Our Commitment
Animal Welfare & Wildlife Protection
At Nect Green Code, we believe that a just and sustainable world must extend its circle of compassion to include all living beings. Uganda is home to extraordinary wildlife — mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants, lions, hundreds of bird species, and countless other animals that make this country one of Africa's most ecologically precious places. Yet these animals, alongside domestic and farm animals, face mounting and often invisible threats. Our Animal Welfare programme exists to give them a voice — and to build a Uganda where every animal is treated with dignity, protected by law, and valued as part of our shared natural heritage.
Why This Programme Matters
Animals in Uganda face threats on multiple fronts — from habitat destruction driven by oil extraction and large-scale land use change, to human-wildlife conflict as communities and wildlife increasingly share shrinking spaces, to the suffering of animals in poorly regulated farming and domestic settings, to illegal wildlife trade that decimates populations of Uganda's most iconic species.
These are not isolated issues. The degradation of wildlife habitats is directly linked to the same extractive industries and environmental injustices that NGC fights across all its programmes. When forests are cleared for oil infrastructure, animals lose their homes. When wetlands are polluted, aquatic life is destroyed. When communities lose their land and livelihoods, human-wildlife conflict intensifies. Animal welfare and environmental justice are inseparable.
“When we protect the gorillas and the forests, we are also protecting our water, our soil, and our future. It is all connected.” — Community wildlife monitor, Western Uganda
The Interconnections
Animal welfare is deeply connected to NGC's broader mission across all our programmes:
Climate & Energy Justice
Oil infrastructure destroys the habitats that wildlife depends on. Protecting animals means fighting the same extractive industries that harm communities.
Community Empowerment
Communities living alongside wildlife are its most important protectors. Empowering them with knowledge and resources is essential to effective conservation.
Zero Waste
Plastic pollution and toxic waste from dumpsites kill wildlife, contaminate waterways, and destroy the ecosystems animals depend on for survival.
Our Key Activities
- Community wildlife awareness campaigns in areas bordering national parks and wildlife corridors
- Training of community wildlife monitors and conservation champions in the Albertine region
- Advocacy for stronger animal welfare legislation at district and national levels
- Collaboration with the Uganda Wildlife Authority on human-wildlife conflict mitigation
- School education programmes introducing students to animal welfare and wildlife conservation
- Documentation and reporting of animal cruelty, poaching incidents, and illegal wildlife trade
- Annual Wildlife Conservation Day celebrations in Hoima and the wider Albertine region
“The elephants used to destroy our gardens every season. After the community training, we learned how to protect our crops without harming them. Now we see the elephants differently — they belong here too.” — Farmer, Albertine Region