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Youth- RLC- KIM Recycle Solutions Africa This grant award will go to the start up costs of KIM Recycle Solutions, a firm that plans to take wasted plastic, recycle it, then produce new products meant for sale. The high propensity of tourists visiting the Jinja area will provide a good opening market for initial sales.
Bugiri Rice Capacity Building Project The grant will be used on value addition and to increase youth rice farmer incomes. The grant will empower farmers with skills and knowledge through training to produce a high volume of rice /output including increases in the quality of trice produced. Grant Activities will also include obtaining and implementing the proper storage systems to allow for collective bulking, earning higher profits and increasing farmer income.
Builder's of Africa's Future (BAF) --PedalTap Through this grant, Innov Asepsis seeks to expand the marketing reach for a retrofittable, foot-operated water dispensing device called PedalTap.
Uganda Development Trust 2019 Sector: Monitoring and Evaluation (Partner Cooperative Agreement) UDET serves as the Uganda country partner. This cooperative agreement will enable UDET to guide USADF Uganda grantees through the project design and grant implementation process.
Uganda Development Trust (UDET) CA 2022 Partner cooperative agreement for Uganda Development Trust (UDET) FY 2022. UDET will provide training, support and services to USADF grantees in Uganda.
Agali Rice Project The grant will increase production and productivity of rice through increasing members access to extension services, quality rice seeds, and improve record keeping practices, and cooperative governance.
Kibinge Coffee Enterprise Linkage Project USADF funds will be used to address gaps that are limiting the applicant to access additional funding for business expansion and sustainability of the business.
CITI-Help for Self Help The funds will be used to purchase inputs for chicken houses, fruit and vegetable gardens, conduct trainings, set up farm tours, and secure technical support.
Bushika Arabica Coffee Processing and Marketing Project Sector: Agriculture. Crops Coffee.Beneficiaries: 3040 smallholder farmers of whom 1,583..Project funds will be used procure post-harvest handling and processing equipment (motorized coffee pulpers, industrial coffee grinder, platform weighing scales, moisture meters) and completion of the store. Other project funds will be used to provide technical assistance in the area of marketing with particular for on branding the Cooperative's coffee. .
Echoing Green (EG) COVID 19 - YOFCHAN The Young Farmers Champions Network (YOFCHAN) is an umbrella organization for youth in agriculture in Uganda. Its mandate is to lobby and advocate for an enabling environment that promotes youth engagement in agriculture as a business. YOFCHAN focuses on lobby and advocacy for youth inclusion in the agricultural sector policies and agribusiness development of young farmers enterprises. To achieve this, YOFCHAN organizes platforms that bring the young farmers and policy makers together to discuss issues affecting youth in agriculture and builds their capacity to engage in agriculture as a business. YOFCHANs ultimate goal is to improve youth livelihoods through agriculture.
YAL - Mutanje - SolarPipo Sector: Renewable Energy/ Retail .Beneficiaries: YAL Youth 1202 of which 601 are women..Breakdown - .Volunteer Staff: 2.Suppliers/Distributors: 220.Project Customers: 1,000 ..The grant will encourage and facilitate the growth of solar power in Africa by the development of an app ensuring consumers are connected to the right product. The purpose of the Project is to change the way energy products purchase decisions are made, how energy products are accessed and ensuring consumers are getting products they need and energy companies are providing right fit products to consumers..Funding: .The grant funds will be used to: (a) for the training of 200 collection point agents; (b) extensive marketing campaign both digital and print to raise product awareness; and (d) the purchase of software and hardware in addition to technical assistance to finalize mobile application. .
Uganda Development Trust (UDET) CA 2020 This is a Cooperative Agreement for USADF's in country partner UDET to conduct monitoring and provide technical assistance to grantees.
Youth Peacemaker Network Youth training and employment to promote the development of youth and women entrepreneurs, the profitable growth of their enterprises and their leadership ability to foster peace and conflict resolution.
