Purpose of the Position The communication officer is tasked to implement communication strategies to promote the organization’s mission, programs, and impact. The position requires planning and creating all communication materials, managing the organization’s brand strategy and visibility, as well as leading the documentation of program activities for CEFROHT. These tasks require creativity in design and

Purpose of the Position Provide legal support (advisory, research, and litigation) across all three organizational domains: Food Security, Food Safety, and Food Sovereignty.  Assist Head of Program (Social Justice and Strategic Litigation) To conduct both strategic public interest litigation and pro-bono litigation for communities adequate living rights particularly land rights and legal support for agroecology.

To provide administrative, operational, and institutional support to the African Institute of Agriculture-Food Law, Policy and Nutrition Research, ensuring efficient day-to-day management of the Institute’s research, training, and outreach functions in the areas of agriculture-food law, policy, and nutrition. The Resident Administrator will be in charge of all operations and administrative aspects of the Institute

Purpose of the Position Support the technical mainstreaming of nutrition in all CEFROHT domain areas, including Right to Adequate Food, Human Capital Development, Food Safety, Food Sovereignty, Nutrition and Public Health, Food Security and Climate Change, and other Livelihood rights, by offering technical support in nutrition research, policy advocacy, and program implementation. The Senior Nutritionist

Industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFAs) were introduced into the food supply in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a cheaper, more stable alternative to animal fats . They are produced primarily by partial hydrogenation of vegetable and fish oils to create partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs). PHOs were developed because they are less

This edited volume seeks to address this gap by examining how law can be leveraged to prevent diet-related NCDs and physical inactivity in Africa through an interdisciplinary lens. By situating NCD prevention within broader discussions on human rights, equity, and the commercial determinants of health, it underscores States’ obligations to protect the right to health

The Ministry of Health (NCD Department), working together with the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT), with support from the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), has finalized Uganda’s National Physical Activity Guidelines to promote healthy living and respond to the growing burden of diet related Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as overweight and obesity,

Across East Africa, seeds are more than planting material; they are culture, survival, resilience, and the foundation of our food systems. For generations, smallholder farmers have selected, saved, exchanged, and bred seeds traditionally, safeguarding agricultural biodiversity and feeding our communities. Today, this legacy stands at a critical moment. The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is

KAMPALA – As Uganda grapples with a surging crisis of non-communicable diseases, health experts and civil society organizations are intensifying the push for strict regulations on industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFAs). Often hidden in cheap cooking oils, margarines, street foods, confectioneries and other packaged snacks, these invisible killers are now being linked to a

Introduction The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the East African region. Crossing Uganda and Tanzania, the project is designed to facilitate the export of crude oil from the Albertine region to the Indian Ocean. Beyond the economic growth of East Africa, EACOP carries

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has taken a major step toward transforming East Africa’s food systems through its commitment to pass an Agroecology Bill for East Africa. The high-level engagement was organized at the request of EALA leadership and led by the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT) in collaboration with a

Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) want the region to adopt a law that protects farming systems that work with nature rather than against it. During an agroecology systems field visit in Mukono on Saturday, the legislators said the time had come for a coordinated, legally backed transition to agroecology to protect smallholder