Uganda

Confident girls grow up to be bold women who transform their own lives and communities.

BRAC and the Mastercard Foundation are equipping 322,500 girls and young women in Uganda with entrepreneurship, employability, and life-skills training. We’re also providing them with tools to start and scale their own businesses.

When women have access to financial services, they invest in brighter futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.

BRAC Uganda Bank Limited provides financial services to people who are excluded from the banking system and has the largest network of banking services in Uganda.It particularly focuses on women living in poverty in rural and hard-to-reach areas of the country.

We offer different types of loan and savings products, including collateral-free group loans exclusively for women, small enterprise business loans and loans for smallholder farmers. We also offer a competitive savings product enabling our clients to deposit savings regularly using mobile money and through our branches.

We complement our services with financial and digital literacy training, empowering clients to make informed decisions and manage their finances better. In all our endeavours, we adhere to the Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management and the Client Protection Principles, placing clients’ well-being at the centre of everything we do to achieve our mission.

When farmers thrive, so do communities.

As part of a network of social enterprises in Africa, BRAC equips farmers with high-quality seeds, technologies, and training. This helps boost harvests and reduce losses. Farmers also learn climate-smart techniques and receive timely weather data to help protect their crops. Across 65 districts, agri-dealers and farmers are working together to increase food security and build stronger local markets.

Joyful learning and play create a strong foundation for lifelong learning.

BRAC’s education programmes in Tanzania support learners at every level—from toddlers to adults. Our award-winning play labs are vibrant, fun spaces where children ages 3–5 learn through play. With engaging facilitators and an evidence-based curriculum, children can develop physically, emotionally, and socially. Evidence shows early learning opportunities can break the cycle of poverty and inequality. For children affected by trauma, play labs offer a safe space to heal. In Uganda, more than 22,000 children have attended 15 Play Labs.

As children grow, they move through BRAC’s community-driven, cradle-to-career network. This includes libraries, scholars’ programmes, adolescent clubs, vocational training, and scholarships to enable tertiary learning. We partner with teachers and governments to deliver inclusive, joyful education at every stage.

Bringing critical care to the last mile.

BRAC Uganda trains and supports more than 4,500 volunteer community health workers. They are all local women who bring care directly to families. Our health workers go door-to-door to provide maternal and child health services, eye care, and nutrition support. They also help digitise community health systems, spread knowledge about reproductive health, and promote hygiene and sanitation. Community health workers strengthen government efforts to support healthier families across Uganda.

A proven pathway out of extreme poverty.

BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation approach is a proven way to help people build stable, lasting livelihoods. The programme combines hands-on training, financial support, productive assets, and coaching to help people grow their income, save for the future, and escape the poverty trap. In Uganda, we tailor the programme to reach those facing the greatest challenges—including youth, people with disabilities, and refugees. With the right support, they can break the cycle of poverty for good.