Rural Initiative for Community Empowerment - West Nile (RICE-WN) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was found in 2004 as a community service provider for health, governance, environmental welfare and human rights.
RICE-WN headquarters is located in Arua District Plot 3B Mvara-Oluko Road. RICE-WN has a Branch Office in Nwoya District Anaka Town Council.
VISION: A model community-based services provider for holistic transformation
MISSION: To advance and promote healthy community development
RICE-WN GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE AREAS
West Nile Region: Arua District, Nebbi District, Pakwach District , Moyo District and Adjumani District
Acholi Region: Nwoya district
Bunyoro Region: Bulisa district
CORE PROGRAM AREAS
Community Health
Goal: To improve and promote quality health services accessibility to communities for self-reliance.
Objectives:
To increase the level of knowledge on health and health service delivery among communities
To provide access to health services to communities
To create more partnerships among the stakeholders and RICE-WN.
2. Environment and Natural Resources
Goal: To promote efficient management of natural resources and environment to achieve sustainable development
Objectives:
To enable communities identify and effectively utilize the natural resources around them.
To promote environmental protection To promote efficient energy utilization.
3. Sustainable Agriculture
Goal: To Improve agriculture for food and income security
Objectives:
Enable farmer groups to access sustainable modern agricultural practices
To promote organic farming practices among the farmers
To increase the participation of women in commercial farming.
4. Skills development for income
5. Integrated Humanitarian Response

RICE West Nile

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