On 31 January 2026, 68 farmers (53 women and 15 men) under the Okere Shea Cooperative Society gathered at Heritage Court Farm in Acwao Village, Opijal, Okwang Sub-County for a practical forestry learning visit organized by Okere City in partnership with Forested.

On 23 January 2026, more than 150 shea farmers from Otuke and Agago districts gathered in Okere for a landmark workshop aimed at deepening awareness and understanding of the Nilotica Shea Carbon Insets Project. The convening marked a major milestone for the initiative, which is being implemented by Okere City in partnership with Forested, with support from Bansk Beauty, a United .States of America (U.S.A) based cosmetics company whose parent company trades beauty products in