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GROW Project: Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises
World Bank Ministry of Gender
🌱 World Bank Funded Β· US$217 Million Β· 2022–2027

GROW Project: Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises

Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises, targeting 42,000 and 3,500 refuggee business women women in Northern Uganda through NUWEBIZ Foundation as implementing partner.

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Project Overview

42,000 Women. One Transformative Project.

The GROW Project is a Government of Uganda, World Bank-supported initiative reducing gender inequality and promoting women's economic empowerment through investment in entrepreneurship programs and business centres.

NUWEBIZ FOUNDATION – REGIONAL MANDATE Under Component 1A: Enterprise Development Services, NUWEBIZ Foundation Limited is mandated to support over 42,000 women entrepreneurs across 41 districts of Greater Northern Uganda and seven refugee/host communities covering Karamoja, West Nile, Acholi and Lango.

NUWEBIZ FOUNDATION – GROW MANDATE 1. Mobilisation & Enterprise Development: Mobilise, profile and support women entrepreneurs through skills development, business capacity building and bank-readiness services. 2. WEPs & Ecosystem Development: Establish, register and strengthen Women Entrepreneurs Platforms (WEPs) as sustainable networks and local enterprise ecosystems for women entrepreneurs. 3. GROW Service Linkages & Opportunities: Connect women entrepreneurs and WEPs to relevant GROW Project services, partners, financial institutions, markets, technical support and other enterprise development opportunities within the wider ecosystem.

World Bank Ministry of Gender PSFU
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Quick Facts

NUWEBIZ Target
42,000 Women Entrepreneurs & 3,500 refugees
Total Project Value
US$217 Million (IDA Grant)
Duration
2022 to 2027 (5 Years)
Lead Implementer
Ministry of Gender
Implementing Entity
NUWEBIZ Foundation
Project Objectives

What GROW Project: Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises Aims to Achieve

01
Women's Economic Empowerment
Reduce gender inequality by investing in entrepreneurship programs for 42,000 women in Northern Uganda.
02
Enterprise Transition
Support women to transition from micro to small and from small to medium enterprises.
03
Access to Finance
Provide grants and credit through PSFU at rates not exceeding 10% after thorough screening.
04
Skills Development
Skill women in business through MUBS-developed vocational training modules.
05
Leadership & Participation
Promote women's leadership and participation in decision making.
06
Refugee Inclusion
Increase access to entrepreneurial services in host and refugee districts.

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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