Our Work
Sustainable Livelihoods
Everyone has dreams, but not everyone has the opportunities to realise them.
Parents have the desire to look after and provide for their children, but many do not have the means by which to do this. We believe that every individual, especially those who are the most vulnerable, should have the opportunity to be able to earn an income and work to improve their own situation in life. We provide training and education to enable people to increase and diversify their incomes. This is to make sure that households are more resilient to economic and environmental shocks. Studies have shown that women are ‘change’ agents as they tend to spend a greater percentage of their income on their household’s welfare than men do. Focusing on empowering women therefore has a multiplying impact on families and the wider communities in which they live. In addition to these approaches, we look to enable market access for business owners through facilitating the set up of cooperatives. In Uganda, this ensures that farmers are growing quality produce, bulk selling and receiving fair prices at market.
Did you know...
- Women are often the most vulnerable and poorest in society. Vocational training can significantly impact women’s empowerment by generating additional income
- Dreams are universal, but opportunity is not
- Roughly half the world’s population still lives on less than £1.50 a day and in many places, having a job does not guarantee the ability to escape poverty
- When one person is trained and equipped to start their own business, they are not only then able to provide for their family, send their kids to school, and start to save some of their income – they may even go on to employ people! The positive impact multiplies
What do we do?
Training
We give vocational training to develop alternative income streams and train entrepreneurs in business management
Partnership
We facilitate responsible peer lending and microfinance and form and strengthen enterprise and savings groups
Selling Produce
We encourage and facilitate market access for small-scale business owners, market systems development with pro-poor business growth and the formation of cooperatives.
Read some of the latest stories below to find out more.
Where We Work
Signpost is currently working within disadvantaged communities, working in partnership to bring about community-driven change.
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29th February 2024Tailor made for success – Jenefer
Meet Jenefer! Jenefer (18) lives in Mambi village, Pajur Parish, in the Nebbi District of Uganda. She is the 4th born in a family of 8 children (2 boys and 6 girls). Her parents are peasant farmers who grow traditional crops for upkeep of the family. They grow groundnuts for…
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12th October 2023Hope for Docus and her family through learning sewing skills
Meet Docus! Docus (22) lives with her parents and siblings in Nyekakura Village in the Nebbi District of Uganda. She is a substinence farmer and helps her family around the home and in the garden. Thanks to funding from BFSS (British & Foreign School Society), we were able…
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5th October 2023Harvest Appeal
It’s that time of year again when, in Scotland, the season starts to change. The temperatures begin to cool, the nights grow longer, and the colours of the leaves begin to change. Autumn is one of my favourite times of year as I’m reminded of the beauty of God’s creation.…
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