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How 50m From World Bank-Funded GROW Project Enabled Mbarara Perfect Touch Salon Proprietor Ms Racheal Become a Diversified Entrepreneur

For now 15 years, Mbarara City-based Perfect Touch Salon owner Racheal has been a renowned salon operator in Western Uganda’s busiest and fastest growing metropolis. She relies on her 26 employees to keep quickly attending to hundreds of women who keep flocking her much sought after salon to have their hair worked on. She always […]

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What Exactly has the GoU been Seeking to Achieve for Women Through the World Bank-Funded GROW Project?

By Our Reporter  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 be lent out to hitherto economically-deprived households whose […]

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Bridging the Gap: How the GROW Project is Connecting Women Entrepreneurs to Financial Resources in Uganda

By Helena Mayanja, Head – Corporate Affairs and PR, dfcu Bank The launch and execution of the GROW Initiative, a program which offers a monumental opportunity for women entrepreneurs across the country, to receive funding, business advisory and networking opportunities, in a bid to grow profitable businesses has been positively received around the country. Already, […]

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dfcu Bank fuels business growth for Women in Eastern Uganda with New GROW Loan Program

Jinja: dfcu Bank has launched the GROW initiative in Eastern Uganda to support women entrepreneurs in the region with financial support and business training to scale their businesses. The event, held in Jinja, marks a significant step in dfcu Bank’s commitment to fostering economic growth and supporting women in business through access to affordable credit, […]

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A New Era for Women in Business: dfcu Bank champions women entrepreneurs with GROW Loan Initiative

Kampala: dfcu Bank has rolled out its GROW initiative to traders in Owino, Downtown Kampala, marking a significant step forward in empowering Uganda’s women entrepreneurs. Owino, a bustling hub for commerce in Kampala, is home to thousands of traders, many of whom are women striving to grow their businesses. dfcu Bank has recognized the unique […]

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dfcu Bank announced as partner Financial Institution for countrywide GROW Project to support women entrepreneurs

Kampala: dfcu Bank has been unveiled as one of a limited selection of Financial Institutions that will implement the GROW (Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Initiative across Uganda. The announcement was held at an event hosted by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) to officially launch the initiative. The Vice President of Uganda, […]