Before the coronavirus, Lamwaka Lillian used to arrive home after selling tomatoes and onions in the market and hug her two-year-old daughter. Now, this routine can’t happen, because Lamwaka’s afraid of catching the coronavirus while serving customers in the market and spreading it to her daughter. She has no idea…

When Village Enterprise Business Mentor, Dan Kezengwa, logged onto Facebook and saw a post by a Village Enterprise partner, Days for Girl International, talking about their #Masks4Millions campaign, he got an idea. What if he advised his tailoring business owners to switch their operation to producing masks and selling them…

Paicho, Uganda, is a small town located thirty minutes outside of Gulu. It’s a simple place containing a few small shops that supply food items, gardening tools, and gasoline, and a rolex (an egg omelet and veggies wrapped in chapati) stand on the side of the road. It’s also home…

On Tuesday, Anthony Enabu, a Village Enterprise Field Associate based in Dokolo, Uganda, posted a photo of himself on WhatsApp wearing a face mask and a white helmet with a plastic shield that covered his entire face. …

Village Enterprise believes that it is important for our community to understand how we will be supporting some of the most vulnerable populations during the global pandemic. This is a virus that does not know borders, race, or how much a person has in their bank account. It will impact…

When you give, you’re not just changing one life, you’re changing generations. My life was completely changed by one person who believed in me and invested in my future. Imagine that one person has touched me, but through me, they have touched my whole family and others. Because of what…

Name: Jacob Oola Position: Business Mentor at Village Enterprise Location: Nwoya, Acholi Sub-Region, Uganda Profile: Jacob, a Village Enterprise business mentor, is dressed in a patterned mustard yellow shirt, dark jeans, and brown shoes. He wears a silver and black helmet that surrounds his head and makes it difficult to…