Steam the Light for African Communities e.V. is an association based in Dinklage that works closely with its partner organization of the same name in the Kibaale District in western Uganda. This was founded in 2019 by William Prosper.

The region is mainly populated by subsistence farmers and is characterized by extreme poverty. Even under "normal" conditions, residents often lack the basic necessities of life and are extremely vulnerable when increasingly frequent climate disasters, especially droughts and floods, occur.

With SLAC, we can sustainably strengthen the population, combat climate change and enable women in particular, who are usually the worst off, to become self-reliant. You can see how we create sustainable change by helping people to help themselves in our current SLAC for Eden project.

Our Mission

We work to significantly reduce climate change, extreme poverty and gender imbalance in Uganda. We do this through agroforestry, adding value to agricultural products and creating green jobs, especially for women.

Our Vision

A climate change resilient Uganda that creates sufficient green gender sensitive jobs and a functioning sustainable economy that eradicates poverty and ensures gender equality.

Our philosophy

We believe that sustainable change and development are only possible if a conducive environment is created within a community. This includes.
  • Gender equality: With our projects, we promote and support women in particular who were previously financially dependent on their families or partners.
  • Education opportunities for disadvantaged youths We leave no one behind and open up future prospects for young people in particular, who had to leave school early due to financial constraints, through free training and further education.
  • A life in harmony with nature We support small scale farmers in setting up sustainable small businesses that not only strengthen the community but also protect the environment, for example in the form of agroforestry. In this way, Uganda can benefit from sustainable agriculture in the long term.

Our Principles

Drei einfache Prinzipien, denen wir treu bleiben:

1. Cooperation with our project partners at SLAC takes place without hierarchy. We plan and implement every step of the project in close cooperation and exchange with our project partners and largely leave decisions on appropriate measures to our partners.

2. At SLAC, we view change processes holistically, i.e. as a whole. We ensure that the mutual effects of religious, political, economic, social and environmental aspects on each other are taken into account. In this way, we ensure holistic development that is socially, economically and ecologically sustainable.

3. At SLAC, we focus on culturally adapted projects. Our local team has first-hand knowledge of the area, the local authorities and the needs of our project partners. Through their expertise we create projects that are perfectly adapted to the locality and our partners. In this way, we intervene as little as possible in the local culture and create trust for successful implementation.

Nandera's Story

We are very happy to see how new knowledge gets into our community especially to improve our lives

- Nandera, Local

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