Leadership

Board of Directors

CO-FOUNDER

Mr. Robert Okello has been passionate about environmental issues since a young age. He was a national winner in the 1991 junior secondary essay writing competition “Trees for Life”. He supports many environmental causes and activities. Championed the integration of bee keeping with chia growing. He is the Board Secretary of ESCOT.

1991: Robert Okello receiving a national environmental essay award from the Prime Minister of Uganda, George Cosmas Adyebo (RIP).

CO-FOUNDER

Hon. Atiku Benard is a Member of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda representing Ayivu Constituency. A graduate of Makerere University Kampala, Hon. Atiku has been a political and environment activist from high school to date. He describes himself as a humble, simply down to earth and driven by honesty and justice. He is a married man who greatly believes in and concerned about the current environmental challenges. He is a tree grower himself and encourages all elected leaders to heed to the global call to action on environmental conservation.

CO-FOUNDER

A former biology teacher, Mustafa Gerima imagined teaching biology in a classroom outide the classroom would be a better strategy for him and accelerate solving of conseravation puzzles. Mr Gerima is a conservation activist who uses long distance walks to enhance awareness especially on the degradation of biodiversity. His latest long walk was Kampala-Nairobi in which he sought to deliver a special message to United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). This time the message was on the vast destruction of the Shea butter trees, known as Women’s Gold in Uganda.

About Us

Endangered Species Conservation Team (ESCoT), limited by guarantee without share capital, is a Conservation Trust Fund that originates from one of the thematic areas of Rwenzori Mountains Initiative (RMI).

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Development House, Room 4.12, Parliament Avenue
P.O. Box 7178, Kampala-Uganda
Telephone: +256 702 333 112; +256 779 685 635; +256 782 663 373

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