Business training in Uganda - does it work?

Livingstone Mukasa

Survey resultsSurvey carried out in March / April 2011

A review of the efficacy of the training complteed between September 2009 and May2010

Total universe was 500 people, of which we reached 71 (14%)

Methodology was by phone and face to face interviews

We asked some simple questions, before, and then six months or so after the training

– Do you currently have a business?

– How would you describe it at the moment?

– Does it employ other people?

– If so, how many?

– How do you feel about your church giving?

The questions

Do you have a business? (before)

YesNo

Do you have a business? (after)

YesNo

How would you describe your business? (before)

56%29%

11% 0% 4%

Unsuccessful Fair Just starting Improving Successful

How would you describe your business? (after)

3% 3%8%

42%

44%

Unsuccessful Fair Just starting Improving Successful

44%

Did you employ other people? (before)

YesNo

Did you employ other people? (after)

YesNo

How many people do you employ?

0102030405060708090

before after

How was your church giving? (before)

Good Fair Improving Poor

How was your church giving? (after)

Good Fair Improving Poor

Numbers, numbers – what about the people?

Mary Mirembe – started hairdressing salon

My financial status has really improved, my first savings was 160,000 and my next saving was 300,000 then 700,000

my targeting now is 1,000,000. I hope to expand my saloon and make a

wholesale shop for the braids and weaves. The training was good, it opened our eyes, and it teaches you how to

save.Every one needs this training because we all need to save.

Thanks for the good work, keep it up!

Numbers, numbers – what about the people?

Okuni James – started seed retailer

As a result of the training I gained the confidence and felt discontented with where I was.

I finally set up a retail shop which is working well. Sometimes I feel I should have started a long time ago!

I’m planning to expand the business especially millet which is on high demand. I’m also planning to open up more outlets in other places.

Numbers, numbers – what about the people?

Nabuuma Margaret – started laundry service

Life was so hard, I was doing nothing, I had failed to get any job since am not educated. When I came for the training,

I looked in the book and choose what I could do even though am not educated and so I became a Dobbi (Laundry services).

The training helped me so much and I believe that if it wasn’t for the training, I don’t know where I would be now because life was really hard.

Business training in Uganda - does it work?

Yes!