Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises Project

About this project

The project supports interventions addressing constraints to women's economic empowerment, with a particular focus on women entrepreneurs and improved income, productivity, and job outcomes. It also supports the Government of Uganda's gender targets under the Uganda Green Growth Development Strategy (UGGDS) (2017/18–2030/31). The project promotes an enabling environment for women's entrepreneurship through: (a) increased access to finance through the GROW Financing Facility (GFF), the establishment of a permanent GROW Apex wholesale financing institution, and linkages to participating financial institutions; (b) human capital development through technical, socio-emotional, and digital skills; (c) stronger professional and business networks, market linkages, and value chain development; (d) measures addressing social norms that constrain women's economic participation, including gender-based violence prevention and response and engagement with men and community leaders; and (e) targeted economic and social infrastructure, including childcare spaces and other facilities. The project supports women entrepreneurs, including refugee women and women in refugee-hosting districts, to increase their income and profits, expand their businesses, and create jobs.The project consists of four components that together provide a comprehensive package of support for women entrepreneurs to grow and transition their enterprises from micro to small and from small to medium. Component 1 provides…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Uganda

Sectors

Social protection and welfare services policy, planning and administrationMulti-hazard response preparednessAgro-industries

Places

Republic of Uganda

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development

Accountable

Republic of Uganda

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P176747.

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