EWCO UGANDA works to ensure the delicate balance between the environments; biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in indigenous communities around protected areas in Uganda.
Endangered Wildlife Conservation Organization (EWCO) works to ensure the delicate balance between the environments; biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in communities around protected areas in Uganda. EWCO works closely with the Uganda Wildlife Authority and conservation partners to achieve our mission through integrated programs of
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Our Objectives
About us
Endangered Wildlife Conservation Organisation is a registered grassroots nonprofit conservation Organization in Uganda. EWCO works to ensure the delicate balance between the environments; biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in indigenous communities around protected areas in Uganda.
Latest Projects
Some of our completed projects
Thematic Areas / programs
Wildlife Research. Health Monitoring and Conservation
These include ecological studies of specific species, transboundary movements, migration corridors and human-animal conflicts, interactions between species, and climate change. Such studies are not science for the sake of science, but rather help pave the way for better-informed conservation management decisions and thus the sustainability of Africa’s wildlife and wilderness areas.
Community Health, Empowerment and Education
Endangered Wildlife Conservation Organization works in front line indigenous communities bordering protected areas to promote access to health and Family planning(Sexual Reproductive) services, Education & Entrepreneurship skills building , Access to Safe Water & sanitation services and Economic empowerment .
Anti-Poaching Initiatives & Support for Rangers
Hands-on management contributes to the survival of both individual species and their endangered habitats. Endangered Wildlife Conservation Organization supports a number of anti-poaching entities and assists in further management initiatives, such as offering logistical support to rangers to rangers in anti-poaching patrols, Training Rangers on using SMART software to monitor illegal activities in the Parks and How to mitigate Human-Wildlife Conflicts. We also work with known reformed poachers in Bwindi & Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks to engage them in meaningful alternative livelihood programs
Climate change mitigation Initiatives
The occurrence of landslides and floods in East Africa has increased over the past decades with enormous Public Health implications and massive alterations in the lives of those affected. In Uganda, the Elgon region is reported to have the highest occurrence of landslides and floods making this area vulnerable. Endangered Wildlife Conservation Organization is working to initiate community projects aimed at mitigating landslide
Amphibian Conservation
EWCO protects conservation of endangered amphibians through research, conservation education, habitat restoration, advocacy and community engagement, including provision of alternative livelihoods to reduce pressure on habitat resource use.
We aim to expand scientific knowledge on the ecology of the least concern and endangered amphibian species: create a baseline of home ranges, population densities, habitat characterization and habitat use patterns. We are intending to build a platform for amphibian citizen science project for the first time in Uganda
Population Health & Environment / WASH
The provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) in communities has been established to improve health, boost educational achievement, and promote gender equity which has a positive impact on the society
The challenges of water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices in Mount Elgon communities are becoming alarming due to incessant reported cases of water-related illnesses, which continues to be one of the major health challenges in this indigenous communities Endangered Wildlife Conservation Organization is working to improve alternative on how the communities could be reached through our WASH program to proffer solution to the looming danger on public health.