In the year 2021, H.E., the President of the Republic of Uganda, directed the use of wetlands in Uganda, and due to economic issues, it has caused a lot of challenges among the wetland-dependent communities in Uganda. HORARD in her quest to promote community livelihoods for the former wetland-dependent communities has developed a project called Climate Resilient Community Cooperatives Aquaculture Integration (CReCCAI) and mobilised ninety-one (91) community associations, groups and SACCOs around the lakes and wetlands.

HORARD has a running Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) to, among other handle the following: 

1. Community engagement in water and environment management, restoration, and protection of Uganda's wetlands, rivers, and lakes ecosystem.
2. Community mobilisation and sensitisation, establishment and registration of community cooperative societies, environment business and skilling incubation, etc.
3. Designing and participation in Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for sustainable socio-economic development.
4. Provision of alternative livelihood and appropriate skills and support in farm integration
5. Participation and involvement of resource users in greening the economy (integrating ecosystem conservation values in policies and best practice)
6. Organise joint research, advocacy, outreach, and capacity building initiatives for local governments and communities, etc. 

We have mobilised and registered a women's SACCO in Kwania district called Ka Iromo women SACCO with membership of 100 women. With support and guidance from HORARD, we have now sunk 8 earthen ponds raising African Catfish and tilapia. We have also introduced farm integration to promote outcomes and revenue, although there are still capacity gaps that we need to address to help the group realise its objectives. 

HORARD has developed a comprehensive plan for community aquaculture and the promotion of livelihoods for vulnerable wetland-dependent communities.