We officially launched our Growing Retailers Innovatively Together (GRIT 2.0) program in Hoima City. This marks the second year of the initiative, which aims to upskill retailers through workshops held across the country.

The Hoima workshop follows a successful event held in Mbarara two weeks ago, bringing the total number of trained retailers this year to over 400. This figure nearly triples the number trained in the previous year, with more workshops planned.

Speaking at the Hoima training, our Managing Director Adu Rando emphasized the company’s commitment to training over 14,000 retailers nationwide. He highlighted the program’s focus on three key pillars: growth, education, and inclusion.

“We’re very happy to invest our time and resources in helping our customers and partners improve,” Rando remarked. “We believe knowledge sharing is a powerful catalyst of growth and development.”

The program is running in partnership with MoMo from MTN UG and Ability Explored.

John Ronald Isabirye Corporate Sales Manager at MTN MoMo, highlighted the program’s role in encouraging cashless transactions among distributors and retailers.

“Going cashless provides access to financial services by leveraging digital and mobile technologies for individuals and businesses,” Isabirye explained. “This initiative reduces risk, improves record-keeping, and provides visibility into business transactions.”

Ability Explored, the other partner organization, led training sessions on financial literacy, stock management, budgeting, bookkeeping, and responsible trading practices.

This comprehensive training equips retailers with the tools and knowledge they need to achieve sustainable business growth.