The Government of Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering women through increased investment in women-led SACCOs and entrepreneurship programmes aimed at reducing gender inequality, creating jobs, and improving household incomes.
Ugandan women are taking center stage to exhibit businesses built from scratch. It’s all part of the Uganda Women’s Entrepreneurship Program organized by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, to support women and grow their enterprises.
The Government of Uganda has pledged to continue investing in women through SACCOs and entrepreneurship programmes to address gender inequality and accelerate economic development.
Speaking while officiating the closing ceremony of the Women Economic Empowerment for Green Transformation project under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (WEEG-UWEP) in Kampala, the State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development in charge of Culture, Mary Kamuli Kuteesa, says women remain disadvantaged economically despite making up the majority of the country’s population.
The minister says government is laying a strong foundation for women by investing in their businesses and supporting women-led SACCOs, enabling them to create employment opportunities and improve family incomes.
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Kuteesa appeals to government and development partners to prioritize increasing women’s access to capital, saying stronger financial support will help women expand their enterprises and build social and economic resilience.
She calls for cultural transformation, questioning why many women still do not own land despite their significant contribution to the country’s economy.
She says unequal land ownership continues to hinder women’s development and reinforces harmful cultural practices that limit their economic potential.
Beneficiaries of the nearly two-year programme shared testimonies of how the project had improved their livelihoods through business skills, financial support, and access to green enterprise opportunities. They urged government to sustain and expand similar initiatives so that more women across the country can benefit.
