Who We Are
our story
From Kameeza Coins to Community Power
She4Change Uganda (SHECU), formerly Agaliawamu Munnomukabi Women’s Group (AMWG) is a cultural, youth-led nonprofit organization with a registered savings and credit union.
Founded on the principle of empowerment, SHECU equips vulnerable women, youth, and children with the tools, resources, safe environments, and knowledge they need to break the cycle of poverty and build thriving communities.
Agaliawamu Munomukabi Women’s Group (AMWG) was born over 20 years ago in the heart of Uganda, not from grand capital or foreign aid, but from the humble strength of everyday women.
A group of housewives, bound by shared struggles and a deep yearning to improve their lives, came together with one simple idea: to pool their kameeza, the small amounts of money left behind by their husbands for daily upkeep. These amounts, though modest, were beyond the reach of traditional banks and financial institutions, which often ignored women and small earners.
What began as a quiet act of resilience grew into a loud and lasting movement.
Today, SHECU operates as a fully registered Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO). We provide access to small, flexible loans and financial training to women and adolescent girls, empowering them to run businesses, pay school fees, invest in farming, and lead dignified lives.
Our members are more than just savers, they are entrepreneurs, leaders, caregivers, and changemakers.
Through financial inclusion, education, and collective action, SHECU strives to transform lives and unlock a brighter future.
Core Areas of Expertise
Economic Empowerment
Human Rights
Climate Resilience & Adoption Initiatives
Mental Health & Well-being
Digital Inclusion & Empowerment
Core Values
- Empowerment: Believing in the potential of every individual, we provide resources and knowledge for self-reliance.
- Collaboration: We champion unity and community partnerships to create lasting impact.
- Sustainability: We promote long-term economic and social resilience through sustainable practices.
- Integrity: We uphold transparency, trust, and ethical conduct in everything we do.
- Innovation: We embrace creative solutions to fight poverty and respond to emerging community needs.
- Inclusion: We foster environments where all people feel respected, valued, and able to contribute their authentic selves.
Objectives
- To increase access to appropriate livelihood, employable skills training and develop programs that empower young people for descent employment
- To increase access to information on financial services, health and human rights among vulnerable communities
- To mobilize an integrated community involvement in promotion of human rights
- To empower young women and girls through education and capacity building initiatives that promote sustainable environmental practices and climate resilience with in their communities
Join the Movement
Are you passionate about empowering communities? Whether you’re looking to volunteer, donate, or access our services- SHECU welcomes you.
Let’s work together to build resilient, equitable, and empowered communities across Uganda.
Target Groups
Women and girls
Children and youth
Government agencies and NGOs
Private sector and individual entrepreneurs
What We Do Today
- Run a Women-led SACCO that promotes financial inclusion
- Advance microloans to women and girls organized in savings groups
- Build financial literacy through trainings and mentoring
- Support women entrepreneurs to grow sustainable income
- Create safe spaces for sharing, learning, and healing
Team Leader
Shifra Nankinga
As a team leader, Shifra has dedicated the past years to empowering youth, women in marginalised communities.
Her work focuses on financial literacy training, women’s development, and mental health awareness for young people particularly to overcome systemic barriers to education, health, and economic opportunity.