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OUR PROGRAMS

Nine integrated programs and services designed to address key barriers facing women entrepreneurs in Uganda, empowering 42,000 women across Northern Uganda through the GROW Project and beyond.

Business Development Services

Business Development Services

Hands-on business development support: registration, record-keeping, business planning and formalisation for women-led enterprises.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • To strengthen the skills, capacity, and competitiveness of women and youth-led enterprises.
  • To improve business sustainability through access to practical entrepreneurship knowledge.
  • To promote formalization and growth of small businesses.
Market Access

Market Access

Linking women entrepreneurs to local, regional and export markets, trade fairs and buyer networks.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • To connect women entrepreneurs to profitable local, regional, and international markets.
  • To enhance market readiness, visibility, and competitiveness of women-led enterprises.
Refugee Women Enterprise Support

Refugee Women Enterprise Support

Enterprise skills and start-up support for refugee and host-community women in settlement districts.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • To empower refugee women entrepreneurs with technical skills, business knowledge, certification, and support services to establish and grow sustainable enterprises.
Digital Banking & Financial Inclusion

Digital Banking & Financial Inclusion

Financial literacy, savings groups, mobile money and formal banking linkages for women entrepreneurs.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • To expand access to digital financial services and affordable financing for women and youth entrepreneurs.
  • To strengthen entrepreneurs' financial readiness and link them to suitable financial institutions.
Inclusive Trade & Regional Integration

Inclusive Trade & Regional Integration

Supporting women cross-border traders to benefit from EAC regional integration.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • To strengthen the capacity of women and youth entrepreneurs to participate in safe, formal, and profitable cross-border trade.
  • To improve access to regional markets, business networks, and trade opportunities.
  • To support the formalization and growth of women and youth enterprises engaged in cross-border value chains.
Support for STR Implementation

Support for STR Implementation

Simplified Trade Regime awareness and compliance support for small-scale women cross-border traders.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • To promote formal, safe, and inclusive cross-border trade for women and youth entrepreneurs.
  • To improve awareness and access to simplified trade procedures, documentation, and market information.
  • To reduce barriers limiting small-scale traders' participation in regional markets.
Digital Business Support & ICT Literacy

Digital Business Support & ICT Literacy

Practical ICT and digital marketing skills so women-led businesses can trade online.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • Strengthen women's digital skills, technology access, and AI capacity to improve business growth and participation in the digital economy.
Gender-Based Violence Advocacy

Gender-Based Violence Advocacy

Community advocacy and referral pathways addressing GBV as a barrier to women's enterprise.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • Promote safe, inclusive, and violence-free environments by strengthening GBV prevention, awareness, survivor support, and women's rights.
Sexual & Reproductive Health

Sexual & Reproductive Health

SRH information and referral integrated into women's enterprise programming.
Objectives
Activities
Outcomes
  • Promote sexual and reproductive health awareness, informed decision-making, and access to quality SRH information and services.
On The Ground

Current Activities & Field Engagements

A live look at the outreach, training, and programmes NUWEBIZ is implementing across communities.

