Building Entrepreneurial Spirit in Uganda

Our entrepreneurial training program in partnership with the Street Business School offers a curriculum of courses designed to teach participants how to own and operate their own business. Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world, leaving many people in rural areas unable to afford the basics such as food and education.  With the skills learned in our business training program, graduates learn to run their own business, securing a steady income for themselves and their families.  There are currently over 100 participants. Businesses range from a wide variety of goods and services such as firewood and charcoal sales, beadwork, children's clothing, a saloon, retail shops, bakery and many more. 

Why do business training?
​Entrepreneurial education is a proven and sustainable solution to poverty. It nurtures human capital and helps people help themselves.

Success Stories from Our Students!

By donating to support our Entrepreneur Business Skills Training program, you can contribute to the expansion of this program allowing for more students to learn how to create successful, viable businesses in rural Uganda. In these rural areas, families can be so poor that they cannot afford to care for themselves or their families. By giving students an opportunity to learn, we are helping these individuals create a stable livelihood for themselves while contributing to their communities. 

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How the Program Works

Over the four to six month program, students work their way through eight modules: Getting out of your comfort zone • Business opportunity identification • Finding capital and starting small • Record-keeping and bookkeeping • Market research • Business planning • Growing your customer base • Money management

“I had been on an extended maternity leave and I was not doing any income generating activity. When I heard about the training, I decided to join. It gave me the encouragement to get out of my comfort zone. I was able to start my charcoal business and it is now 3 weeks old. I am happy because I get money from my business.”
                            -Aminah

Chicken Farm for Moms​

A group of young single moms and women-headed households, moms are who are entirely responsible for supporting themselves and their children, created a savings group called Mothers, Yes We Can, are enrolled in Global Village Connect's Business Training program. They've created a business plan for a chicken farm and although they have some small seed money, they are looking for investors to help create this farm that will support these young moms and their children. 

​How a chicken can change  lives:

• Provides eggs and protein for nourishment
• Boosts income through sales of eggs and offspring
• Ensures security these young single moms will be able to feed and educate their children

Please consider donating.

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For graduates of Street Business School, the measures of success speak for themselves

89% of graduates have businesses two years later

211% ​ average increase in  income

1,462%  average increase for women who joined earning less than $.65 cents per day

Help us expand this program to many more women and men in rural Uganda 

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