Our founder –Jonan Asingwire Kato is an Environmental Engineer that is passionate about biodiversity conservation, healthy food and African culture.
He was driven by this passion to seek for likeminded young individuals from different countries to harmonise their diverse perceptions on conventional methods for Environmental action towards the pressing issues of Climate change and Biodiversity loss.
Since 2018, Island of hope has hosted youthful international and local volunteers to study, research and create test gardens to showcase the impact of regenerative organic agriculture practices in Mbarara and Kampala-Uganda.