The Zena Launchpad

Entrepreneurship Training Program

This is an effective educational program in Kamuli, Uganda, that supports women from rural areas living below the poverty line. In a one-year program, participants acquire practical entrepreneurial skills that enable them to start their own businesses after graduation. Through fixed-term employment contracts, the women not only receive a solid education, but also an income, 60% of which they can set aside each month as start-up capital. Graduates of the Zena Launchpad thus create new sources of income for their families and contribute to the long-term economic empowerment of their communities.