Support for the financing of MSMEs contributing to entrepreneurship, women and young people in Uganda

ongoing

The aim of the project is to provide Ugandan SMEs with access to loans tailored to their needs/constraints, and to improve access to financial services for vulnerable populations, particularly women entrepreneurs and young people.  This project will support Pride Microfinance, the leading public microfinance deposit and credit institution (MDI), regulated and supervised by the Central Bank of Uganda (BoU), in developing its financing offer in favor of very small, small and medium-sized enterprises.Through the collaboration, Pride Microfinance will provide access to innovative financial solutions for economically vulnerable people and support economic recovery by targeting the most fragile populations and those most affected by the health crisis.The project will also provide technical assistance to increase the financial literacy for 1000 youth and women entrepreneurs.