We a private entity that focuses on promoting climate-smart agriculture practices and appropriate technologies aimed at improving farm incomes and agricultural business.
We seek to build the capacity of young entrepreneurs to be self-reliant through mentorship and training and the introduction of appropriate technologies to young people. Our primary target is refugees and the host community mainly around the Rwamwanja refugee camp, though other community members are taken on as well.
Our major focus is to support young entrepreneurs to develop business projects to enhance self-reliance and self-resilience among young people as and means to be job creators. GIC provides the necessary support such as capacity building, mentoring, and training for young people in agriculture, agriculture value addition, and adaptation of appropriate technologies. We also carry out post-training mentorship and support for the business ventures our trainees and mentees have developed. We also carry out an Entrepreneurship development training program, provisioning of incubation facilities, and market links for products produced through the programs and support. Other support activities provided include legal services such as incorporation and registration of start-ups, regulatory advice to incubatees, Intellectual property protection such as trademark registration, etc.
Our Vision
Our vision is enterprise development through agriculture incubation
Our Objectives
- To promote the development of small businesses through training and capacity building.
- To provide Business Development skilling, mentoring, networking, and relationship support.
- To inculcate sound entrepreneurial and start-up culture among young people.
- To provide skills development for young people and promote skilled labor for new and existing enterprises.
Services offered
GIC provides several services for business incubation ranging from business incubation, training and skilling, and agriculture technology promotion and sharing, market linkages and legal and regulatory support among others.
Our Target group
Our target group includes young people in the following categories
- Individual members of the host community living near or with refugee communities
- Refugees in Uganda
- NGOs and CBOs that focus on youths, refugees, and minority groups in Uganda
- Private companies run by young people or those that focus on empowering young people or refugees and other minorities both Ugandans from the host community and refugees.