A vibrant, community-driven network transforming lives in Central Uganda. Driving Strategic Plan 2025-2029 aligned to NDP IV, UN SDGs & @UNEP. #BetterMustCome
Lwengo & Greater Masaka, UG
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1/5 Vague community statements cannot stop a land grab or an unfair corporate valuation. Only raw, standardized, auditable field data can hold multinational operators accountable. This is the COTFONE model heading to the global board. 🧵👇
#CIVICUSElections
COTFONE data shows EUDR gaps expose coffee smallholders:
• 53.3% registered.
• 75% have only some gardens mapped.
• 50% ignore EUDR privacy.
Headcounts without data accuracy cause disaster. COTFONE TOPOWA Forums are now EUDR Validation Desks.
#EUDR #Coffee #GreaterMasaka
ALT A newspaper cutting of an article titled "Farmers forced to protect environment, human rights" written by veteran agricultural journalist Michael J. Ssali under the "Farmer's Say" column. The text details a strategic coffee farmers workshop organized independently by COTFONE on September 22, 2026, in Kiwangala Town, Lwengo District. The article highlights critical structural gaps ahead of the December 2026 European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline. It notes that out of 2.8 million coffee-growing households in Uganda (70% of which export to Europe), massive shortages of registration officials and severe mapping gaps have left local smallholders highly vulnerable to market exclusion. Trade and investment analysts from SEATINI and Lwengo District agricultural officials are cited warning against the mixing of coffee from unregistered plots and calling for stronger tracking infrastructure.
COTFONE data shows EUDR gaps expose coffee smallholders:
• 53.3% registered.
• 75% have only some gardens mapped.
• 50% ignore EUDR privacy.
Headcounts without data accuracy cause disaster. COTFONE TOPOWA Forums are now EUDR Validation Desks.
#EUDR #Coffee #GreaterMasaka
Registering farmers is not the same as building a reliable traceability system.
Drawing on SEATINI's recent engagement with approximately 45 coffee farmers in Uganda's Greater Masaka region, Mr. Herbert Kafeero, the Deputy Executive Director at SEATINI highlighted important gaps in preparations for EUDR compliance.
Only 53.3% of the farmers engaged had been registered. Among those registered, 75% said only some of their coffee gardens had been mapped, while just 13.3% of all farmers reported having every garden mapped.
Awareness is another concern: more than half had never heard of the EUDR, and 50% of registered farmers said they had not been informed how their data would be used.
Success cannot therefore be measured simply by how many farmers are registered. It must also ask whether their records are complete, accurate, secure and responsibly used.
@herbertk4 @SEATINIAfrica @MAAIF_Uganda @mtic_uganda @COTFONE @SeatiniU
#EUDR #DataGovernance #Coffee #SmallholderFarmers #SEATINIAt30
4/5 We turn raw village grievances from our 103 active units directly into executive-level social compacts like the Buganda Citizens’ Charter (2026–2031).
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#ShiftThePower
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🔴 WE ARE LIVE! Tune in to our panel discussion on Business and Human Rights in Greater Masaka. Our team is live on air at @radiobuddu98 alongside @UccaUg and @UHRC_UGANDA.
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We are live on @radiobuddu98 discussing the Business and Human Rights issues in Greater Masaka. Our panelists are Ms. Brenda Akot @UHRC_UGANDA Mr. Matovu John Robert - Regional Agricultural officer,
Mr. Kyakulumbye Gonzaga - Community person & Kayinga Muddu Yisto @COTFONE
🔴 WE ARE LIVE! Tune in to our panel discussion on Business and Human Rights in Greater Masaka. Our team is live on air at @radiobuddu98 alongside @UccaUg and @UHRC_UGANDA.
