Dr. Felly holds an illustration of the plan she developed during the recirculate workshop, looking on is AfrII CEO Prof. Otim-Nape

“It was amazing to hear AfrII referred to as the leading innovations hub in Africa because of the practical and problem -solving innovations we have introduced and rolled out to especially the Small Holder Farmers we work with to make impactful change in their lives. This glory is of course shared along with the partners and donors that believe in and share our vision to see not only a Uganda that is free of poverty, hunger, but also one with sustainable eco systems thus sustainable development.

This vision also extends to our neighboring countries and of course the rest of the world. But, to further our vision, we need more partnerships and collaborations to drive our goal to continue turning knowledge into a usable product through more innovations and technologies that must be tested, approved and accepted by those we work for and with, especially the Small Holder Farmers” said AfrII’s Head of Climate Change and Environment Sustainability Programme, Dr. Felly Tusiime during a brief to the AfrII team on her recent trip to the RECIRCULATE: Knowledge Exchange and Engagement workshop held in Gaborone, Botswana.

She also informed the team that the Knowledge Exchange workshop was quite beneficial because several areas for new collaborations were identified, and promising. Among this is collaboration on Renewable energy technologies for climate change mitigation, carbon financing and carbon trade for poverty alleviation, that will emerge from new partnerships to be explored with Bostwana International University of Science and Technology and Lancaster University.

The Recirculate practical and thought provoking KE workshop was organized by Lancaster University and about 50 delegates from across Africa attended.

The team listens in and shares ideas on how AfrII can steer new innovations partnerships for sustainable growth and development.