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Mount Elgon Tree Growing Enterprise Contributing to Land restoration for Climate Resilience in the Mount Elgon Region

Mount Elgon Tree Growing Enterprise Contributing to Land restoration for Climate Resilience in the Mount Elgon Region

To-date 25 million seedlings have been planted. This effort has brought METGE to achieving the ambitious target of planting 25 million trees by 2025. The target is to plant 50 million trees by 2030 The Mbale Coalition against Poverty (Mbale CAP), tree planting project, which started in 2009 grew, evolved and was subsequently rebranded in 2017 as the Mt. Elgon…

Celebrating a Milestone: 25 Million Trees and Growing

Celebrating a Milestone: 25 Million Trees and Growing

George M Sikoyo , Executive Director I am delighted to share a remarkable milestone in the Mount Elgon Tree Growing Enterprise’s (METGE) journey since the start of the Mbale Tree Planting Programme in 2009. As of June30th, 2024, METGE had successfully raised, distributed and planted 25 million tree seedlings in the districts of the greater Mbale and Bukedea. This achievement,…

214 trained on Gender issues in Butta, Manafwa District

In a groundbreaking move towards gender equality and resilience to climate change, the Mount Elgon Tree Growing Enterprise (METGE) has been awarded a transformative project titled “Advancing Gender Equality for Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation in Manafwa District, Eastern Uganda.” The project aims to increase gender participation in climate change and natural resource management. It is funded by the Welsh…