International Women’s Day 2019 comes at a very exciting time for CO2balance. Over the past couple of years, we have been working towards registering our borehole projects in Lango sub-region in Uganda under the Gold Standard’s Gender Equality methodology. The projects have now completed the process of registration under this methodology, making them the first… Read the full article >
The Wide-Ranging Impacts of Clean Water: The Story of Gloria
The CO2balance team in Uganda conduct monthly visits to the boreholes to visit the communities, listen to feedback and carry out repairs. In February they met Gloria, who is the caretaker of Aminalucu borehole in Dokolo District, Northern Uganda. Gloria is 39 and married with 5 children. She lives in Dokolo District – Lango, Northern… Read the full article >
2018 .eu Web Awards Gala
On 21st November 2018, EURid for the 5th year running, held their .eu Web Awards which attracted 5 categories namely – The Laurels – won by Fetfx.eu The Leaders – won by Sorbum.eu Rising Star – won by Naturalself.eu Better World – won by Stardustproject.eu House of .eu – won by Socialeurope.eu with a couple… Read the full article >
A Visit with Clients to the Pearl of Africa – Lango sub-region, Uganda
In October I travelled to Uganda to meet with the CO2balance Uganda team, partner NGOs and local officials. The trip included visiting our borehole projects in Kaliro and Lango. It was great to meet our committed and knowledgeable team and partners, who do a wonderful job in implementing the projects. Each borehole is managed by… Read the full article >
Expansion in the Lango Sub-region – More Safe Water
When CO2balance moved to Uganda 5 years ago with its borehole rehabilitation project, the rural areas of Northern Uganda had suffered many years of civil unrest by rebel activities that left its water infrastructure wanting. The indigenous people typically depended on wood fuel, using inefficient three stone open fires to purify their drinking and cooking… Read the full article >
Empowering Rural Women; Challenges/Opportunities
Women empowerment leads to higher economic growth and a better quality of life for women and men alike. Despite progress, it is still the case today that rural women’s double burden of farming, search for water and unpaid domestic work prevents them from participating fully and fairly in community development and income-generating activities. Improving rural… Read the full article >
Gender-Sensitive Local Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
On the 16th of January 2018, co2balance’s Lango Safe Water project carried out another Local Stakeholder Consultation meeting in Apala sub-county, Alebtong District. This was held to mark the launch of the Gender-sensitive Methodology as a requirement by Gold Standard. This comes with the need for inclusion of gender-sensitive guidelines for the Lango projects in… Read the full article >
Pauline Vialatte’s Visit to Uganda
Following the recent partnership between Co2balance and EcoAct Group, a company that provides unique expertise in planning for and implementing positive change in response to climate and carbon challenges, we had the privilege of hosting their Consultant – Pauline Vialatte. Pauline who was visiting Uganda for the very first time had the chance to visit… Read the full article >
Promoting Gender Equality in Uganda
Projects under the Gold Standard, the principle body through which we verify carbon credits at CO2balance, are currently undergoing transition to a new methodology, Gold Standard for the Global Goals. Projects making this transition will be required to demonstrate the impacts they are having towards achieving some of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…. Read the full article >
Growing Need for More Water
According to the Uganda Bureau of Standards, ‘Safe drinking water is water that is free from disease-causing organisms, toxic chemicals, color, smell, and unpleasant taste. In Uganda, safe drinking water is defined as water from a tap and piped water system, borehole, protected well or spring, rain water, or gravity flow schemes. Open water sources… Read the full article >
It was a Great Visit – Thank You Toshiba TEC, MediaCom, Mark Simpson and Paul Chiplen.
The Uganda projects have continued to register success in providing safe clean water to the communities through the rehabilitation and maintenance of boreholes hence reduced dependency on firewood to boil their drinking water. This has been made possible by the partnership and continuous support from companies like MediaCom and Toshiba TEC through its Toshiba CarbonZero… Read the full article >
Tom’s First Visit to Uganda – Our Eastern & Northern Trip
Since the beginning of our Uganda projects in 2013, co2balance with the help of its partner Organisation WAACHA in Kaliro District and Project Officers in the Lango sub-region have continuously worked with the communities right from rehabilitating hand-pumped boreholes to maintaining them annually and doing reactive repairs when need arises. This has been done hand… Read the full article >
Rehabilitation of Omoro Sub-county Solar Powered Water Pump Scheme
In a continued drive to expand access to water in Northern Uganda, CO2balance recently repaired a solar powered borehole in Omoro sub-county that had been broken down for over 10 years. This borehole broke down at the peak of the insurgency caused by the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels in Northern Uganda. This solar pump was… Read the full article >
Easter Celebrations at Abongodyang village – The Gift of a New Borehole
For the people of Abongodyang village, this Easter season was special and extra ordinary as it came with it the best ‘Easter Egg’ in form of a newly drilled borehole by co2balance – a gift of clean safe water. The village of Abongodyang which has a population of about 320 people who until the drilling… Read the full article >
International Women’s Day Gift to Women of Corner Apii and Apala Telela Borehole
As the world commemorates the International Women’s Day, the women of Corner Apii and Telela Apala villages in Kole district, Northern Uganda surely have a reason to celebrate this day. Corner Apii borehole was drilled by the government and shortly broke down leaving the community of over 800 people with no option but to turn… Read the full article >