Microfinance enables Value addition amongst women
Runyamunyu women Caritas Group is found in Runyamunyu village in Bugangari subcounty Rukngiri district. The group is composed of 15 women who are co-managing the enterprise.
Todate, the group has acquired 2 loans. The chairperson narrated that the accessed 1.8m on the first round that was invested in coffee trade. Having registered good profits, the group advanced for the second Loan worth 4.5m. It was invested in Liquid soap making, coffee trade and management t of the piggery enterprise. To date, the group is valued at 10m investment from 2 m startup. Read more...
From Limited Yields to Thriving Harvest
Norah, a dedicated farmer, faced persistent challenges of low yields caused by poor farming methods and the continuous use of farmer-saved seeds. Season after season, her harvests remained meagre, hindering her ability to improve her family's livelihood. Determined to change her circumstances, Norah participated in training sessions on financial literacy and good agronomic practices from Caritas Kabale. Armed with this knowledge, she took a tailored loan from TCP Global to invest in her farming endeavours. Read more
Impact of The Loan Program from TCP Global through Caritas Kabale Diocese
Tumuranze Patience, a dedicated mother from a rural community in the Rubanda District of southwestern Uganda, faced daily struggles to provide for her family. Limited income sources and dwindling soil fertility made it difficult to grow enough food or generate sufficient income. Her turning point came with a 300,000 UGX loan from TCP Global. Recognizing the potential of her backyard garden, Patience decided to invest in cultivating high-yield vegetable varieties. Read more...
Communities empowered to build resilient livelihoods through sustainable Agriculture
The Omukyisaama Tree Nursery Bed in Kaharo subcounty,Kabale District has raised over 4380 coffee seedings ready for transplanting at the onset of the rains. The seedlings which are valued at UGX6million based on the current market price of dry coffee beans at UGX 12,000 per kilogram will be planted by community members to improve household incomes and promote environmental conservation. Read more...
Great strides for SDG6
Meet Mrs Feresta Kankwerere, a 69-year-old resident of Kagorogoro, Nyamweru subcounty, Rubanda district, is a proud farmer who benefited from a water tank provided by Caritas Kabale Diocese, with support from Misereor.
She expresses sincere gratitude to Caritas for enabling her and other households to access clean water, significantly improving their well-being (Love in action). Read more...
TCP Global- Impact of the Loan Program
Bahati Wence and his wife, Tumuranye Prize, members of the Kanaba Bahingi Tutungukye group, once faced significant financial hardships including limited income. With a family to support, their situation was further exacerbated by the lack of access to affordable financial services in their community in Kabale. Local financial institutions offered loans at prohibitively high interest rates, leaving families like theirs with few viable options. Read more...
"I attended the first camp when I was an adolescent girl and after I got married and am now a mother of one child with a supportive husband. After the Camp, I went back to school and studied up to level of nursing and completed a midwifery course. I attribute the big achievement to USAID ICAN for organising adolescent girls and young women camps in Kisoro District of Uganda."
- Phionah Uwimana
AGYW Camp Beneficiary, Kisoro District
“I am very grateful to ICAN for giving my fellow group members and me knowledge, I was able to learn from our Business Service Provider (BSP) about harvesting rainwater using underground tanks. I no longer tire from walking long distances to get the water, I can just fetch it from my courtyard. It has also saved us from searching for water during the dry season when the water sources nearby dry out."
- Mabel Kyomugisha
Chairperson, Ishasha Group, Kanungu District
List of compiled success stories
- USAID ICAN Compendium 2022
- USAID ICAN Compendium 2020