Money for your business, from people who know your market.
We lend to traders in Nateete, riders around Kampala, a pharmacy in Masanafu and a school in Entebbe. Five loans, each built around how the money actually reaches you. Lending here since 2016, and more than nine in ten of our borrowers are women.
Group meetings every week, on a day your group agrees together. Sit in on one before you borrow.
Nayiga Evelyn, bar & pool table owner — a JumpStart Africa client
A lender that is actually here
We work out of Nateete and lend across Kampala, mostly through women's groups that meet every week.
Over 90%
of our borrowers are women
JumpStart Africa lends mainly through women's solidarity groups.
Since 2016
Lending in Uganda
JumpStart Africa was founded as a social enterprise in Uganda.
Which loan is yours?
Find the line that sounds like your week.
How borrowing here works
1. Talk to an officer
Message us on WhatsApp, call, or find us at a group meeting. Tell us what your business does and how the money comes in.
2. Join a group, or bring security
Group borrowers guarantee each other, so land titles are not always part of it. Other loans are secured. An officer will tell you which one fits you.
3. Get approved
We check your business and your paperwork, then confirm what you can borrow and what you will pay back.
4. Repay as you earn
Weekly at your group meeting if you take in money daily. Monthly if you are paid at the end of the month.
Approval times differ by product and we are confirming the current ones, so ask an officer how long your loan will take before you plan around it.
People who borrowed here
Real clients, by name, with the business they run and the place they run it.
Group meetings every week
Group meetings are where weekly repayments are collected, new members are introduced, groups guarantee each other, and members get financial literacy, leadership and entrepreneurship training. Anyone thinking about a Group Loan is welcome to sit in on one first.
Questions people ask us first
Talk to a person before you decide anything.
Tell an officer what your business does. They will tell you which loan fits and exactly what you need to bring.