Equity Bank takes affordable financing to women in hard-to-reach island of Buvuma Buvuma, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Women entrepreneurs in the island district of Buvuma are set to benefit from affordable financing, business training and enterprise development support following the extension of the Government’s Generating Growth Opportunities …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | Women entrepreneurs in West Nile are expected to have improved access to loans under the government’s Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Entrepreneurs (GROW) Project. This comes after authorities relaxed some lending conditions that had prevented potential beneficiaries from accessing the funds. The changes …
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The greatest threat to family wealth isn’t death—It’s failing to prepare the next generation COMMENT | PETER WACHIRA | East Africa is witnessing one of the most significant wealth transitions in its history. Across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, thousands of businesses founded in the 1970s, 1980s and …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing financial inclusion by strengthening support for Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs), micro businesses and grassroots entrepreneurs through tailored financing, financial literacy training and sustainability focused products. Speaking at the Uganda Central Co-operative Financial Services Ltd …
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COMMENT | MIRANDA BAGEINE MUSOKE | One of the most powerful forces in our economy remains consistently overlooked. It rarely sits in boardrooms, does not dominate headlines, and is too often missing from mainstream success narratives. Yet it is everywhere, embedded in the lives of women who are building, …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, together with MTN Mobile Money Uganda, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, dfcu Bank and The Innovation Village, has launched applications for the second cohort of the Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Programme, expanding a multi-year effort to boost women-led enterprises’ participation in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugee women entrepreneurs in Uganda have called for the incorporation of Islamic banking in the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) project. They say doing so would make the program more inclusive and respectful of their religious beliefs, especially regarding interest-free …
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As Equity Bank Uganda and the Mastercard Foundation continue their partnership, these youth are not just beneficiaries—they are changemakers. Their call for ongoing training and increased loans reflects their ambition to grow further. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Across Uganda’s diverse communities, young entrepreneurs are transforming their …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of more than 1,000 women within the Kampala metropolitan area received training to enhance their employability and entrepreneurial skills through a partnership between Coca- Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and the KiBO Foundation. The project, called “Women Arise” is a skills training initiative focused …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty five women-led enterprises have each received sh75 million in seed capital from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Hi-Innovator program. This latest cohort brings the total number of program beneficiaries to 437 businesses. The initiative, worth up to $10 million, is co-funded by …
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