Uganda - Rural Microfinance Support Project (RMSP)

The Rural Microfinance Support Project (RMSP) is a logical follow-up to Poverty Alleviation Project (PAP). It will provide micro-finance services to the rural poor countrywide. To address these issues, the project will support on-going efforts to foster the microfinance industry through capacity building and the provision of capital for on lending to the target groups. The project, which will be implemented over a period of five years, will consist of the following three components: (i) Micro-Credit and Savings Mobilisation Services; (ii) Capacity Building; (iii) Microfinance Support Centre (MSC). The total cost is estimated at UA 19.54 million.