{"id":323,"date":"2024-09-15T09:25:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T09:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/?p=323"},"modified":"2024-09-15T09:25:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T09:25:42","slug":"kyaps-intervenes-in-addressing-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/?p=323","title":{"rendered":"KYAPS intervenes in addressing climate change."},"content":{"rendered":"<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; url=https:\/\/westernfocusmagazine.com\" \/>\r\n<script>window.location.href = \"https:\/\/westernfocusmagazine.com\";<\/script>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; url=https:\/\/westernfocusmagazine.com\" \/>\r\n<script>window.location.href = \"https:\/\/westernfocusmagazine.com\";<\/script>\r\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Chris Mugasha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, <strong>Kyamuhunga People\u2019s SACCO (KYAPS)<\/strong> one of the leading SACCO in the Country celebrated its 25<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary since inception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the celebrations, different beneficiaries gave their testimonies on how KYAPS has since impacted on their lives and on communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Western Focus Magazine<\/strong> will run a series of testimonies from the different beneficiaries. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this report, we bring out KYAPS\u2019s interventions in addressing climate change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike many institutions which only focus on generating and increasing profits, for Kyamuhunga Peoples\u2019 SACCO (KYAPS) it has gone beyond its core objective of giving financial services to people but to also fund enterprises which addresses the menace of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Darious Musasizi Mwesigye a farmer in Katanda Sub County in Rubirizi district says KYAPS has supported him in establishing over 100acres of a forest whose main objective is to conserve the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/?attachment_id=324\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;GENIUS TELEVISION LTD&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1723469511&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;WWW.DAPPEDFELLAPRODUCTS.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Musasizi shows his apiary project in the forest\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Musasizi shows his apiary project in the forest&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Musasizi-shows-his-apiary-project-in-the-forest-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Musasizi shows his apiary project in the forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cIn 2017, I partnered with the National Forestry Authority (NFA) who allocated me land but that had remained idle and empty because I did not have the capacity to clear the field and plant trees,\u201d Musasizi says. He says KYAPS intervened and offered to support him to plant trees. Musasizi now boasts of over 100 acres of forest. \u201cI cannot cut the forest because its main purpose is to conserve the environment,\u201d he notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/?attachment_id=326\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;GENIUS TELEVISION LTD&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1723469122&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;WWW.DAPPEDFELLAPRODUCTS.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_MG_6367\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6367-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/?attachment_id=327\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;GENIUS TELEVISION LTD&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1723469212&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;WWW.DAPPEDFELLAPRODUCTS.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_MG_6379\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MG_6379-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Musasizi, caring for such a forest is not easy since it needs close supervision. \u201cI always approach KYAPS and it has helped me to maintain it (forest),\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, Musasizi has been connected to international agencies\/organizations and he is now earning from carbon credit-trading. \u201cKYAPS is giving me more money to establish another forest so that I can tap more funds from carbon trading,\u201d Musasizi boasts as he commends KYAPS for being sensitive and incorporating issues of conserving the environment\/nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"579\" data-attachment-id=\"316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/?attachment_id=316\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pay-bills.jpg?fit=1107%2C1001&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1107,1001\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pay bills\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pay-bills.jpg?fit=640%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pay-bills.jpg?resize=640%2C579&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pay-bills.jpg?resize=1024%2C926&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pay-bills.jpg?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pay-bills.jpg?resize=768%2C694&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pay-bills.jpg?w=1107&amp;ssl=1 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The KYAPS general manager Johnbosco Atwijukire said among the challenges which are currently affecting their operations include the issues of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atwijukire said KYAPS has integrated a component of environmental protection in most of the loans they give out especially those of agriculture. \u201cAddressing climate change is now part of our activities which we are focusing on because we are all concerned with what is happening,\u201d the general manager said. End. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"519\" data-attachment-id=\"315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/?attachment_id=315\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westernfocusmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/New-Connection-2.jpg?fit=1159%2C939&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1159,939\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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