In a move to increase business management knowledge and reduce poverty among refugee communities, the government has trained 240 women refugees in a ten-day program.
The program, which concluded today at the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Entrepreneurship Centre, was supported by the Ministry of Gender as part of the Women and Youth Enterprise Recovery Fund, also known as the "GROW" project.
At the closing ceremony, the Director of the MUBS Entrepreneurship Centre, Dr. Nandagire Ntamu, expressed gratitude for the program, which is funded by the World Bank. She stated that the initiative aims to provide the refugee community with access to vital business management knowledge.
Speaking at the same function, the GROW project coordinator from the Ministry of Gender, John Sengendo, said the project focused on the refugee community after identifying a need to provide them with skills, in line with the government's policy of supporting refugees in the country. Under this arrangement, the government has funded the refugee program at a cost of 36 billion shillings.
The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude, stating that the training will improve their business management skills.
