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dfcu Women in Business

Agnes Mbabazi’s journey from corporate agribusiness executive to founder of Agrifarm Uganda shows how dfcu Bank’s support helped transform a side hustle into a growing force in Uganda’s agriculture sector.

How dfcu Bank Helped Agnes Mbabazi Turn Agrifarm Into a Ugandan Agribusiness Force

As Uganda celebrates International Women’s Day 2026, Agnes Mbabazi’s success story of building Agrifarm Uganda, an agro-input business, is one of the stories featured in “She Powers Uganda’s Economy — A dfcu
March 8, 2026
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An entrepreneur showcases some of her products during the dfcu Rising Woman Expo on November 14. The expo is empowering women-led enterprises with training, mentorship, and market access, helping entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, gain visibility, and build the skills needed to drive sustainable growth across Uganda.
An entrepreneur showcases some of her products during the dfcu Rising Woman Expo on November 14. The expo is empowering women-led enterprises with training, mentorship, and market access, helping entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, gain visibility, and build the skills needed to drive sustainable growth across Uganda.

How the dfcu Rising Woman Initiative is Transforming Women Businesses

dfcu Bank, in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited, is steadily deepening its investment in women-led enterprises through the Rising Woman Expo. The flagship platform has grown into one of Uganda’s most influential
November 20, 2025
Doreen Atuheire Kabachelor, the Head of dfcu Women in Business, says the program targets women-led SMEs, including those structured as sole proprietorships or companies where women own at least 50% of the shares.
Doreen Atuheire Kabachelor, the Head of dfcu Women in Business, says the program targets women-led SMEs, including those structured as sole proprietorships or companies where women own at least 50% of the shares.

Unlocking Her Economy: How dfcu Bank’s Women in Business is Reshaping the Entrepreneurial Landscape

In Uganda’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape, where the promise of entrepreneurship often ends at the gates of gender inequality, dfcu Bank is quietly building a new gateway—one designed not just for access, but
July 2, 2025
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Victoria Basemera, Founder of Extreme Little Stars (R), poses for a photo with her Son that supported in the Proposal for Rising Woman Initiative Entries.

Persistence, Product, and People: Lessons from Victoria Basemera’s 12-Year Journey.

In Uganda’s high-failure SME landscape, where most small businesses don’t make it past their fifth year, Victoria Basemera, founder of Extreme Little Stars Limited, has not only survived but grown a snack
June 16, 2025
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Charles Mudiwa, Chief Executive Officer of dfcu Bank, pictured during the 2024 Performance Stakeholder Breakfast, where he delivered a bold message of transformation and resurgence. Under his leadership, the bank has staged a remarkable recovery—more than doubling profits—and now sets its sights on becoming one of Uganda’s top five most profitable banks by 2026. “We’re out of the woods,” Mudiwa declared. “The strategy is clear, the team is ready, and the future is ours to build.”

Fired-Up! Charles Mudiwa’s 2024 Big dfcu Bank Turnaround 

When dfcu Bank in January 2017, acquired Crane Bank, then one of the five largest Banks in Uganda, for UGX200 billion, it had been hoped that dfcu’s market share fortunes would greatly
April 3, 2025
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Annette Kiconco, the Chief Retail Banking Officer, at dfcu Bank.

Powering Uganda’s Future: How dfcu Bank is Redefining Women Entrepreneurship: an Exclusive Interview with the Chief Retail Banking Officer at dfcu Bank.

For decades, dfcu Bank has been at the forefront of economic transformation in Uganda. It has played a pivotal role in empowering women entrepreneurs, breaking financial barriers, and enabling thousands of women
March 31, 2025
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Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, Senior Presidential Advisor on Industry (2nd left) and dfcu’s Ruth Asasira, the Manager Women in Business & Special Programs together with one of the winners in the 5th Edition of Rising Woman Challenge. The program is part of the bank’s Women in Business Program which has to date, directly benefited over 80,000 women across the country.

FACTS BEHIND THE FIGURES: dfcu banks on transforming lives and businesses through innovation and empowering Ugandans 

Dfcu Limited, the holding company for dfcu Bank, last week released its 2022 results reporting that net profit grew by 217% from UGX9.3 billion in 2021 to UGX29.5 billion in 2022, underpinned
April 4, 2023
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