Programme area 02
Learning a trade is one step. Finding tools, capital and customers is another.
BetterLife combines practical skills with enterprise coaching, savings, finance and market connections. Participants train in areas suited to local demand, including agriculture, poultry, carpentry, tailoring, barbering, weaving and solar technology.
The work continues beyond the training day. We help people test a business idea, understand costs, join a savings group, approach finance and find a route into the market.
RISE brings refugees and host-community members into the same training groups and local economy. Participants learn practical trades, then receive mentorship, business support, market connections and access to small loans, building relationships as they train, save and trade together.
Rukungiri, Uganda
BetterLife’s working demonstration farm and market link. Farmers learn through solar-powered irrigation, greenhouse farming, beekeeping, dairy and livestock, then have a route to supply produce through BetterLife Agro Tourism Farm Ltd.
In use in Uganda
Agribusiness Connekt links farmers and small agricultural enterprises to buyers, finance, services and market information, giving producers trained through BetterLife programmes a route from production into longer-term enterprise.
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Participants from our training sessions and community groups, speaking in English, French and Arabic. Translations are shown beneath.
How we work
“My first question was what would happen after the training. I wanted to understand how to find customers and what I would need to begin working.”
« Quand on doit recommencer sa vie ailleurs, on apporte aussi ses compétences. J’aimerais pouvoir les utiliser pour gagner ma vie ici. »
In English: “When you have to start your life again elsewhere, you also bring your skills. I would like to use mine to earn a living here.”
«لديّ مهارة، لكن بدء العمل يحتاج أيضًا إلى أدوات وزبائن. هذا ما أريد أن أعرفه: كيف أبدأ بالإمكانيات الموجودة عندي؟»
In English: “I have a skill, but starting work also requires tools and customers. That is what I want to know: how do I begin with the resources I have?”
Back the step after training: start-up tools, small-loan guarantees, business mentoring or a market connection for producers.