PSFU Holds Second Annual Katale to Aid Women in Business

Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is holding its second Annual Women’s Katale where women and girls that are entrepreneurs will have a chance to showcase their businesses.

The two-day event is taking place from Friday and Saturday 10th-11th March 2023, at the Uganda Manufacturers’ Association (UMA) Multi-purpose Hall in Kampala, and it will feature networking between entrepreneurs, market access, and social and business development skills acquisition.

The Women Katale Season 2 will commemorate International Women’s Day and has been organized by PSFU in collaboration with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works (YAW) initiative.

This year’s Katale is in line with PSFU’s mission which is “to enhance business growth and competitiveness for sustainable wealth creation and shared value.”

It is intended to recognize the contribution and potential of women and girls as entrepreneurs.

The ‘Katale’ is a result of synergies between private sector key players and development partners such as the Mastercard Foundation in driving social impact and positive economic change.

The event will feature business clinics that will enable women to become their own bosses and know how to monetize knowledge by creating affordable content for startups.

The clinics include;

1. One-Stop-Centre facilitated by URA, URSB, UNBS, and Finance Trust Bank – designed to offer financial skills, business development, tax education, access to finance, and business registration among others.
2. The beauty clinic facilitated by Movit Uganda is designed to help clients feel confident through skills acquisition.
3. The Boss Babe Business clinic facilitated by Claire Muhire on how to monetize knowledge.
4. Creative Business Clinic facilitated by Zeus the Agency to offer branding and design, skills for creating affordable content, among others.
5. Tech Clinic facilitated by Safe Boda to offer technologies and innovations that enable women and girl entrepreneurs to thrive, for example, AI-powered personal financial management tools, and e-commerce, among others.

The Chief Executive Officer of PSFU, Mr Stephen Asiimwe, says they believe women have an important role to play in Uganda’s economic development and they want to support them in every way possible.