https://saveaseedforthefuture.org/our-team daily 0.75 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/1610674997347-80KL6P3583Z8U4JRGUH6/Doreen+2.jpg Our Team - Doreen Deborah Ariokot Program Coordinator Program coordinator with 15+ years of experience in project management and implementation. Experienced with reporting requirements and supervising field staff. Fluent in Ateso and English; experienced with real-time and document translation. Detail oriented and dedicated to excellence. See resume for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/d5af3041-8f50-4bed-ba9c-125ad442a969/accountant.jpg Our Team - Pascal Opiding Pascal Opiding is a graduate of Bachelor of Commerce with a specialty in accounting from Makerere University. He has a wealth of experience in financial management, procurement, monitoring and evaluation, project planning and management, and compliance. Before joining Save a Seed for the Future (SAFE), he worked with Youth Alive and the International Development Institute (IDI). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/1610674939205-0M5PEOD8AN61BQYRX24P/herbert Our Team - Herbert James Elaju Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/27e64ee2-3ff7-482c-800f-f45f30b872dd/enviro+officer.jpg Our Team - Kizito Echiru Environment Officer Kizito Echiru obtained an Honours BA Environment Management from Makerere University and MA Urban Development and Challenges from Addis Ababa University. He is passionate about environment, health and safety management. He has been involved in planning and management of environment projects including agroforestry in Teso sub-region. https://saveaseedforthefuture.org/home daily 1.0 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/1610671717790-84EWB46LW6KJ9WAIWG2S/sewing%252Bmachine Home - Skills training. It all begins with a desire to learn. By offering free and low cost classes to teach essential skills such as sewing, welding, and wood working, we help local communities diversify their sources of income and improve their livelihoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/1610671192012-0CZMVEVKT9GYQ8FE4U2L/tree%2Bseedling Home - Tree planting. We work with schools to help teach children the importance of biodiversity conservation. Students and teachers across the Teso sub-region have learned how to raise seedlings and care for tree nurseries. By distributing fruit seedlings to the local community, we help farmers sustainably improve economic livelihoods. https://saveaseedforthefuture.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/1610674648866-EHTML8JK4OHQWJA0YH43/image-asset.jpeg Our Vision & Key Partners - Sustainable growth for the future Save a Seed for the Future (SAFE) is an integrated non-governmental organization operating in the Teso sub-region of Northeastern Uganda with a main office in Soroti town. We were founded in 2010 and have been registered with the Ugandan National NGO Board since December 2012. We are committed to sustainable development and believe in the importance of educating students on environmentally friendly income generating activities. SAFE currently works in a variety of program areas: tree-planting in local schools, implementing energy saving technologies in rural areas of Northeastern Uganda, environmental conservation, health education, and promoting peace and good governance at the local level. SAFE also runs skills-based training programs in Soroti and has educated more than 200 students in basic skills of carpentry, welding, and tailoring since 2016. We have also partnered with external researchers for survey research, focus group discussions, and community training across Soroti District. Our mission is to help build a safer and more sustainable world for humanity, and we are grateful to our partners for enabling us to do our work: > Government of Uganda > International Tree Foundation (ITF) > Institute for Global Environmental Studies (IGES) > Tools with Mission UK (TWAM) > Obalanga Marathon 2024 > Sachris Enterprise Ltd > Uganda Faith Network on Environmental Action (UFNEA) > Praise Ministries International (PMI) > Water Mission Uganda > Gered Gereedschap > SwissABILITY — Herbert James Elaju Executive Director, Co-Founder https://saveaseedforthefuture.org/skills-training daily 0.75 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/e6d69fe1-8779-440a-921f-6f9105e112d6/DSC02040.jpg Skills Training SAFE Skills Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6000dbfb8b97ce60bc8f622d/172a1852-9e14-471a-ac09-ba1021caf7c4/20200618_155741.jpg Skills Training Women's sewing class 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