ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
It is within the Micro-enterprise concept that small amounts of resources lead to potentially significant outcomes. In a typical African village, USh.250,000 is enough to launch an above-average local business venture. In the hands of a conscientious trader, a USh.250,000 loan could help a family break out of the cycle of poverty. In a reasonable period of time, the entrepreneur can become an employer, and the children’s education can be assured. A well-structured micro-credit program enables people to break out of the cycle of poverty and dependence.
Such a program recycles its resources over and over again. There is dignity in labor. In general, African women in rural villages are managers of their household economics. They are in charge of nutritional elements in the family, and they plan for the survival of their extended families – including those yet to be born. These women are mothers, wives, farmers, seamstresses, weavers, cooks, traders, home-grown nurses, etc. They go from one village market to another, sometimes covering a dozen miles on foot each day while balancing a baby on their back and merchandise on the head and hands. They work hard to earn their living.
The story starts with African women who “buy and sell” in order to support their families. Waking up very early in the morning, women roast several pounds of fresh peanuts and go to the school grounds to sell to school children and passers-by. She usually completes her sales by early afternoon. Her capital was less that $10. She makes a small profit each time. Since she has to buy food items for the family dinner from her profit, she is forced to remain in a perpetual cycle of doing the same things every day and not able to grow beyond where she has been for years. It is difficult for her to have any savings and grow her business because her capital is so limited. She has a viable business, a good chance for growth, but very limited capital. This is where a well-structured micro-credit assists the women to become self sufficient.
TRAINING PROGRAMS
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The tailoring training project, now at, is already having a huge impact on lives, giving women the means to invest in the future of their families.
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Project adopts open and inclusive innovative approaches which preserve the traditional traditional crafts like wood carving, ceramics, sewing, basket weaving, among others.
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As the hair industry is growing rapidly in Uganda, more women are able to make lucrative money out of their hair business, including the single mothers that we train at the centre.
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In this course, the women learn the accessories needed to start baking, the common ingredients and the recipes for different types of cakes. We also guide them through the catering process and how to make a living out of it.
COMPUTER TRAINING
Well-structured, systematic digital skills and career-training programme that is supported by recognized accreditation. The programme is focused on empowering learners to dramatically improve their job-place marketability.
The Approach
Our training provides the women with a basis for finding new ways to make money through their livestock.
Help women manage their money in a simple way through savings and loans groups, enabling them to set up businesses such as tailoring, baking, catering and craft making.
Informing and teaching women their rights and advise on land and property rights, as well as family and criminal law.
Training and placement of dedicated teachers, facilitators, mentors and volunteers who are passionate about specific, achievable results and assisting learners with setting sustainable career paths.