CHEMA - Community Habitat Environmental Management Programme

Qui sommes-nous

CHEMA - Community Habitat Environmental Management Programme is an environmental non-profit organization established under the Diocese of Kayanga and operating in Karagwe and Kyerwa districts.
The main focus of CHEMA is on natural resources management and sustainable agriculture. CHEMA empowers communities to manage their own natural resources and increase productivity by promoting activities in natural resource management addressing all three pillars of sustainability - social, economic and environmental.

The Goal
To ensure sustainable access, protection and fair sharing of natural resources and sustainable agriculture for the necessities of present and future generations without destructing the environment and endanger the health and / or human safety, for the prevention and control of land degradation, water resources thereof, plants and air, which holds as a pillar our life support systems.

Our main task is to increase awareness and impart knowledge of the relationship between environmental protection, sustainable agriculture and sustainable development to the community regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion or ideology.

Activities
Natural Resources Management
• Afforestation
• Natural forests regeneration
• Promotion of beekeeping
• Develop and use of energy saving stoves
Sustainable agriculture
• Kitchen garden
• Bananas improvements
• Seed security for food security
• Agro forestry
• Soil fertility and conservation techniques
Cross-cutting-issues (Health situation)
• Gender and Development
• HIV / AIDS
• Basic Hygiene and Sanitation at household level
• Basic Environmental Education

Stephen Kileo is the Programme Coordinator of CHEMA- Community Habitat Environmental Management Programme.

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.