Mgahinga Community Development Organisation

Mgahinga Community Development Organisation (MCDO)works as an umbrella for different projects that operate in the community adjacent to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (MGNP) in Kisoro district, south western Uganda. MCDO is the leading community non-governmental organization that is promoting community led development around MGNP at the same time working towards conservation of the national park. The goal of MCDO is to use tourism as a tool to promote sustainable development through poverty reduction, conservation of the beautiful environment, education, good health, income generation and sustainable agriculture. The construction of an eco-community centre at Lake Mutanda, initiatives in sustainable agriculture, sponsorship of the needy children, provision of accommodation facilities and animal welfare are just a few of the few projects in progress.