Climate-resilient livelihoods hub in Nkoma, Uganda

Rwamwanja Rural Foundation (RRF) is implementing an integrated climate resilience and regenerative livelihoods project that combines RRFGeoAI smart climate monitoring systems, hydroponics food production, Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) circular economy systems, and community-led regenerative agriculture. The project responds to increasing climate challenges affecting refugee settlements and vulnerable rural communities, including unpredictable rainfall, drought, food insecurity, unemployment, environmental degradation, and limited access to sustainable agricultural technologies. Through the RRFGeoAI platform, the project is establishing a solar-powered LoRaWAN-enabled weather and soil monitoring system that collects real-time environmental data using weather sensors, soil moisture sensors, and GeoAI analytics. The system supports precision agriculture, irrigation management, climate adaptation planning, and early warning systems for farmers. Alongside this technology platform, RRF is expanding hydroponics systems to support low-water and space-efficient vegetable production for refugee households, women-led groups, schools, and youth cooperatives. The hydroponics component helps communities grow nutritious food throughout the year while reducing dependence on unpredictable weather conditions. The project also integrates Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) production systems that convert organic waste into sustainable poultry and livestock feed while producing organic fertilizer for regenerative farming. This circular economy approach reduces waste, lowers farming costs, improves soil health, and creates green livelihood opportunities for youth and women. Together, these systems create an integrated community resilience model where climate data improves farming decisions, hydroponics increases food production, and BSFL transforms waste into valuable agricultural resources. The project serves as a refugee-led innovation and training hub where communities gain practical skills in smart agriculture, regenerative farming, environmental stewardship, digital technologies, and sustainable enterprise development. RRF’s long-term vision is to establish scalable refugee-led climate innovation centers that combine renewable energy, smart agriculture, GeoAI systems, regenerative food production, and circular economy solutions to strengthen resilience and sustainable livelihoods across refugee settlements and climate-vulnerable communities in East Africa.