The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) is an initiative of the Government of Uganda that is aimed at improving access to financial services for women and equipping them with skills for enterprise growth, value addition and marketing of their products and services.
Since Program Inception in the Financial year 2026\2017 , Kasese District has received funding amounting to Shillings 2,131,933245 under the program.
Sofar 344 Women groups have been supported as shown below;
| S/No. | Financial Year | Number of Groups supported | Number of Women supported |
| 1. | 2016/2017 | 83 | 1066 |
| 2. | 2017/2018 | 63 | 808 |
| 3. | 2018/2019 | 47 | 565 |
| 4. | 2019/2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | 2020/2021 | 70 | 630 |
| 6. | 2021/2022 | 36 | 408 |
| 7. | 2022/2023 | 45 | 357 |
| Total | 344 | 3,834 |
| In Kasese UWEP has improved the livelihood of beneficiaries and members of their households. They can now pay fees, medical bills and meet other basic needs. |
| UWEP focal Person is Asiimwe QueenGonda , Senior Community Development Officer 0772937073 |