Uganda Technical Partner CA FY24 (Yr 1) UDET serves as the Uganda country partner. This cooperative agreement will enable UDET to guide USADF Uganda grantees through the project design and grant implementation process.
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - My Boda Guy - Transportation We provide commercial motorcycles to unemployed youth. As a value addition, we provide the riders and one of their family members with health insurance. The riders are also provided with helmets, road safety training as well as a savings and pension scheme.
Youth- RLC- ShiShi Uganda Ltd This grant award will go towards investing in the expanded production of ShiShi Uganda Ltd's medical supplies products, primarily the production line of oxygen splitters for neo-natal and pediatric use.
NFL Business Consolidation and Expansion Project The project is intended to increase the production levels of NUMAs animal feeds and assorted flours
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - Nabaasa - Alternative Technologies Uganda Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center Pilot Grant - East Africa
UDET CA FY 18 Sector: Monitoring and Evaluation (Partner Cooperative Agreement) UDET serves as the Uganda country partner. This cooperative agreement will enable UDET to guide USADF Uganda grantees through the project design and grant implementation process.
Manyankabi (MACE) Maize & Beans Expansion Sector: beans and maize, Beneficiaries: 2,797 smallholder farmers (771 male, 2026 female), Summary: The project funds will be used to provide an up-to-date warehouse facility, working capital to increase the Cooperative's capacity to bulk produce as well as provide inputs to farmers, facilitate improved transport to move produce from collecting centers to the central warehouse and market, and equipment to add value to maize by processing it into higher value maize products.
YAL - Asuma - AgroStrech Sector: Agribusiness/ Food Processing .Beneficiaries: YAL Youth 55 of which 38 are women. ..The grant will be used to increase food security by developing sustainable, efficient and affordable products and services for smallholder farmers directed to improving the quantity and quality of produce supplied to the consumer. The purpose of the Project is to increase the profitability of smallholder agricultural production by ensuring that more of their farm output reaches the final consumer in a functional and safe form...The grant funds will be used to: (a) purchase puree machinery such as boiler, homogenizer, and sauce packing; (b) miscellaneous equipment required for tomato processing; (c) initial inputs; and (d) transportation logistics. .
Rwandaro Coffee Processing Project The project will sustain jobs for the 600 small holder farmers and improve standards of living for their families e.g improved housing, improved health care, access to quality education and improved nutrition. The project will also provide jobs to 9 full time staff that the cooperative directly employs. This project impacts positively the lives of 148 women who are part of the membership of the cooperative. Members incomes will increase due to the increased value of the coffee sold- both green bean and roast and ground coffee.
CPC Contract Extension This is a CAG to cover the cost of the Country Program Coordinator John Kizza's contract extension from August 15 to September 30.
Kasasa Coffee Capacity Building Project Kasasa is a Co-Operative that produces coffee. It is located near the town of Kyotera. It has 422 members, 129 of which are women.
Mastercard Farmer Network Pilot This is a pilot program designed to test new technology with grantees in Uganda using Mastercard's Farmer Network technology platform. The platform is designed to link farmers more directly to markets.
Aluga Maize, Soya Beans, and Sunflower Expansion Project Sector: Agriculture. Crops Maize Beneficiaries: 621 small holder farmers of whom 439 are women. Project funds will be used for production and quality improvements at farm level by providing farmers with more access to farm inputs. Funds will also be used to; acquire a tractor to help farmer members with land opening; procure processing equipment for value addition; construct a mill house; and procure a truck to be used to collect produce from farmers to bulking centers and processed products to markets. Finally, grant funds will be used to improve the working capital position of the cooperative.
Night Mentoring Program for Primary School Children Funds are used to assist 30 primary schools improve night mentoring program and provide scholarships to secondary school.
Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI) - Nwoya Youth Honey Processing Project Project Name: Nwoya Youth Honey Processing Project Location: Gulu Town Summary: NYAP requests funding for the production, processing, and packaging of honey. The funds will be used to purchase bee hives, rent a processing plant, and other costs associated with honey production.