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Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Joins NUWEBIZ GROW Project Dialogue to unlock Karamoja Women Entrepreneurs Potential. Moroto, Karamoja β€” 10 September 2026
GROW Project Update
Completed
Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Joins NUWEBIZ GROW Project Dialogue to unlock Karamoja Women Entrepreneurs Potential. Moroto, Karamoja β€” 10 September 2026
MOROTO, UGANDA In a strategic bid to unlock the economic potential of women entrepreneurs in the Karamoja subregion, the State Minister for…
πŸ“ Moroto District, Karamoja
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Beyond the Festival: NUWEBIZ Brings GROW Project Opportunities to Tepeth Women Entrepreneurs in Moroto
GROW Project Update
Completed
Beyond the Festival: NUWEBIZ Brings GROW Project Opportunities to Tepeth Women Entrepreneurs in Moroto
Moroto, Uganda | 9 September 2026 As Moroto hosts the 11th Edition of the Karamoja Cultural Event from 6–12 September 2026 at…
πŸ“ Northern Uganda
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Behind Every Success Is a Team That Believed
GROW Project Update
Completed
Behind Every Success Is a Team That Believed
Every successful community transformation begins with people who are willing to show up, listen, and serve.
πŸ“ Bididbi
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Hope Grows When Women Are Given the Opportunity to Lead
GROW Project Update
Completed
Hope Grows When Women Are Given the Opportunity to Lead
NUWEBIZ Foundation helped refugee women entrepreneurs in Palorinya Refugee Settlement establish and elect leaders for their new Women Entrepreneurs Platform.
πŸ“ Palorinya Refugee Settlement, Obongi District
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In Bidibidi, Women Chose Unity, Leadership, and a Better Tomorrow
Field Report
Completed
In Bidibidi, Women Chose Unity, Leadership, and a Better Tomorrow
Women entrepreneurs from two zones of Bidibidi Refugee Settlement formed a Women Entrepreneurs Platform and connected with Pearl Bank and Koboko United…
πŸ“ Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Yumbe District
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A Smile That Opens the Door to Opportunity
GROW Project Update
Completed
A Smile That Opens the Door to Opportunity
Refugee women entrepreneurs in Palorinya celebrated the democratic election of their Women Entrepreneurs Platform leaders under the GROW Project.
πŸ“ Palorinya Refugee Settlement, Obongi District
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Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement: Together, We Are Stronger
GROW Project Update
Completed
Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement: Together, We Are Stronger
A memorable moment with refugee women entrepreneurs, community leaders, Pearl Bank, and the NUWEBIZ Foundation team during the establishment of the Nyumanzi…
πŸ“ Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement, Adjumani District
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GROW Project Update
Completed
Empowering Refugee Women in Palabek: A New Path Towards Economic Independence
NUWEBIZ Foundation facilitated the establishment of Women Entrepreneurs Platforms across almost all ten zones of Palabek Refugee Settlement.
πŸ“ Palabek Refugee Settlement, Lamwo District
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Investing in Impact” How NUWEBIZ is Transforming Refugee Hosting Communities Through Women’s Entrepreneurship
Impact Story
Completed
Investing in Impact” How NUWEBIZ is Transforming Refugee Hosting Communities Through Women’s Entrepreneurship
Between May and June 2025, NUWEBIZ Foundation trained 300 women entrepreneurs across Uganda's refugee-hosting districts, achieving a 100% graduation rate and 178…
πŸ“ Madi-Okollo, Lamwo, Obongi & Terego
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From Individual Efforts to Collective Power” Women Entrepreneurs in Lira District Build a Stronger Economic Future
Field Report
Completed
From Individual Efforts to Collective Power” Women Entrepreneurs in Lira District Build a Stronger Economic Future
NUWEBIZ Foundation facilitated the establishment, registration, and election of leadership for the Women Entrepreneurs Platform in Lira District under the GROW Project.
πŸ“ Lira District
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Where Women Rise, Communities Prosper” NUWEBIZ Foundation Ignites a New Chapter for Women Entrepreneurs in Terego District
Field Report
Completed
Where Women Rise, Communities Prosper” NUWEBIZ Foundation Ignites a New Chapter for Women Entrepreneurs in Terego District
NUWEBIZ Foundation convened district leaders and women entrepreneurs in Terego District, establishing the Women Entrepreneurs Platform under the World Bank-funded GROW Project.
πŸ“ Terego District, West Nile
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Building Hope, Opportunity, and Prosperity” NUWEBIZ Foundation Strengthens Women Entrepreneurs in Moroto District
Field Report
Completed
Building Hope, Opportunity, and Prosperity” NUWEBIZ Foundation Strengthens Women Entrepreneurs in Moroto District
NUWEBIZ Foundation conducted high-level stakeholder engagements in Moroto District under the GROW Project, establishing the Women's Entrepreneurs Platform and electing its leadership.
πŸ“ Moroto District, Karamoja
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A New Chapter of Hope for Women Entrepreneurs in Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement
GROW Project Update
Completed
A New Chapter of Hope for Women Entrepreneurs in Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement
NUWEBIZ Foundation engaged refugee women entrepreneurs in Nyumanzi to form a Women Entrepreneurs Platform and profiled participants for future mentorship and support.
πŸ“ Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement, Adjumani District
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Creating Pathways for Women Entrepreneurs to Lead, Connect, and Thrive in Gulu City
Field Report
Completed
Creating Pathways for Women Entrepreneurs to Lead, Connect, and Thrive in Gulu City
NUWEBIZ Foundation facilitated the establishment of the Women Entrepreneurs Platform in Gulu City, creating a structured network for women to unite, collaborate,…
πŸ“ Gulu City
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Working Together

Institutional Partners

NUWEBIZ collaborates with government ministries, agencies, and development partners to deliver a coordinated national mandate.

Arova Producers Cooperative Society LtdArova Producers Cooperative Society Ltd
Pearl Bank UgandaPearl Bank Uganda
World BankWorld Bank
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social DevelopmentMinistry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
NSSF UgandaNSSF Uganda
PSFUPSFU
Operation Wealth CreationOperation Wealth Creation
GROW ProjectGROW Project
Arova Producers Cooperative Society LtdArova Producers Cooperative Society Ltd
Pearl Bank UgandaPearl Bank Uganda
World BankWorld Bank
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social DevelopmentMinistry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
NSSF UgandaNSSF Uganda
PSFUPSFU
Operation Wealth CreationOperation Wealth Creation
GROW ProjectGROW Project
Our Partners

Development Partners & Collaborators

Arova Producers Cooperative Society Ltd
Arova Producers Cooperative Society Ltd
Pearl Bank Uganda
Pearl Bank Uganda
World Bank
World Bank
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
NSSF Uganda
NSSF Uganda
PSFU
PSFU
Operation Wealth Creation
Operation Wealth Creation
GROW Project
GROW Project