Thousands of refugee women-led businesses and refugee SMEs in Uganda lack access to affordable, flexible, and sustainable tailored financing and funding.

THE IMPACTFUL SOLUTION

Kuza Refugee Business Platform (REBU) is facilitating access to tailored financing, funding, and essential business financial literacy for women-led businesses and refugee SMEs in Uganda.

We search for and evaluate refugee businesses, then design and deliver relevant loans at rates that are affordable, flexible, and sustainable, specifically tailored to the unique circumstances of refugee settings in Uganda.

Financing refugee women-led businesses is another way of supporting a girl to remain in school, as hunger has been highlighted as one of the causes for refugee girls’ school dropout. Financing refugee businesses positively impacts education, food security, nutrition, and overall health outcomes for both the mother and her children. 

Our Resounding Reason

REBU’s task is to create a thriving environment where financial literacy and access to finance are not just aspirations but realities, enabling refugee women and SMEs to drive sustainable change within their communities.

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About us

By providing tailored financing, funding, and business financial literacy, REBU, a social enterprise, aims to uplift and foster a supportive environment for refugee women entrepreneurs and refugee-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We achieve this by mobilizing crucial resources to bolster businesses established by refugees for their fellow refugees. REBU’s task is to create a thriving environment where financial literacy and access to finance are not just aspirations but realities, enabling refugee women and SMEs to drive sustainable change within their communities through production and supply of goods and services.

What we do at REBU

Redefining access to finance & funding

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Market Research

We do carry out market research and business assessments to inform the status of businesses and markets.

Business Building

We depend on our market research and design financial products for refugee women businesses and SMEs for production and supply of goods and services.

Financing

We mobilise resources to fund and finance refugee women businesses and SMEs building in refugee settings in Uganda.

Our courageous vision

Uplifting refugee women-led businesses and building refugee SMEs by providing access to tailored financing, funding, and essential business financial literacy.

Our achievements

200

Refugees’ livelihoods improved

USD 10,000

Mobilised to support refugee businesses

10+

Jobs created.

1

Number of SMEs built

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Board members
Ambassador Francis Maberi - Chairperson of the Board.
Dr. Philip Sandwell - Board Member
Ms Arielle Ben-hur - Board Member
Dr Salamatu J. Fada- Board Member
EPA Ndahimana - CEO
Edgar Mutebi - CFO
Kyarikunda Mackline - Chief Operations Officer
Mary Musengimana - Refugee Business Manager
Chrispus Matsiko - Research and Communications Officer
Anena Beatrice Ayat - Legal Officer