These women have found a way with Kisoboka Africa through the Sch*ool Community Banks(SCOBA) Model, They are saving for their dreams and changing their communities for the better. The organisation has so far started more than 90 groups in the rural communities of Lwengo. SCOBAs bring together community members together on a weekly basis to save together and practice strategies …
In 2015 while working with rural schools in Lwengo District and Lyantonde district, our co-founders realised most children where droping out of schools because their parents had no savings, lacked sustainable sources of income and their families were in dire poverty. This problem is not unique to Lwengo District in Uganda. Reports from the Centre For Financial Inclusion indicate that …
The Youth in Lwengo are going through a Design Thinking process to improve their agricultural ventures. The main facilitator is Katende Stephen , the team leader Kisoboka Africa & he took them through the IDEATION process. According to IDEOU, Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation—anchored in understanding customer’s needs, rapid prototyping, and generating creative ideas—that transform the way products, services, processes, …
Kisoboka Africa officially launches the Youth Agribusiness enhancement Program in Lwengo district supported by the YALI Visibility Fund. The program will support 18 youths to learn more about agribusiness value addition to improve their livelihoods. With support from the YALI RLC Alumni Ug through YALI Visibilty Fund by the US Mission Uganda, the youth will go through an agribusiness training …
Our Team Leader Attended SBS’s Global Partners Gathering in Kampala. Thanks to MNS Foundation!In picture above; Stephen & Julie at SBS Gathering of leadersIn the Past Week, our Team Leader @katendes1 & Julie-Anne of @AEProgram attended Street Business School‘s VERY FIRST global gathering of their Global Partner Network. A special thank you to to the M Night Shyamalan Foundationfor making all this happen. Both leaders, Stephen and …
Kisoboka now has 69 SCOBAs. Our Programs Team is doing amazing work sensitizing communities in rural Lwengo and forming New SCOBAs. Seen above is our Programs Lead speaking to Kasana School parents about the benefits of saving and school community banks. Kisoboka Africa has already created 69 SCOBAs and our aim is to have 100+ by end of 2022. When …
In a bid to advance digital financial Inclusion for the underserved and underbanked in rural Africa, We recently provided mobile phones & digitalized the SCOBA groups he leads in Mayira Primary School & 33 other communities in rural Lwengo, Uganda to improve access to digital financial services. We are working with partners and friend to ensure that over 1000 School …
For the last 4 years, Kisoboka Africa has been actively working to ensure financial inclusion and economic empowerment for the underserved communities. The team has so far created 51 groups comprising of more than 1500 people and is currently supporting more rural communities to start their very first School Community Banks(SCOBAs). We are creating 20 new SCOBA groups in rural Uganda …
When she wanted to buy materials for her tailoring business, she borrowed money at a very small interest rate from the Kisoboka SCOBA she is part of in her community which gave her the capacity to increase her production, serve more customers and make more profits. Over the last one year, her business has grown to the extent that she …
On Thursday 19th November 2020, Kisoboka Africa and I Profile Foundation awarded the 6 winners of the Bright Ideas Competition in a colorful ceremony attended by both Government officials and Local Leaders. The ceremony was graced by officials from the office of the RDC and Chief Administrative Officer Lwengo District. The Winners that were awarded include; Bwire Mrtin of Lukindu …
