With funding (Shs850bn) from World Bank, the GoU is continuing to use the PSFU-implemented GROW project to avail low-cost loans (at just 10% interest per annum) to hundreds of female entrepreneurs to enable them sustain, grow, expand and diversify their businesses while breaking into areas that hitherto were male-dominated.
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President Museveni launching the GROW Project For these five years (2021-2026) of government, the government of Uganda's focus has chiefly been economically transformation millions of Ugandan households through Parish Development Model (PDM), an intervention through which each of Uganda's 10,717 parishes is given Shs100m per year. The money is to
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Scavenger birds fly from cages on Lake Victoria. Photo by Wambi Michael At Masese landing site, on the Jinja side of Lake Victoria, the lake tells a different story from a decade ago. Where open waters once stretched uninterrupted, hundreds of floating cages now dot the surface as far as
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Canine crew display tracking skills/UPF picture Twelve years ago, the Uganda Police Force decided to stop relying on imported sniffer dogs and instead breed its own. Today, at the Naggalama Police Canine Breeding Centre in Nakifuma County, Mukono District, that decision is paying off, both financially and operationally, while reshaping
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By Ali Ssekatawa Around this time in 2026, Uganda will be preparing to receive its first petroleum revenues as the long-awaited dream of First Oil becomes a reality. Yet when that moment arrives, few will fully recall the immense work, discipline, and resilience that have brought the country to this
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A family shopping together for Christmas at a Carrefour Branch located at Oasis Mall Carrefour The festive season is a time for giving, sharing, and showing care to the people around us. This Christmas, Carrefour Uganda invites everyone to embrace the true spirit of the season with their special campaign:
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About 7.5 million adult Ugandans don’t have a phone Poverty, lack of access of electricity, cultural norms and high cost of gadgets have been cited as the main challenges hampering Ugandans from owning phones. An estimated 7.5million adult Ugandans don’t have any mobile, according to Uganda Communications Commission’s Annual Communications
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Hez Kimoomi Alinda, Executive Director of UFZEPA Uganda’s Free Zones story took a decisive turn in 2024 with the creation of the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA), a new institution born from the merger of the former Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) and Uganda Export Promotions Board
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By Michael Jjingo The question is not simply whether mutual funds are worth considering, but why they remain such a powerful tool in building long-term wealth. In a world where financial choices are growing more complex and investment options seem endless, many people still find the idea of investing intimidating;
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By Joan Semanda Kizza Innovation has become the currency of competitiveness. Whether in media, technology, health, education, or agriculture, new ideas and new ways of working determine which organizations and nations progress. But innovation does not thrive in isolation; it requires collaboration, shared risk, committed investment and an enabling environment.
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