Development and Relief Initiative – Uganda (DRI-Ug)

Empowering Women and Girls to excel in businesses in informal settlements/slums of Kampala and Wakiso Districts

Period of implementation

2018- 2020

Number of beneficiaries

3750 Women and girls

Project area

Kampala & Wakiso.

Category of beneficiaries

Girls & women(14-55 years)
Single mothers,
School dropouts,
People living with HIV/AIDS,
People living with disabilities,

Women experiencing GBV,
Child mothers,
sex workers,
Orphans,
Elderly

Main Objectives

To contribute to the social economic well being of women and girls in informal settlements of Kampala And Wakiso.

Specific Objectives

  • Vulnerable women in Kampala And Wakiso Districts have increased and improved capacity to initiate, plan and manage their businesses by 2020.
  • Vulnerable women in Kampala And Wakiso Districts have access to funding allowing them to get productive assets and start their businesses by 2020.
  • Vulnerable women and girls In Kampala And Wakiso Districts have increased capacity to lobby and advocate for their rights by 2020.