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

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

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

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

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

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

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.