Empowering Entreprenuers
IFRAD leverages a private sector led approach to development. We believe that transformation happens when the right partnerships meet the right capabilities. Give people better access to information, resources, and skills and connect
them to partners who can open doors and recovery turns into lasting development.
IFRAD’s strategic areas of intervention fall into three broader levels of engagement;
*Entrepreneurship Development: Includes skilling, agribusiness, and entrepreneurship trainings, tailored business support services e.g incubation, apprenticeships, mentorships, access to finance and access to
markets using market systems approach.
*Private Sector Organizing: Includes organizing informal private sector actors into private sector networks able to network, benefit from the power of collectives and voice advocacy agenda e.g Local government
budget advocacy, collective bulking and marketing.
* Business Sustainable Business Eco-system: Includes research, and advocacy aimed at systems influencing and making business operating environment better and equitable.
Vision
Economically enterprising and peaceful communities
Mission
To work with enterprsing people and communities, creating a conducive environment for asset building, wealth creation and active citizenship
Our Values
IFRAD’s work is shaped by 6 values. These values determine how we work with communities, how we structure programs and how we measure impact.
COLLEGIALITY
We share responsibility, ideas and tools s in a spirit of connection, collaboration and sincerity.
INTEGRITY
We hold ourselves to high ethical standards, respect the rule of law and behave honestly.
RESOURCEFULNESS
We are problem solvers, who think creatively, act boldly and learn from our mistakes.
RESULTS
We are accountable for lasting and measurable impact.
LOVE
We recognize that people need to love each other and the environment with love, conflict can be avoided, resulting in the neccessary platform for universal development.
EQUITY
We recognize the existing and imbalanced distribution of resources and power that exists among different sects in communities. We are committed to reversing this trend.
Our Dream Team
Patrick Jude Mugisha
Executive Director
Karoline Nakalya
Program Advisor
Harriet Birungi
Finance Coordinator
Hussein Kitase
Accountant
Joshua Bulega
Project Officer
Prosper Candit
Project Coordinator
Janet Itaza
Finance & Admin
Emmanuel Kaye
Driver
Board Members
Myraege Namuyimba
Chairperson
Helena Okiring
Board Member
Denis Mpamizo
Board Member
Dr.Danny Gotto
Board Member
Eng. Laurence Kisule
Board Member
Our Graduation Approach
IFRAD’ operates a systematic 3 tier model spanning across entrepreneurship development, private sector organizing and business eco system influencing; a continuum designed to move individuals from vulnerability to agency, and from agency to collective economic power. Our model is community based, market driven and sequenced for graduation.