Food Security and Livelihoods Improvement (FSLIP) Food Security and Livelihoods Improvement (FSLIP)
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - Fort Garlic Farm Fort Garlic Farm seeks to work with local subsistence farmers living next to the Budongo Forest reserve, together with the forest reserve authority and the Uganda Wildlife Authority, to expand garlic growing as an eco-friendly strategy to reduce crop raiding.
Resource and Training Center of the Deaf Community in Uganda Funds are used to build and equip a resource training center for the deaf, and cover some training and operational costs.
Women in Energy Project Sector: Solar.Summary: Conservation and Development Limited is a women-owned and run Ugandan company. CODE plans to purchase 350 Eco Home and 350 Agro Kits and sell them to farmers in Kasese District, Uganda.
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) - Entrepreneurship Program FY2023 Year #1 Region #1 Uganda Development Trust will act as the point of contact with the selected entrepreneurs of the USADF partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation to support project implementation of selected entrepreneurs and Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda.
Mt. Rwenzori Coffee Processing and Marketing Project Sector: Agriculture. Crops Coffee.Beneficiaries: 1,631 smallholder farmers of whom 765 are women...Project funds will be used to pay for infrastructural development with construction of a central warehouse and processing facility, procurement of equipment including a truck and motorcycles for use in moving product and extension work respectively, conducting various trainings, provision of working capital for crop finance and farm inputs. Some of the funds will be used to build the Unions technical and managerial capacity as well as for installation of IT equipment and financial systems. .
Ibanda Growers Cooperative Society Ltd (IGCS) The project funds will be used provide technical support to smallholder coffee farmers for producing and marketing coffee, and to take advantage of increasing domestic and international demand for specialty coffee.
Kyempara Maize and Sunflower Expansion Project The project funds will be used to improve the incomes of smallholder farmers by increasing the quantity and quality of sunflower seeds produced and marketed.
Builders of Africa's Future (BAF) - OneLamp Uganda Limited OneLamp provides off-grid small medium enterprises and households access to productive solar energy solutions through an affordable, mobile-enabled, prepaid lease-to-own model. Their our goal is to create 600 clean energy jobs (3 jobs per solar system sold), provide clean energy access to 200 offgrid small medium enterprises.
Manafwa Rice Enterprise Expansion Project Sector: Agriculture. Crops Rice , Beneficiaries: 1,317 Smallholder farmers, of whom 433 are women., , Project funds will be used to: construct storage and rice processing facilities; acquire modern rice processing equipment; purchased a truck to move produce and the final products; provide additional working capital; hire additional technical staff; and upgrade Manafwas business systems. ,
YAL - Mubiru - Life Tomorrow Sector: Waste Management .Beneficiaries: YAL Youth 1,012 of which 506 are women...The grant will be used to provide alternative approach to solid waste management among 500 households in Mukono. Through targeted sensitization of households in proper handling and management of solid waste with emphasis on sorting of waste at home. In addition, they will also be trained in kitchen/home garden establishment and management as an additional incentive which will enable them improve their nutrition and also utilize the composted manure from the biodegraded wastes. After the period of 7 to 14 days, used garbage collection bags will be collected by the project team to the collection center. While at the collection center, garbage will farther be sorted, and decomposing substances processed into organic manure, light plastics and polythene heated and mixed with sand to make high quality pavers, while others with the recommended gauges sold out to the recycling plants. The other materials will be processed into charcoal briquettes. ..The grant funds will be used to: (a) increase infrastructure to increase sales; (b) trash pick-up vehicles; (c) briquette and paver machine to convert waste; (d) trainings on sensitization; and (e) technical assistance. .
Can Daga Alyera Farmers Support Project Can Daga is a farmers cooperative focused on increasing the production and the bulking maize and sunflowers. USADF funds are used to upgrade the financial systems of the group, purchase a milling machine, and provide technical training to farmer members.
