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Equity Mama loans empowers over 2,000 women to achieve financial independence  

Businesswomen at the 'Abakyala Ku Ntikko' event organised by Equity Bank. The women are also beneficiaries of the Equity Mama loan facility.

2191 women started their journey to financial independence and growth through the Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion last year, bringing to over 100,000 women and youth who have gone through the program since inception two years ago.  Many have expanded their businesses, diversified and improved their personal and family welfare because of being intentional in their wealth creation.  Many of the financial literacy graduates continue to hold other women’s hands, empowering and uplifting them in their various groups and communities.  Sylvia Akankwasa from Arua, Rebecca Katisi and Yahala Khasifa from Mbale are some of the graduates of Enterprise Development program…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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