Our Heroes

Alidi Nazifa is 32, married with 3 children. Before joining BUWEA, Alidi had no income-generating activities as she was a housewife who depended on her husband who does tailoring work... Read More

Glatiana Chilato is known around her village as Mama Kuku, “mother of chickens”. She is 48 and married with six... Read More

Francis joined Yawezekana SACCO in December of 2015. He is one of the most successful members in the SACCO since then.  Before he joined the SACCO, his business was ineffective... Read More

A teacher with a passion… Milder Achieng Oyugi was visiting Nairobi when she first heard about Yawezekana SACCO and the... Read More

Amiduh and Aisha Kimbugwe are a married couple with 13 children. They live in Kyesiiga, Masaka on a 5-acre farm.... Read More

Ronvince Kiggundu and her family of three (her husband and two grandchildren) are residents of Kyotera, Uganda. Before they received a cow... Read More

Sylvia Nalubega, 32 years old, resides in Nakagongo village in Ssembabule district of Uganda. She is the mother to one... Read More

Mary and her husband Martin have 6 children, including triplets and twins. Over the last few years, Mary’s husband has... Read More

Fidea is a 24-year-old whose husband works as a motorcycle rider.  They started their family with twin girls. Two years later, along came triplets.  It isn’t easy to take care of five girls... Read More