Wazi Vision Small Grant Small grant to Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) grantee for final milestone. The grant financed increased access to affordable eye care services and housing in rural Uganda.
Raising Gabdho Foundation Raising Gabdho plans to create a 360 sustainable solution to energy poverty by providing a variety of sustainable energy solutions to allow people to choose and engage in preferred energy solutions for lighting, cooking fuel, and energy productive use.
Wadalai Rice and Maize Production Expansion Project The project funds will be used increase members incomes through improved agricultural production of sesame; maize; and rice as well as collective bulking and marketing of their products.
TAABU Produce Processing and Marketing Project Sector: Agriculture. Crops Maize .Beneficiaries: 2,518 smallholder farmers of whom 1,423 are women...Project funds will be used to establish Taabu as a one-stop-center for aggregation of produce (maize, beans and coffee), supply of farm inputs to farmers and provider of quality produce to buyers. The project will provide a structure for maize mill, dryer and cleaner as well as provide value addition equipment. Some project funds will be used to provide various trainings, technical assistance and administrative support. .
Kasaali Coffee Expansion Project Sector: Coffee Production and Export, Beneficiaries: Smallholder farmers (1,898 total - 948 female and 950 male), Summary: The project funds will be used to increase the size of the Association's revolving loan fund for farmers, purchase a truck for transport, build a warehouse for proper coffee storage, facilitate the acquisition of a Fair Trade Certification, and expand into the export market for coffee.
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Enabling Access to Yield Enhancing Agriculture Inputs and Extension Services. Grantee is deploying the village agent model for extension support and agriculture input distribution. Rural based village agents will have incentives to create strong farmer networks and connections to community, cooperatives, SACCOS, farmer groups. Establishing model farms to act as HUBs to promote commercialization, and offer complimentary services like market information/agribusiness training center.
EAPIL (East African Premier Investments Limited) The project funds will be used to improve the standard of living of small and medium entrepreneurs and small farmers by increasing their access to investment capital.
Ogwil Oil Seeds Capacity Building Project Ogwil Cooperative is located in the town of Agago. Ogwil consists of 850 members, of which 540 are women. The cooperative focuses on sunflower oil and dairy products and they hope to promote the mutual economic interest of its members in accordance with cooperative principles.
UDET FY 17 Partner Agreement Sector: Monitoring and Evaluation (Partner Cooperative Agreement), UDET serves as the Uganda country partner. This cooperative agreement will enable UDET to guide USADF Uganda grantees through the project design and grant implementation process.
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - Patasente Phase 2 The grant will support the complete development of a robust mobile supply chain financing application fully integrated with the already developed web system with all the necessary features-creditscoring, payments, e-invoicing, loan analysis, investments, portfolio management etc. The application will be available on Android, IOS, and USSD for feature phones. Both the web and mobile application shall be able to enable users to undertake the whole loop. The goal is to enroll 1000 users-buyers or suppliers enterprises onto the platform. With the intention to enroll 10-20 large corporate buyers with 50+ SME suppliers and micro-suppliers in their supply chain linkages onto the platform. As well as raise at least $100,000 at low rates from peer to peer lenders (institutions and individuals) in emerging and developed economies to be invested over the platform.
Kweyo Growers Cooperative Society Limited (KGCS) The project funds will be used to increase members incomes through improved agricultural production of maize and groundnuts as well as collective bulking and marketing of their products.
Bukusu Maize Processing Project Sector: Agriculture. Crops Maize.Beneficiaries: 8200 smallholder farmers of whom 3715.Project funds will be used to construct a storage facility, procure a truck for transportation of produce, acquire value addition equipment in form of a maize mill and feed mill. Other project funds will provide working capital for procurement of maize grain and farm inputs.
Citi - Establishment Of Small Processing Facility For Animal Feeds Location: Hoima, Uganda.Summary: The project seeks to construct a milling machine capable of producing about two tons of animal feed per day. The animal feed will be shared amongst the 50 beneficiaries under HUDIP's persons living with disability empowerment program which will help increase their income and self-sufficiency.
