Development and Relief Initiative – Uganda (DRI-Ug)

Empowering women
agri-preneurs in Wakiso sub-county

The project aims to equip women agri-preneurs with business development, value addition, and market readiness skills to transform their small agro-enterprises into sustainable and competitive ventures.

 

Period of implementation

1 Year ( November 2025 to October 2026)

Number of beneficiaries

1000 women and girls

Project area

Wakiso Sub-county

Category of beneficiaries

Single mothers, widows, and teenage mothers (aged 15 years and above). Over 100 women entrepreneurs engaged in small-scale agro-enterprises. Household members and community residents benefiting from increased incomes and local employment opportunities.

Project Objectives

  • To establish and operationalize a fully functional business incubation center serving over 100 women entrepreneurs by September 2026.

  • To strengthen the entrepreneurial, technical, and financial management capacities of women engaged in agro-business value chains by September 2026.

  • To improve product quality, value addition, branding, and market competitiveness of women-led enterprises by September 2026.

  • To facilitate formal registration, certification, and structured market and financial linkages for women-led enterprises by September 2026.

  • Expected Project outcomes
  • 100+ women equipped with improved business and financial skills.
  • Women groups formalized into a cooperative and linked to markets.
  • Enhanced product quality, branding, and competitiveness.
  • Increased incomes and a sustainable incubation support system established.