Watch the video broadcast live on Facebook here:👇
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We are live on @radiobuddu98 discussing the Business and Human Rights issues in Greater Masaka. Our panelists are Ms. Brenda Akot @UHRC_UGANDA Mr. Matovu John Robert - Regional Agricultural officer,
Mr. Kyakulumbye Gonzaga - Community person & Kayinga Muddu Yisto @COTFONE
Environment = Infrastructure. COTFONE's 103 sub-national nodes are tracking Sango Bay tree loss, Lwera sand mining & EACOP yield decay. Tomorrow, we drop our Sub-Regional Scorecard. Read our full data packets on LinkedIn at 08:30 AM EAT: linkedin.com/company/cotfone
As the official voice for all organizations on the Lwengo DNMC, @COTFONE echoes the guidance of Speaker Kanyesigye Innocent & Chairman @KizitoAbasi1. We remain committed to oversight for value for money & quality service delivery.#COTFONE #BetterMustCome #Lwengo #Uganda
Lwengo has held its council sitting with the Speaker Kanyesigye Innocent calling for monitoring of govt projects to ensure value for money & improved service delivery. The Chairman @KizitoAbasi1 urged parents to use the school holidays to equipe their children with basic skills
A warm welcome back to 🇺🇬, Ambassador-Designate @OlssonAMMia!
As @SwedeninUG seeks to engage all districts, @COTFONE looks forward to grassroots collaborations in #GreaterMasaka that drive sustainable development and empower communities.
#SwedeninUG #TopowaVoices
We are pleased to introduce Sweden’s Ambassador-Designate to Uganda, Ms Anna-Maria Olsson.
As she begins her tenure in Uganda, she shares her first reflections and looks ahead to strengthening the ties between Sweden and Uganda.
#SwedeninUG
As an accredited UNEP Observer & grassroots network tracking 15K households, COTFONE asks @EmliBwaise @min_waterUg: Why did the #NDC3 Masaka meet erase NEMA's upcoming total Kaveera ban? Abstract models won't unblock our wetlands! Playback:youtube.com/watch?v=ycT_xbWq…
Planners modeling 2035 targets missed that ZUTARI reports were "missing wetlands & transport". Our sub-national tracking framework offers a ready sandbox to align @NEMA_Ug's kaveera phase-out with national targets. 📉🚮 @ndcpartnership @UNDPUganda
UN treaty work must align with local enforcement. From our observer track, COTFONE demands the #NDC3 Secretariat explicitly anchor the single-use plastic ban in the final text. We need field accountability, not written words on water! 👥🇺🇬 @CCD_UG @WWFUganda @min_waterUg
Uganda's #NDC 3.0 by @EmliBwaise @min_waterUg with @ndcpartnership @UNDPUganda @WWFUganda is key, but omitting grassroots data leaves targets inaccurate. As permanent UN Observers, COTFONE's field data must be at the table. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=ycT_xbWq…
Happening now; @EmliBwaise with support from @min_waterUg,@CCD_UG,@ndcpartnership, @UNDPUganda and @WWFUganda are conducting a regional consultation on the country's #NDC 3.0
Click the link to follow live proceedings;
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A big win by @UCC_Official! 🇺🇬 To truly empower vulnerable communities through sustainable development, @Starlink needs grassroots networks. We are ready to deploy this tech across our 75 member groups for a self-reliant & rights-respecting society! #COTFONE #DigitalInclusion
NEWS: Uganda grants Starlink operating licence 🇺🇬
• Uganda has officially granted Starlink an operating licence
• Only 9% of Ugandans are online
• In rural Uganda, just 4% of people use the internet, compared with 17% in urban areas
• Starlink could help connect millions in remote and underserved communities
Another major step forward for Starlink’s expansion across Africa.
We are proud to launch the COTFONE Strategic Plan 2025–2029! 🚀
As a vibrant, community-driven network transforming lives across Greater Masaka, Uganda, this blueprint locks in our mission for the next 5 years. 🇺🇬
A thread on our 5 Key Result Areas (KRAs) 👇🧵
Our strategic path is fully aligned with Uganda's NDP IV frameworks and the UN SDGs. Together with our grassroots nodes and partners like @UNEP, #BetterMustCome! 🌍
📖 Read the full policy blueprint or partner with our secretariat: cotfone.org
📥 Direct Access Update: While our main web repository page finishes updating, you can instantly read and download the full, high-definition digital policy blueprint directly via our secure cloud link here: shorturl.at/FNTKL 🚀