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Nakasongola District Launches 5-Day Essential Business Skills Training for Women Entrepreneurs Under the GROW Project

Scores of women entrepreneurs from across Nakasongola District have gathered at Rhino Hotel for the opening session of an intensive, five-day Essential Business Skills Training under the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) Project.

The GROW Project is a Government of Uganda initiative implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) in partnership with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and supported by the World Bank. Designed to transition female-owned enterprises from micro to small, and from small to medium scale, the project equips women with the practical tools, mentorship, and financial access required to scale their businesses.

 

During the opening session at Rhino Hotel, participants engaged in interactive group exercises and presentations aimed at assessing their current business operations and identifying areas for growth. Facilitators guided the entrepreneurs through foundational concepts tailored to local business realities.

Beyond workshop’s instruction, completing the Essential Skills Training positions Nakasongola’s women entrepreneurs to tap into broader GROW Project opportunities, including district-level Women Entrepreneurship Platforms (WEPs) for ongoing mentorship, work placements, competitive grants, and affordable GROW business loans.

 

By: District Communication Officer

 

NAKASONGOLA DISTRICT

Background

Nakasongola District was created in 1997. Prior to that it was part of Luweero District. The commission of inquiry into the Local Government System in 1987 recognized that Nakasongola was too far away from the administrative center of Luweero to be administered directly from there. Nakasongola suffered from relative neglect due to the distance from the then District Headquarters. This became the basis for Bululi County to attain a District status under the names of Nakasongola District in 1997.

 

Nakasongola District is dominated by indigenous Bantu known as Buruuli. They speak Ruruuli whose dialect is similar to that of Runyoro, Runyara, Lugwere and Lukenyi. Baruuli live harmoniously with other tribes including Hima, Nyarwanda, Karamajong, Ganda, Luo, Banyoro, Bakenyi to mention but a few.

 

Like many Bantu speaking tribes, the Baruuli originated from Congo area but briefly settled in Bunyoro before occupying the present day Nakasongoala District. They settled in areas like Masindi Port, Kyope, Kibanda and Kisaalizi on the shores of Lake Kyoga.