Artisans

Engeye supports an entrepreneurship initiative for women in Ddegeya and the surrounding communities. It provides the means for women to work in a collective with other women and/or start a business to earn an income for their families.

Additionally, the Artisan program distributes grants to individual women to assist them in starting their own business. These funds have enabled women to start, among other things, a hair salon, juice businesses and a storefront that sells food and drinks.

Mama Jackie

Artisan

Nante Prossy is known as Mama Jackie because of the Ugandan custom to identify a woman by the name of her first-born child. She is Engeye’s lead Artisan and our most successful entrepreneur. Mama Jackie is an extremely hard worker. She holds a position as a cook for the staff and volunteers at the clinic, organizes the women that make up the Artisans program and she owns and operates a shop where she sells her homemade juices, chapati and other goods. She opened her shop shortly after receiving the first entrepreneurship grant to start her own juice business in 2016. Each year she expands her shop’s operation and adds new products.

Mama Waswa

Artisan

Mama Waswa has worked with the Engeye Artisan program since it began in 2013. She uses the income she earns to support herself and her five children. She is especially skilled at making baskets and paper beading. She was recently awarded an Entrepreneurship grant to start her own business and she is developing a business plan to expand her income opportunities for the future.

Mama Rehemma

Artisan

Mama Rehemma has worked with the Engeye Artisan program since it began in 2013. She uses the income she earns to help support her family of five children. She is especially skilled at paper bead jewelry and basket weaving. She was recently awarded an Entrepreneurship grant to start her own business and she is developing a business plan to expand her income opportunities for the future.

Susan

Artisan

Susan was the first student Engeye sponsored and became the inspiration for the Engeye Scholars program. Today, Susan owns her own storefront "Rose Fashion and Design," named for her daughter Rose. She uses her store to train other aspiring artisans and seamstresses from the Ddegeya community.

Mama Sean

Artisan

Mama Sean has worked with the Engeye Artisan program since it began in 2013. The income she earns helps support herself and her son Sean. She also works as a part-time chef for the Engeye Health clinic when medical and volunteer teams visit and stay at Engeye. She was recently awarded an Entrepreneurship grant to start her own business and her dream is to open her own restaurant.

Workspace

In 2017, Engeye added a dedicated workspace co located in the Scholars Center building to support the production of artisan goods. It has sewing machines, work stations, and is a safe place to store materials and finished products.

Support the Artisans Program

A donation to Engeye can help us continue to enable women to start, among other things, a hair salon, juice businesses and a storefront that sells food and drinks.

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