Josephine Kaanuyi is a wife, mother and teacher, living in the Pallisa district of eastern Uganda. She has always dreamt of owning a cotton field. “Although I enjoy teaching, I have always felt passionate about starting a cotton-growing project. Perhaps I am a farmer at heart but I lacked the funds to do anything aboutRead more
Annette Nabuduwa was a health worker at the Bushokori Health Centre in Uganda’s Mbale district. She supplemented her salary by working extra shifts after hours at the centre. The additional income helped her to support her husband and son but she was dreaming about something far bigger – serving her community through her own business.Read more
Like many others in Uganda who teach, Geoffrey Agensi, an educator at Misanvu Demonstration Primary School, in the Masaka District, needed a second income to support his wife Rose and their five children. Geoffrey decided on bee-keeping as a second income as it would still give him time to be able to teach his classes.Read more
Adam Puliisi Wandera lives in the Butaleja district in eastern Uganda. His teacher’s salary could not make ends meet for his wife and seven children and Adam started thinking about how to earn extra money. Since he already owned a piece of land, Adam decided to grow rice because there was a demand for itRead more
Students at the Bukwaga Primary School in Sironko have learnt modern farming methods and the responsibility that comes with maintaining a garden, thanks to Stephen Washaki, their head teacher. In order to purchase seeds, Steven obtained a loan from Bayport Uganda. The students learnt how to grow and look after tomatoes, cabbages, green peppers, eggplants,Read more
In February 2014, Bayport Uganda embarked on an exciting new marketing campaign when mobile cinema unit (MCU) vans arrived in each of the six Bayport areas across the country. The MCUs were outfitted with cinema equipment, enabling them to show movies and advertise Bayport’s services. In September, the MCU film shows were launched in various ruralRead more
