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47 Pader women access Shs215 million in business loans

13 November 2026, 10:04 pm

Thomas Owor the GROW focal point person Pader District

By Geoffrey Okwong

At least 47 women entrepreneurs in Pader District have accessed loans worth Shs215 million through Pride Bank under a financing arrangement intended to support women-owned businesses.

District Community Development Officer Festo Okidi disclosed that the women had received the loans from an allocation of Shs400 million earmarked for women entrepreneurs in the district.

Okidi on women accessing the money

Okidi made the disclosure during the closing of a four-day business skills training under the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) programme.

He said the financing was intended to help women entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, while another financing channel through Koch Goma had also been set aside to support women in Pader.

Pader District Women Council Chairperson and GROW project chairperson Prossy Ayoo said the programme was designed to strengthen women who were already engaged in business through training before they accessed financial support.
Thomas Owor the GROW focal point person Pader District 

Ayoo said the training was important because women needed business management skills to make proper use of financing and improve the sustainability of their enterprises.

Ayoo on the outcome of the training to the women 

Thomas Owor, the GROW focal person in Pader, said women who did not attend the recent training could also qualify for programme support if they met the required conditions.

Owor said the district was seeking ways to extend business skills training to more women, including through Community Development Officers.

The four-day training brought together 106 women from 23 lower administrative units in Pader District. It covered business management and other skills intended to help women improve the performance of their enterprises.

The GROW programme is implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development with support from the World Bank to expand economic opportunities and improve the productivity of women-owned enterprises.