Ⓒ Recycoal
Funding Opportunity: Building a scalable biochar infrastructure in the Nakivale refugee camp
Currently, about 200,000 people live in Nakivale Camp in Uganda. Many of them are former farmers who had to leave their land and animals behind. In Nakivale, the soils are degraded, and food insecurity is rising. However, despite these challenges, there is immense potential within the community: a wealth of knowledge in regenerative agriculture, waiting to be utilized. Everything has a purpose and a value.
Our Solution: Biochar and Carbon Farming
Together with our partner organization UNIDOS, we want to build a bioeconomy that regenerates soils and removes CO₂ from the atmosphere. In doing so, we counteract global warming and create sustainable incomes for local communities.
What is Biochar and Why is it Important?
Biochar, also known as plant charcoal, is a sustainable method for storing carbon in the soil over the long term. It improves soil quality, increases water retention, and enhances agricultural productivity. Biochar can be produced from agricultural waste such as wood residues, straw, corn cobs, or harvest remains. By producing and applying it as part of the carbon farming process, we aim to improve the soils in Nakivale while increasing long-term carbon sequestration.
Our goal is to work with local people to improve livelihoods, regenerate the environment and create new economic prospects using this method.
Become Part off the Solution: Enable Social Climate Protection
We need your support to make this project a reality. With your help, we can build our first scalable biochar unit in the camp, provide training for local farmers, and create a sustainable income source.
Project Goals (Phase 1 - 2025)
Support Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Solutions
Together with you, we and the people in Nakivale Camp can improve living conditions and at the same time make the soil more fertile and protect the climate. Your donation will help fund the development of the biochar unit, support training, provide essential equipment, and enable CO₂ certification.
Investment and cooperation opportunities:
We are looking for companies, foundations and institutional partners who want to pursue effective sustainable goals, i.e:
Make climate-relevant investments with social impact
Align CSR and ESG goals with specific SDG outcomes (including SDGs 2, 13, 15, and 17)
Support insetting strategies or climate neutrality targets through certified carbon sequestration
Contribute to the development of a social bioeconomy
Be part of the solution, not the polycrisis – shift from polycrises to poly-solutions
Funding Goal: 35,000 € (by Q4/2025)
Be part of this regenerative change - for fertile soils & a just future!
Contact & More Information:
Miriam Farsi – Generation Restoration
📧 miriam.farsi@genr.world | 🌍 www.genr.world
📁 Project Documents & Pitch Deck available upon request