BACKGROUND The Government of Uganda approved Phase 3 of the Energy for Rural Transformation Project (ERT 3) which aims at increasing access to electricity in rural areas of Uganda. Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is one of the project implem [ ... ]

The Government of Uganda (GoU) has applied for credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards financing of the Investment for Industrial Transformation and Employment Project (INVITE) which is currently under preparation. The pro [ ... ]

Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with GIZ Energising Development (EnDev) Uganda started a project to support the off-grid solar and cook stove sectors to survive the COVID-19 crisis and increase resilience. GIZ was commissioned [ ... ]

Uganda Set for Digital Transformation to Streamline Microfinance Supervision and Regulation Processes The digital transformation plan maps the essential strategic actions and resources required for the country's Microfinance Regulatory Authority to  [ ... ]

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Notice is hereby given that the 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) will be held on Thursday 26th November 2020. This year’s AGM will be held virtually and the link will be shared in good tim [ ... ]

BODA BODA RIDERS TRAINED TO SENSITIZE PUBLIC ON WEARING A MASK AT ALL TIMES   Kampala, Friday, 16th October 2020 - Private Sector Foundation Uganda today flags off Safeboda riders to join the sensitization team in the campaign dubbed “Tugobe Coro [ ... ]

Kampala, Tuesday, 6th October 2020 - Private Sector Foundation Uganda together with its partners have today launched a campaign dubbed “Tugobe Corona. Wear A Mask.” The campaign is aimed at sensitizing and creating awareness among Ugandans to sh [ ... ]

The COVID-19 pandemic has already unleased substantial economic damage word-over. Economic growth has been slowed substantially by 2%-3% in Uganda. This is the same world over. The impact on poverty is even greater. We already know that 2.5m people a [ ... ]

3rd September 2020, Kampala. Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development with support from UNDP has drafted the National Work Based Learning Policy. The main purpose of the policy is to promote and strengthen w [ ... ]

Uganda, through Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited, is constructing the a 14-tank storage project aimed at storing up to 70 million litres of fuel with a 220 meters long jetty estimated to deliver fuel in 16 hours. The cost of the storage tanks is estimate [ ... ]

In partnership with Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and the Government of Uganda, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) facilitated a training on 12th August 2020 for Ugandan companies to use a digital tool to discover opportunities [ ... ]

23. August 2020 - The Board and Management of Private Sector Foundation Uganda wishes to make this important announcement about COVID-19. The Ministry of Health has issued a statement about the current surge of this COVID19 in many parts of Uganda,  [ ... ]

The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation to anchor the Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda. Under the Young Africa Works strategy by Mastercard Foundation, PSFU has designed and will implement the Lea [ ... ]

On May 20, this year, Parliament passed the Local Content Bill 2019. The bill, which is currently awaiting formal assent by President Museveni is expected to support all efforts towards entrenching import substitution. Mr Gideon Badagawa, the executi [ ... ]

Kampala, Uganda – July 24, 2020 – On Thursday, 23rd July 2020, the Mastercard Foundation announced its Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda, which has set a goal to enable more than 3 million young people in the country to access dignified and  [ ... ]

Kampala, Uganda, June 9, 2020 – Today the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) announced the creation of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Resilience Response Program in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.  The program will extend i [ ... ]

Kampala: May 3rd, 2020 - Private Sector Foundation in partnership with UN Women have today hosted the first E-conference on mitigating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Ugandan economy.
The two days’ conference was conducted using online ZOO [ ... ]

Kampala: 19th May 2020 – Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) consulted its membership to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on their enterprises through a survey dubbed PSFU Business Barometer. The business barometer looked at the overall business [ ... ]

Kampala, Friday 8th May 2020 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Jumia Uganda, the leading e-commerce company have launched an e-commerce platform to sustain supply chains for micro, small and medium enterprises (M [ ... ]

27th April 2020 KAMPALA, UGANDA – Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) has had many discussions with Government, in particular Ministry of Finance, the Prime Minister, various key players and partners to devise measures on how the economy can b [ ... ]

BUILDING RESILIENCE AMIDST COVID-19 In the midst of the Coronavirus, all companies across the globe are asking themselves if they will weather the storm. What started out as a localized problem for one Chinese province, has brought virtually the ent [ ... ]

In the midst of the current global pandemic crisis and its effects on social and economic stability, Mastercard Foundation has stepped up to continue supporting communities and young people. In a statement released on 9th April 2020 by Mastercard Fou [ ... ]

Consider digital sourcing, sales, and distribution channels  The lock-down directives announced, and the president of Uganda will certainly curtail the smooth flow of raw materials, and distribution of goods if you demand on traditional sourcing an [ ... ]

The economic fallout of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has high potential of getting the world economy into recess. Outputs are reducing, exports, jobs, etc are likely to be challenged as well. And for third world economies this is very likely t [ ... ]

PSFU Training workshop on "Fundraising and Resource Mobilization" which was scheduled for 25th – 27th March, 2020 at Uganda Management Institute, Kampala has been postponed till further notice. This is due to the pandemic of COVID-19.  The t [ ... ]