The Economic Development Department at UCSS is changing lives as they mentor, train, and encourage people as they develop income producing skills. Most people in Uganda are farmers, however, farm yields are often not enough to generate incomes and are primarily for subsistence farming (to feed their families). When crops are ruined due to drought, pests, or flooding, there is no other way to earn money for food or other needs.

This is why the Economic Development Department is working to give people additional skills that help diversify their income. In addition to teaching skills such as tailoring, animal husbandry, pottery, specialized agriculture, and jewelry making, people engaged in this department are also taught about financial responsibility, and plugged into groups that encourage their bodies, minds, and hearts. These groups vibrantly give love to their group members and the surrounding communities.

Economic Development in Uganda is all about investing in the future of communities so that they can be healthy and self-sustaining.

Things We’re Doing

The economic co-op groups meet together to plan and strategize.
Group members attend weekly meetings where they are encouraged, trained, led through Bible study and counseled by mental health facilitators.
Members participate in financial literacy training which teaches the value of saving money and using it responsibly.
Many young adults participate in training at our vocational school and are learning new skills like tailoring and jewelry making so that they have a way to earn an income.

Things We’re Doing

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