collaboration

The project brought together teams from Employment Promotion for Women for Green Transformation, Promotion of Rural Development (PREV) and Better Migration Initiative (BMI).

By combining their expertise, they addressed deforestation through education, practical training, and partnerships with schools, The Rotary Club of Gulu City, St Joseph’s College Layibi, Ocer Champion Jesuit College, and the National Forestry Authority.

Why it matters

This initiative demonstrates how even small, well-coordinated actions within a professional network can lead to measurable environmental results.

It highlights the potential of cross-programme collaboration — and shows that effective climate action doesn’t always require large budgets.

🎥 Watch the full video 👉

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: The challenge of deforestation
00:40 How the idea was born
01:25 A €9,000 collaboration
02:45 Schools and Rotary in action
04:10 Sustaining impact through education
05:00 Partnerships that made it work
06:15 Lessons and advice