Game Changer Project Grant

Tigebwa Farmers’ Cooperative Society and Association of Composting, Recycling and Waste Disposal (ACORAL) Awarded the Game Changer Project Grant

Tigebwa Farmers’ Cooperative Society from Uganda and Association of Composting, Recycling and Waste Disposal (ACORAL) from Mozambique are the two primary cooperatives in Africa that have won the Game Changer project grant from International Cooperative Agricultural Organisation (ICAO). Each cooperative has been awarded 4,500 USD for capitalization of their enterprises.

The Game Changer project targets primary agricultural cooperatives preferably women led and will be implemented by the Alliance Africa through its members Uganda Co-operative Alliance (UCA) and Associacao Mocambicana Para Promocao Do Cooperativismo Moderno (AMPCM. The co-operatives are expected to purchase critical machinery, tools or equipment that will prove to be a game changer in terms of increased production and enhanced productivity.

ACORAL is a member of AMPCM and since its creation, it has supported the municipality of Nampula in cleaning and garbage collection. They mobilize and create awareness about proper waste management in Eduardo Mondlane.

With this project, ACORAL believes that there will be more production and quality based on the organic fertilizer and above all sustainable protection of the environment and adequate sanitation of the environment at national level.

Tigebwa Farmers' Co-operative Society from South Western Uganda is a member of Nyabubare ACE which has membership in UCA. The co-operative society’s main enterprise is banana growing and value addition to produce banana wine. However, their production capacity is limited due to manual processing of the banana wine.

With some of the challenges that the Tigebwa Farmers’ Co-operative Society faces in production and processing, they still see opportunities in increasing production and creating jobs for the young people. The cooperative hopes to acquire equipment that will enable it to double the current production, create more jobs in production and the entire banana value chain.

Through this Game Changer Project, ICAO, Alliance Africa and its members are working towards achieving some of the Sustainable Development Goals.