Our Impact
Since 2013 we have reached out to a number of vulnerable women and girls. Our impact so far:
- 2,600 women received startup capital to begin small businesses
- 9,800+ women successfully established small enterprises
- 4,500 vulnerable women trained in essential business and entrepreneurship skills
- 5,500 women and girls actively participated in village banking, boosting financial literacy and escaping poverty
- 670 women mentored in business and livelihood
- 505 girls mentored to build confidence and future aspirations
- 320 women and girls with disabilities trained in financial, business, and entrepreneurship skills
- 1,050 women and children accessed vital medical care
- 245 girls received menstrual hygiene kits, supporting school attendance and dignity
- 592 survivors of domestic violence rescued and rehabilitated
- 685 women and girls empowered with rights and safety awareness
- 50 men sensitized about gender-based violence, helping change harmful norms
- 405 families supported in vegetable gardening for food security and income
- These figures keep on growing every day as we work with existing groups and projects. Our goal is to make a lasting impact and change in the world for the better for the women and their families.
SUCCESS STORIES
Family transformation
With your support and commitment, our work is leading to total life transformation and impact in the lives of vulnerable women and their families. The story […]
Cecilia Now Shines
For many years, Cecilia lived in a dilapidated house with leaking roof and when it rained, she would spend sleepless nights standing with her 2 grandchildren. […]
I’m the family head now
Mary, 50 years old became a bread winner when her husband became bedridden 5 years ago. Since then, she has stood in as the mother and […]
Annet and Gertrude reaping big from business collaboration
Annet and Gertrude collaborate in Business. Due to Covid-19, lack of customers and high costs of doing business, Annet and Gertrude decided to work together to […]
A good reason to support our work
Meet Dezi Nambafu Dezi 35 years old is a mother of 6 children. She has been on our women empowerment program for 2 years. Through our […]
My life changed, thank you
Efulancy, 65 years old is a grandmother to 5 grandchildren. She became a widow 6 years ago after the loss of her husband to cancer. Since […]
More than one meal Now
Ruth Kabatale is widow of 52 years old and cares for 3 grandchildren. Ruth’s story would be the same today if it wasn’t for your continued […]
A new beginning for Antonina
Antonina, 52 years old is a widow of 9 children. She lost her husband to HIV/AIDS and since then life became very difficult for her and […]
An Inspiring gift changed Mariam’s life
Mariam is a single mother of 7 children and 2 of her children have already dropped out of school because she couldn’t afford to pay their […]
Mary’s life changed
Mary, a mother of 5 children joined our women empowerment program 2 years ago. Through the program, Mary received business training, mentorship and later was able […]
Stories of Hope, Small loans and Skills creating impact
Sustain Micro Enterprise focuses on empowering vulnerable women and their families to fight poverty through provision of micro loans, business skills and other empowerment programs. We […]
Justine Nakintu
“Not all families in Uganda own land to grow their own food for domestic consumption or can access it for development purposes “Justine says. Justine explains […]
Betty Nabukalu
“I am the second wife to my husband. As a second wife I do not receive much support from my husband and do not own property. […]
Agatha Namaganda
Meet Agatha Namaganda, a woman entrepreneur who has successfully developed her Grocery business with the support from Sustain Micro Enterprise. Agatha joined our program two years […]
Grace Arayo
Grace Arayo is one of the many vulnerable women who have had the opportunity to benefit from the microfinance, business skills and mentorship provided by Sustain […]
Hasifah Koose
Hasifah is a single mother of eight. The family depended on subsistence farming and struggled to provide the children with even one meal a day. None of […]
Lydia Ssanyu
42-year-old Lydia and her husband struggled to support their eight children on the meager income they had from their small plot of land. She dreamt of […]
Sylvia Aketch
Sylvia had a dream of building her own house so that she can have a better place to keep her children. The mother of 9 children […]
Dorothy Awino
I had a dream “I had a dream but each day my dream seemed to be killed. I did not go to school so when I […]
Ziriya Kagoya
Ziriya struggled to make ends meet by carrying out peasantry farming in her village Ziriya struggled to make ends meet by carrying out peasantry farming in […]
Nabwire Dezilanta
Dezilanta started providing for her family Dezilanta started providing for her family after her husband left her for another woman. But life got even worse for […]
Lydia Hamba
Lydia Hamba became a sole provider for her family Lydia Hamba became a sole provider for her family after her husband died in an accident. But […]
