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Amongi Winnie Prossy Arach Success Story

“I am so grateful to the VSLA group (obanga Akica) because it instructed me in things that have benefited me in my life and my family as a whole” - Amongi Winnie Prossy Arach When I joined obanga Akica in 2017, I already had a small produce business that was doing...

WNSP Expands Income Generating Activities to Include Shea Butter Soap

“As women, this project is such a good one. Soap is quite expensive for our families, and women being the main users of soap face profound challenges. Soap making needs to be an initiative so it can be readily available in our households, and also as an income...

COVID-19 Brings Kitchen Gardening to a Standstill

"Thanks to the timely response from WNSP, I was able to not miss the planting season" -Josephine   Josephine a group member of Nen-Anyim said women in Northern Uganda face a lot of challenges and responsibilities raging from social economic, education, domestic...

Backyard Farming with WNSP

"Before WNSP supported gardens I was ignorant about the benefits of vegetables..." -Wilson   WNSP women led supported groups are tackling malnutrition through kitchen gardens. What they grow in excess, they can preserve or sell the surplus to supplement your...

Economic Empowerment Through VSLA

Growing from strength to strength, WNSP with funding support from our partners in the U.S., is creatingan enabling environment for the rural communities to eliminate poverty through village microcreditstrategies.  Using WNSP VSLAs approach, many rural communities...

Meet Patrick Kidega, Project Coordinator for WNSP

“ I am proud to be part of a team working to support our local communities of women to overcome the challenges they face. What makes me particularly passionate about this work is rooted in my childhood where my family experienced similar challenges....” – Patrick...

WNSP Response to the Challenges Created by Covid-19

“WNSP staff along with it many women’s groups began to brainstorm and figure out a way forward even in these trying times. WNSP was particularly keen on understanding whether women socio-economic empowerment provides a basis for community resilience during and in the...

Home Management Conference’s That Support: Stella’s Story

“I heard that WNSP had invited women from Oyam to a Home Management Conference so I decided to first come to the conference before carrying out my plans. After hearing some teachings, I decided to change my plans..” –Stella  WNSP’s Home Management Conference...

Youth Empowerment for the Purpose

“With the training and inspiration I received I gained the confidence to stand before my fellow teens to the extent that when my leader asked me to become the girls’ youth leader, I gladly accepted.” – Collins   Youth are the next generation of Uganda’s leaders,...