ISSD Uganda

16/06/2026

The Bulumino Community in Bukibokolo Subcounty, Bududa district, is making remarkable strides in restoring the environment while supporting sustainable development. The community has set up a community tree nursery to grow indigenous tree seedlings, ensuring a steady supply for future planting on th...

15/06/2026

15/06/2026

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14/06/2026

12/06/2026

Rebecca Namutosi is a PIP farmer from the Burafula Lower community, Bushika sub-county, in the Bududa district. Before the intervention of the CommonGround project, she used to buy vegetables daily and she would spend between Shs5, 000 to Shs10, 000 depending on the days need. She revealed that she....

03/06/2026

On Kigezi TV website, EYE-C She Works Project features showing how the project is going to impact the lives of young women in Coffee through dignified and fulfilling work follow link bellow for details. Agricultural Business Initiative - abi ISSD Uganda International Women's Coffee Alliance - Uganda Chapter Cafe Africa

The EYE-C SHE Works(Empowering Young Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture Stimulated by Coffee) project has officially been launched in Rukungiri District, with stakeholders expressing optimism that the initiative will improve livelihoods through skills development, entrepreneurship, and increased par...

02/06/2026

In the Daily Monitor online, EYE-C She Works project features showing how its going to empower young women in Coffee value chains

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The initiative aims to empower 120,000 young women through competence-based skilling in coffee and related value chain activities

02/06/2026

During his address at the inception meeting of EYE-C She Work Project in Rukungiri district, Fredrick Byekwaso the CAO for Rukungiri pledging total support towards the implementation of the project in his district.

He revealed that coffee is key when managed well, and it can transformation households into the money economy.

He shared experiences of how he grew up seeing his community transform because of coffee.

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02/06/2026

Today marks a big milestone for EYE-C She Works project. Officially the project has been launched by holding an inception meetings in Kigezi region.

The project is going to be implemented by the Integrated Seed and Sector Development (ISSD) Uganda with funding from aBi Development, International Women's Coffee Alliance (IWCA) and Café Africa) in partnership with MasterCard.

The project has been introduced to the different stakeholders including; district officials, MAAIF representative’s department of coffee, grower cooperatives and other relevant stakeholders in the region. The inception meeting has been held at Rukungiri district head quarters.

The Project will contribute to improved livelihoods of 120,000 young women in Western and South-Western region of Uganda through enhanced access to quality, demand-driven skills development and employment opportunities in the coffee sector and associated value chains by 2029.

By 2029, the She Works Project will contribute to improved livelihoods for 120,000 young women in Uganda’s Western and South-Western regions by expanding equitable access to quality, demand-driven skills development, dignified employment opportunities, and entrepreneurship pathways.

The project will also strengthen and position cooperatives and farmer organizations to serve, grow, and thrive alongside skilled young women engaged in the coffee sector and complementary value chains ensuring inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood transformation.

The EYE-C She Works project will be implemented in Western and south western districts of Uganda including; Rwenzori Area (30,000 jobs) covering Kasese & Bwera anchored in Bukonzo Organic Farmers Cooperative Union (BOCU), Kigezi area anchored in Kigezi Coffee Development Academy (KCDA) & Kigezi Growers Cooperative Union covering district of Kanugu, Rukungiri, Kisoro, Rukiiga, Rubanda and Kabale and in Kabarole,Bunyagabu,Kiryandongo, Hoima, Kikube, Bundibugyo, Ibanda, Kamwenge, Bushenyi, Kyenjojo anchored in RSTC & GI cooperatives reaching a total of 120,000 young women of whom 100,000 will be transitioned to traceable dignified incomes.

She works project is implemented in the districts of: Kasese, Kanugu, Rukungiri, Kisoro, Rukiiga, Rubanda and Kabale, Kabarole including fort portal city, Bunyagabu, Kiryandongo, Hoima, Kikube, kakumiro, kibaale, Bundibugyo, Kamwenge, kyegegwa and Kyenjojo.

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14/05/2026

As part of kick starting the implementation of the EYE- C She Works project for the Rwenzori-Albertine Cluster, today cluster partners are at New Fort view hotel for a partner work planning workshop.

The aim of the workshop is to share with cluster partners the implementation road map planning that will contribute to 300,000 young women in dignified and fulfilling work is taking place.

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