Loan
GROW Loan for women-owned enterprises
GROW Project, Private Sector Foundation Uganda and participating banks
At a glance
- Deadline
- Open. No closing date published.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- living in Uganda, including refugee women registered by the Government of Uganda
- a woman who owns at least 51 per cent of a micro or small business
- Where
- Uganda
A loan you pay back, of UGX 4 million to UGX 200 million at not more than 10 per cent a year, for a woman-owned micro or small business, with no loan application or processing fee. Borrowers who repay on time get back a grant of up to 5 per cent of the principal.
The facts
- What you get
- UGX 4 million to UGX 200 million, interest not more than 10 per cent a year, 6 to 24 month repayment. An interest-free option is offered to Muslim women entrepreneurs.
- Where
- Uganda
- How long
- 6 to 24 months repayment
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- living in Uganda, including refugee women registered by the Government of Uganda
- a woman who owns at least 51 per cent of a micro or small business
- you apply through one of six banks: Stanbic, DFCU, Equity, Finance Trust Bank, Centenary Bank or Post Bank
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “Bank application through a participating bank.”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a loan
General advice from us, the same for every loan. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Find the repayment terms first: the interest, the fees, how long you have, and what happens if you pay late.
- Work out the monthly amount and check you could pay it from what you earn.
- Check who is lending. A real lender never asks you to pay before you receive the money.
If there is an interview or a test
- Be ready to show your numbers: what you earn, what you spend, what the money is for.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on GROW Project, Private Sector Foundation Uganda and participating banks's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at GROW Project, Private Sector Foundation Uganda and participating banks's own website on 19 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.