{"id":10,"date":"2023-07-07T14:17:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T14:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.a2n.org.ug\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:17:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/a2n.org.ug\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a8dba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7a8dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a58d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"9a58d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/a2n.org.ug\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dca4d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dca4d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bba21e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bba21e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3172366 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3172366\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6d33e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec6d33e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Africa 2000 Network Uganda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64be2c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64be2c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Africa 2000 Network was conceived in 1986 at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Special Session on the critical economic situation in Africa. The programme was managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 13 African countries to support community-based projects aimed at environmental pro-tection and promotion of ecologically sustainable devel- opment for improved livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>Africa 2000 Network- Uganda (A2N-Uganda) started in 1990 as a UNDP project and in January 2002, it was registered as an indepen- dent Ugandan Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aaa3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47aaa3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350bca5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"350bca5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072f6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"072f6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acae12c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acae12c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f302d83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f302d83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc75e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abc75e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7279e1 ekit-equal-height-enable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"b7279e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-top-align elementor-animation-   \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  \">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-light-bulb\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Our Vision                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>A2N-Uganda envisions food and income secure small and medium small scale farming communities. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a83d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9a83d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dea428 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"6dea428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-top-align elementor-animation-   \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  \">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-Target\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Our Mission                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Our mission is to foster sustainable and productive agricultural, food and environmental systems among small and medium scale farming households in Uganda. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559c009 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"559c009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1baa659 ekit-equal-height-enable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"1baa659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-top-align elementor-animation-   \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  \">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-diamond1\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Our Values                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>A2N-Uganda practices and actions are guided by: Integrity, Transparency and Accountability, Team work and respect for human dignity.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d91157 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d91157\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e678956 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e678956\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2abfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b2abfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22f24b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e22f24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f068584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-page-list\" data-id=\"f068584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-page-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-itemsfg \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e973934 ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Empowerment of communities through participatory processes in problem diagnosis, planning and implementation of micro-projects. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6f7471c ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> Training for skills development in agriculture and natu-ral resources management to improve agricultural pro-duction, which results into improved incomes and food security, while at the same time regenerating the envi-ronment. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7302743 ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> Facilitating the exchange of ideas and experiences on rural development by communities through exchange\/exposure visits <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9f48b1d ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> Development and packaging of information to suit the needs of the communities in the form of booklets, video-A2N-Uganda\u2019s Head Office is located in Kampala and is headed by the Executive Director who has over 20 years\u2019 experience in rural development work and NGO management and is responsible for implementing the decisions of the Board of Directors, overall project ex-ecution, reporting to Partner Organisations and finan-cial management. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518c523 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"518c523\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6d547 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d6d547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development &amp;  Specific Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3d93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-page-list\" data-id=\"0a3d93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-page-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-itemsfg \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e973934 ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">To improve agricultural production and productivity for the market. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6f7471c ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> To increase quantity and quality of agricultural produce by small and medium holder farmers <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7302743 ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> To enhance capacity of small and medium holder farmer to meet their food security and nutrition needs <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9f48b1d ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> To increase farmer access to sustainable agricultural markets and market information <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ee3101e ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> To positively influence policies and practices for selected agricultural enterprises <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7dd1cc6 ekit_badge_left\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\"> To strengthen the capacity of A2N to effectively and efficiently deliver its mandate <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636c641 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"636c641\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfadb16 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfadb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e76f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4e76f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062982f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"062982f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2b58f ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"4f2b58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Participatory Development Management (PDM)                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p> Participatory Development Management (PDM)- whereby communities are empowered to determine their development aspirations and the kind of interventions and activities to undertake by themselves and with others to achieve those aspirations.\n\nThe lower level development plans right from the house- hold inform and provide the building blocks of the next community level development plan up to the district and so on. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3a3f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce3a3f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a560a ekit-equal-height-enable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"94a560a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Integration of livelihood improvement interventions                 <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Integration of livelihood improvement interventions to attain food security and income generation. Interrelationships between nutrition and health, soils and production, livestock and crops, literacy and wealthy creation are emphasized to attain visible impact on the livelihoods of the participating communities. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d0a63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d0a63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c44e80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c44e80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1980f ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"fb1980f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Strategic Partnerships                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Strategic Partnerships; single handedly, A2N-Uganda cannot meet all the livelihood demands from the partner farmers and others beyond.\n\nA2N-Uganda works with other service providers within the NGO sector, Local Governments, Agricultural Research Organizations (local and International), Higher Institutions of learning, the private and public commercial sector to work together in service delivery and outreach to scale.\n\nThis way, syner- gies are built and there is mutual learning and benefits realized for all parties in the partnership. Under the same strategy, volunteers with different specialties are engaged in the organization to offer technical backstopping on institutional development issues. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7966d2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7966d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ae62b ekit-equal-height-enable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"04ae62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Access to markets                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Access to markets- this is a strategy to transform subsistence agriculture into market oriented farming. Farming as a business is emphasized and enterprise selection using Participatory Market Research (PMR). <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df25cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0df25cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49180e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49180e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8b56d ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"af8b56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues. In all interventions by A2N-Uganda, gender analyses are made and appropriate actions undertaken to ensure equity and harmony between the different sexes. This enhances full human potential harnessing for prolific change.\n\nThe environment as a medium for sustainable production is always at the centre of our intervention to ensure low external inputs sustainable agriculture with increased yields due to effective nutrients recycling and balancing.\n\nHIV\/AIDS scourge and COVID 19 pandemic are heavily impacting on the organization and the communities, as such behavioral and attitude change is desirable. Strategies are in place that are spearheaded by A2N-Uganda and\/or with other organizations to adequately inform staff and partner farmers of the diseases and related services available. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b835c0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b835c0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea8d99 ekit-equal-height-enable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"9ea8d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                     Facilitating the emergency of strong farmers organizations for collective action                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Farmers need a collective voice to attain what is due to them. Given their small holdings, farmers need to bulk produce and negotiate fair prices together in the market place.\n\nThey also require to pool their little incomes together to raise adequate investable capital in ventures and enterprises that will propel them forward.\n\nSuch strong organizations, are tem- plates and vanguard for good leadership and governance with in the associations and beyond in the community governance strata. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853c9da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"853c9da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c659a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2c659a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ab892 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"05ab892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Direct interfacing with the farmers                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Direct interfacing with the farmers -Resident Community Development Workers (CDWs) within the project areas are engaged at sub-county level to mobilize, follow-up commitments and carry out routine on-farm advisory services (extension).\n\nThese are supervised by a Project Coordinator in the respective district. This core team of 5-7 people make things happen in the project area. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ad184 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87ad184\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a5b42 ekit-equal-height-enable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"d2a5b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Information management at grassroots level                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Information management at grassroots level is a strategy to enable smallholder farmers access information relevant to improving their enterprises through the community libraries.\n\nCommunity capacity to tell and document their stories is built for wide sharing and dissemi- nation of successes for replication. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home About Africa 2000 Network Uganda Africa 2000 Network was conceived in 1986 at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Special Session on the critical economic situation in Africa. 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