{"id":12278,"date":"2025-12-12T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reachoutmbuya.org\/?p=12278"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:49:02","slug":"doreen-nakabonge-the-youth-trainer-empowering-katoogos-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reachoutmbuya.org\/?p=12278","title":{"rendered":"Doreen Nakabonge-The Youth Trainer Empowering Katoogo’s Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 20 years, Doreen Nakabonge from lively Katoogo, Mbuya is proving how small, steady steps can rewrite a future. Growing up in a family of six, raised by a single mother after her father passed, Doreen completed Senior Four in 2021 and put school on hold so her younger siblings could continue. What she didn\u2019t pause was her ambition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Savings gave me discipline and confidence. I stopped doubting myself and started planning. <\/span>When <\/span>SHE SOARS<\/strong> came to Katoogo with the village women representative, Doreen learned about <\/span>SRHR<\/strong> and the power of <\/span>saving with a plan<\/strong>. She joined <\/span>The Winners<\/strong>\u2014a <\/span>Youth Savings and Loan Association (YSLA)<\/strong> of 20 members\u2014and completed <\/span>Selection, Planning & Management (SPM)<\/strong> training to start and manage a micro-business.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No fridge, no frills\u2014just focus.<\/strong> With her savings, Doreen skipped the impulse buys and launched a refreshments business<\/strong>: soda, bottled water, yoghurt, passion fruit juice, ice, and boiled pineapple peel juice (omunanansi)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On a good day, she makes up to UGX 15,000 in sales<\/strong>, tracking every coin with simple bookkeeping\u2014what\u2019s borrowed, what\u2019s lent, what\u2019s reinvested.<\/p>\n

The results have been real and personal. She now covers her basic needs<\/strong> (pads, shoes), contributes to her savings group, and speaks up with newfound confidence and assertiveness<\/strong>. In November 2025<\/strong>, she stepped into a bigger role\u2014Community-Based Trainer (CBT) at Reach Out Mbuya<\/strong> under SHE SOARS\u2014returning to youth groups formed by peer educators to mentor others<\/strong> in saving, independence, and SPM-based<\/strong> business skills.<\/p>\n

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I mentor from experience\u2014save first, plan smart, then grow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Next stop: Boss-Lady energy.<\/strong> Doreen is mapping her next venture: a shop selling electronics essentials<\/strong> (cables, wires, extension cords, protective gear for installers). She spotted a clear market gap<\/strong> in her community\u2014thanks to SPM\u2019s business identification tools\u2014and is saving toward start-up stock.<\/p>\n

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Thank you to ROM and the SHE SOARS project for bringing financial literacy to our community. It changed my life completely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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