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.

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.

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.

Women-led nano and micro enterprises face barriers like insufficient start-up capital and limited networking. This publication delves deeper the tailored solutions needed to support their growth based on in depth research in India, Kenya and Uganda.

The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) is investing $2.8 million in three companies from Burundi, Malawi, and Uganda to support projects that expand financial inclusion in rural Africa.