International Programmes Director, Diane Dafla, from Deki.org.UK, had been in Uganda this January visiting a number of our clients and their leaders in the outskirt of Kampala, and Palabek Kal, northern Uganda. For the few days, she spent she get to know some of our clients and group leaders. While, in the north, she visited their homes, took pictures, and interviewed few. Women in Palabek Kal loved her, almost everybody she met desire to take a picture with her, Josephine Otema said. In these two… Read More
A South Sudanese realizes her Dream with Microcredit.
Teresa Amyel knew that setting up a business selling out foodstuff will fill a gap in her household needs that she lost in 20 years of constant civil. Nevertheless the 59-year-old on a meager salary could not find a single bank willing to grant her a loan. In spite of this, Amyel has been able to fulfill her dream, because of microcredit. Before she got microcredit, she did not know these kind of loans were available in Magwi County and Southern Sudan. However, she thinks… Read More
May: Micro Finance Manager needed
HOPE OFIRIHA is National None Governmental Organization (NGO) based in South Sudan and Uganda founded with an aim to empower women and children living in rural communities to overcome social injustice, disease, illiteracy, and poverty. Our small-scale interventions enhance their social and economic well-being and help them reach their potential. HOPE OFIRIHA’s economic empowerment arm – (micro-finance), seeks to change its previous approach of lending, to establishing a well thought out innovation owned by women to fight poverty through income generation initiative by taking up… Read More
Jan. News: Kick Start Microloan Programme
In late November and early December James Collett visited Hope Ofiriha (HO) on behalf of our new partner Deki. He was met at the airport by Alice Amwony who manages our local operations in Magwi, Juba, and Uganda. HO microloan is in its nascent stage with a network of two branches in Juba area. However, it has already mobilized 1,000 poor women into 50 groups, and the disbursement of the first loans to 20 women borrowers starting this January. The initial experiences in Juba suggest… Read More
