A RESILIENT REFUGEE ENTREPRENEUR

Sephora is 19 years old and lives in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement with her parents, after fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo due to conflict and insecurity. She is a member of ‘Unleashed’, a refugee-led organisation who have received support from Opportunity International to develop and build sustainable livelihoods.

Along with other members of the group, Sephora received financial training and a loan to develop several treatment products and awareness-raising around women’s health issues. Sephora says: “I have personally learned many new skills, including design, manufacture, mixing of cosmetic and medical ingredients and marketing. I have many hopes for the future.”

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OVER 10,000 young people in Uganda and Rwanda have been trained in business skills

3.9 MILLION CHILDREN are benefiting from our education programmes

15,189 SCHOOLS improved facilities to help keep children in school for longer

OVER 26,000 farmers trained to improve their harvests across Africa

MILLION

18 CLIENTS REACHED

WORLDWIDE

13,088 people living with disabilities in Uganda have opened an individual savings account

156,690 women using digital financial services across Africa

92% of clients are women

5,281 Ugandan refugees trained in financial literacy