Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises Project

Abstract*

The project will primarily focus on supporting interventions that address the constraints to women’s economic empowerment with particular focus on women entrepreneurship, thereby enhancing women’s income, productivity and both the economic and social support systems that enable their success as entrepreneurs and leaders in their communities. In addition, the project will support the Government of Uganda’s gender-inclusive recovery from COVID19 and... Show More

Development Objective

To increase access to entrepreneurial services that enable female entrepreneurs to grow their enterprises in targeted locations, including host and refugee communities

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P176747
Status
Active
Team Leader
Serena Cavicchi , Samuel Clark, Christabel Sefa
Borrower 2
Republic of Uganda

Country
Uganda
Disclosure Date
July 20, 2021
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 17, 2022
Effective Date
January 20, 2023

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 217.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development,Private Sector Foundation Uganda
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2022

Commitment Amount
US$ 217.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
January 24, 2024
Closing Date
December 31, 2027

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change18%
- FY17 - Adaptation11%
- FY17 - Mitigation6%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development22%
- FY17 - Infrastructure Finance22%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender100%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs26%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs9%
- FY17 - Skills Development24%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development100%
- FY17 - Entrepreneurship91%
- FY17 - MSME Development23%
FY17 - Jobs11%
- FY17 - Job Creation11%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Fragility, Conflict and Violence64%
- FY17 - Forced Displacement64%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management30%
- FY17 - Flood and Drought Risk Management30%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	217.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	217.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	217.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	217.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 17, 2024	IDA-E0920	Loan Disb	8,000,000.00
Jun 17, 2022	IDA-E0920	Loan Commitment	217,000,000.00
Apr 4, 2024	IDA-E0920	Loan Disb	3,000,000.00
Dec 26, 2023	IDA-E0920	Loan Disb	5,000,000.00
Mar 24, 2023	IDA-E0920	Loan Disb	3,728,700.00
Sep 5, 2023	IDA-E0920	Loan Disb	10,288,000.00
Sep 5, 2023	IDA-E0920	Loan Disb	1,100,000.00
Apr 18, 2023	IDA-E0920	Loan Disb	1,814,500.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2025-01-15
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-01-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-15
Financial Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-01-15
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-15
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Value of credit provided to women enterprises (Amount) Value 0.00 0.00 110000000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Value of credit provided to women enterprises (Amount) Value 0.00 0.00 110000000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Beneficiaries reached with non-financial entrepreneurial services (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 280000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Beneficiaries reached with non-financial entrepreneurial services (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 280000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women enterprises in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 560000.00
Date
Comment
Women enterprises in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 560000.00
Date
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 21000.00
Date
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 21000.00
Date
Comment
Refugee-owned enterprises Value 0.00 0.00 160000.00
Date
Comment
Refugee-owned enterprises Value 0.00 0.00 160000.00
Date
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 7000.00
Date
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 7000.00
Date
Comment
Beneficiaries of job-focused interventions Value 0.00 0.00 50000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Beneficiaries of job-focused interventions Value 0.00 0.00 50000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Beneficiaries reached with financial services Value 0.00 0.00 28750.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Beneficiaries reached with financial services Value 0.00 0.00 28750.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 4300.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 4300.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Jobs of enterprises in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 7500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Jobs of enterprises in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 7500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 1438.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 1438.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Total project beneficiaries (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 1600000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Total project beneficiaries (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 1600000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Jobs of refugee-owned enterprises Value 0.00 0.00 2500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Jobs of refugee-owned enterprises Value 0.00 0.00 2500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Women beneficiaries (percentage) Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date
Comment
Women beneficiaries (percentage) Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date
Comment
Women in RHD Value 0.00 0.00 240000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Women in RHD Value 0.00 0.00 240000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 80000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 80000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Regional facilities constructed or rehabilitated under the project, including childcare facilities and GBV referral services, operating as planned (Number)	Value	0.00	0.00	10.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Regional facilities constructed or rehabilitated under the project, including childcare facilities and GBV referral services, operating as planned (Number)	Value	0.00	0.00	10.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Number of policy relevant reports prepared under the project Value 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Number of policy relevant reports prepared under the project Value 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 7500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 7500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Gender inclusive upgrades under the project operating with green energy systems (Percentage) Value 0.00 0.00 25.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Gender inclusive upgrades under the project operating with green energy systems (Percentage) Value 0.00 0.00 25.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women entrepreneurs who complete the core women entrepreneur course (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 20000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women entrepreneurs who complete the core women entrepreneur course (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 20000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment

Women entrepreneurs and employees benefiting from access to infrastructure constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Number)	Value	0.00	0.00	120000.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Women entrepreneurs and employees benefiting from access to infrastructure constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Number)	Value	0.00	0.00	120000.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Number of policy forums on female entrepreneurship and WEE, GBV and behavior change supported under the project Value 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Number of policy forums on female entrepreneurship and WEE, GBV and behavior change supported under the project Value 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Percentage of grievances registered in the project's grievance redress system that are addressed Value 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Percentage of grievances registered in the project's grievance redress system that are addressed Value 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 600.00
Date
Comment
Women RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 600.00
Date
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 180.00
Date
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 180.00
Date
Comment
RHC women who report the core women entrepreneur course is accessible and meets their needs (Percentage) Value 0.00 0.00 85.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
RHC women who report the core women entrepreneur course is accessible and meets their needs (Percentage) Value 0.00 0.00 85.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women microenterprises accessing credit from a formal financial institution (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 28000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women microenterprises accessing credit from a formal financial institution (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 28000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women benefiting from trade-specific training under the project (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 60000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women benefiting from trade-specific training under the project (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 60000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women small enterprises accessing credit from a formal financial institution (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 1250.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women small enterprises accessing credit from a formal financial institution (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 1250.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Gender gap between women participating in the project in ownership of and use of bank accounts Value 13.40 0.00 8.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Gender gap between women participating in the project in ownership of and use of bank accounts Value 13.40 0.00 8.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 9000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 9000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 3000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 3000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment

Beneficiaries supported by the project stating that their involvement in decision-making over household expenditures has increased	Value	0.00	0.00	75.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Beneficiaries supported by the project stating that their involvement in decision-making over household expenditures has increased	Value	0.00	0.00	75.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Women in RHD Value 0.00 0.00 55.00
Date
Comment
Women in RHD Value 0.00 0.00 55.00
Date
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 55.00
Date
Comment
Refugee women Value 0.00 0.00 55.00
Date
Comment
Beneficiary management information system (MIS) established and operating Value No No Yes
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Beneficiary management information system (MIS) established and operating Value No No Yes
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women participating in planning forums supported to identify priority infrastructure (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 11000.00
Date April 29, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women participating in planning forums supported to identify priority infrastructure (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 11000.00
Date April 29, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women participating in a networking platform supported by the project, disaggregated by age (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 150000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women participating in a networking platform supported by the project, disaggregated by age (Number) Value 0.00 0.00 150000.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 December 31, 2027
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 22500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Women in RHDs Value 0.00 0.00 22500.00
Date June 30, 2022 September 13, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment

Women in RHDs	Value	0.00	0.00	4300.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Jobs of enterprises in RHDs	Value	0.00	0.00	7500.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Refugee women	Value	0.00	0.00	1438.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Total project beneficiaries (Number)	Value	0.00	0.00	1600000.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Jobs of refugee-owned enterprises	Value	0.00	0.00	2500.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Women beneficiaries (percentage)	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date
	Comment

Women in RHD	Value	0.00	0.00	240000.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Gender gap between women participating in the project in ownership of and use of bank accounts	Value	13.40	0.00	8.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	September 13, 2022	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS