This policy brief shares practical lessons from customer research on women’s saving behavior in Uganda, examining how different empowerment indicators perform in capturing women’s financial behaviors, decision‑making, and outcomes.

This multisectoral assessment was conducted to identify promising approaches to advance the economic growth of people with disabilities in Uganda, with a specific focus on entrepreneurship and increased access to finance.

By combining Stanbic’s commercial scale with Pearl Bank’s national footprint, the partnership is expected to reach deep into rural Uganda, especially among farmers, youth entrepreneurs, and women-led enterprises, helping to build stronger, more inclusive local economies.

BRAC shares three key takeaways from a survey of participants in their financial and digital literacy program.

A new climate resilience bond aims to help support women smallholder farmers, but the road to issuance has proved challenging.

In this video interview, Yengi Lokule of Rural Finance Initiative, winner of the European Microfinance Award 2024, highlights the challenges of delivering inclusive, sustainable support across borders, and reflects on the positive impact these efforts have had on displaced communities. 

The investment aims to address persistent barriers to finance in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia, where small businesses often lack access to formal credit.

Women-centered design and a strong coalition of partners are expanding business growth opportunities for VSLA members through a data-driven approach to credit assessment.

These eight briefing notes supporting the financial inclusion of refugee and migrant populations are the result of the cross-cutting learnings from the FISONG 2021.

To better serve the diverse needs of WNMEs, the report introduces a segmentation framework that moves beyond a one-size-fits-all model. It captures eight key dimensions- including business sophistication, mindset, location and sector - that shape a woman’s entrepreneurial journey.