Amatura Produce Marketing Enterprise Expansion Sector: Agriculture. Crops Cassava and Maize.Beneficiaries: 124 small holder framers of whom 65 are women..The project funds will be used to provide cassava production inputs, promoting wide adoption of good agricultural practices (GAPs), and improving post-harvest handling of produce. Funds will also be used enhance bulking of produce, value addition though processing and increasing farmer access to profitable markets..
YALI - Kyasiimire Kagera Safaris Ltd Uganda has a plethora of outdoor tourist opportunities that Miriam is making available through her 100% Ugandan tourism company. With the wildlife tours and safari adventures she organizes; she is creating tour guide and office management jobs for young people and offering travelers unique community and cultural experiences; including homestays in villages.
Green Heat Biogas Dairy Project Biogas digesters to power fridges for milk cooling and paseurization.
African Resilience Initiative for Entrepreneurs (ARIE) Gaso Pharmaceuticals Project Gaso pharmacies is a chain of community pharmacies providing affordable pharmaceutical care and services to low and middle income populations in the city suburbs.
ITEK /OKILE LIVEHOOD ENHANCEMENT THROUGH RICE VALUE CHAIN The cooperative is currently sustaining over 350 families (fully paid-up members) through self-employment on rice farms, and there is potential of recruiting more 1,200 rice and farmers who are not yet paid up to join the cooperative.
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) - MASS MEDIA MONITORING The group seeks to address issues in the lack of accountability and verification with customers airing media in Uganda
Gayaza Kyankwazi Women Maize Project Sector: maize .Beneficiaries:303 smallholder farmers of whom 300 are female.The project will provide improved storage facilities, post-harvest and value addition equipment, and working capital to enable the cooperative bulk produce as well as procure quality inputs.
Kashaka Cheese Processing Project Infrastructure development for the cheese Industry: Construction of the Cheese Processing Building, which will have internal dimensions of 35 meters long by 12 meters wide, and acquiring the processing equipment for cheese.Training Dairy cooperative members on all matters that directly contribute to milk quality and milk productivity at farm level and ensure high milk grade which will fetch premium price for the members thus increased revenues.The crop finance. The crop finance will increase the working capital of the cooperative, thus providing ready market for the farmers' produce, sustained income to farmers and increase in the production volume
Uganda Development Trust (UDET) 2023 UDET serves as the Uganda country partner. This cooperative agreement will enable UDET to guide USADF Uganda grantees through the project design and grant implementation process.
Karangura Coffee Expansion Project Sector: Agriculture. Crops Coffee.Beneficiaries: 600 smallholder farmers of whom 212 are women...The Project will establish 2 micro washing stations, support UTZ certification. The project will also provide working capital for procurement of farm inputs and for paying farmers cash when they deliver their coffee to the Cooperative. In addition, the project will also strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of the applicant..
The Mushroom Knowledge Base Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) grantee plans to train young farmers to grow mushrooms that they will sell to his business Mushroom Knowledge. Mushroom Knowledge will then process the mushroom
YAL - Rhodah - Mr. Gift Sector: Supply Chain.Beneficiaries: YAL Youth 547 of which 284 are women..The grant will be used to expand the market of fresh flowers to at least 500 customers daily by improving distribution networks across Kampala. Mr. Gift will aim at maximizing the effectiveness of the old supply chain from the point of delivery at their packaging center to the point of sale to customers. They will source from 50 additional small holder farmers and hire delivery drivers. ..Funding: .The grant funds will be used to: (a) motorbike to increase deliveries; (b) advertising campaign to gain visibility; (c) training with small folder farmers on best practices; and (d) equipment upgrades for improved packaging. .
Aga Great Works Uganda Limited This group will establish a mini-grid in Yumbe District in Uganda. The goal of the project is to provide safe and reliable energy at an affordable cost.