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In charge of NatureUganda’s Forest Restoration Projects in Central Uganda working in partnership with the National Forestry Authority to restore degraded sections of Mabira and Nakindiba Central Forest Reserves. As project officer, my tasks involved;a). Coordinating a team of 5 people with an annual budget of $25,000, mobilizing project partners, local governments and communities from 3 parishes to participate in forest demarcation, restoration planting and awareness meetings.b)… Show more In charge of NatureUganda’s Forest Restoration Projects in Central Uganda working in partnership with the National Forestry Authority to restore degraded sections of Mabira and Nakindiba Central Forest Reserves. As project officer, my tasks involved;a). Coordinating a team of 5 people with an annual budget of $25,000, mobilizing project partners, local governments and communities from 3 parishes to participate in forest demarcation, restoration planting and awareness meetings.b). Compiling activity and project reports as well as documenting project outputsI was also in charge of planning and coordinating all NatureUganda’s Bird Monitoring Programs, i.e the International Common Birds Monitoring Scheme, International Waterfowl Census, the Road Raptor Counts Scheme, and the Uganda Big Birding Day. Surveys are conducted twice every year at over 54 sites countrywide by over 100 volunteers. I analyzed the data collected and used it to produce reports and publications such as the Checklist of the Birds of the Teso-Karamoja Region. Show less

In charge of The Fox’s Weaver and Karamoja Apalis Conservation Project ($50,000) funded by the GEF Small Grants Programme of the UNDP, and two projects funded by the African Bird Club, the Fox’s Weaver Survey Project (£2,976) and the Karamoja Apalis Survey Project (£2,500) funded by the African Bird Club in the North-eastern part of Uganda. My tasks involved;a) Organizing and coordinating field surveys to document the distribution of two globally threatened bird species the Fox’s Weaver and… Show more In charge of The Fox’s Weaver and Karamoja Apalis Conservation Project ($50,000) funded by the GEF Small Grants Programme of the UNDP, and two projects funded by the African Bird Club, the Fox’s Weaver Survey Project (£2,976) and the Karamoja Apalis Survey Project (£2,500) funded by the African Bird Club in the North-eastern part of Uganda. My tasks involved;a) Organizing and coordinating field surveys to document the distribution of two globally threatened bird species the Fox’s Weaver and Karamoja Apalis.Organizing NatureUganda’s Bird Monitoring Programs, i.e the International Common Birds Monitoring Scheme, International Waterfowl Census, the Road Raptor Counts Scheme, and the Uganda Big Birding Day in North-eastern Uganda. Show less

Support the Director of Conservation & Projects to implement NatureUganda’s Conservation Projects aimed at protecting birds and their habitats in Uganda

Support staff in the research and monitoring department of NatureUganda to organize bird monitoring surveys and perform data entry of bird monitoring data.

As a student intern from Makerere University, I participated in Nature Uganda’s bird monitoring programmes and performed data entry of bird monitoring data.