About Us

The Microfinance Support Centre Ltd (MSC) is a Government-owned institution incorporated in 2001 with a mandate to offer affordable credit and business development services to its target clientele

Our Vision

Vibrant community financial institutions transforming the livelihoods of the active poor

Our Mission

To enable Cooperatives and Community Groups to access technical assistance, affordable microfinance, and grant financing.

Our Mandate

MSC is premised on two mandates: To extend affordable micro-credit funds to qualifying Ugandans with a focus on agriculture and the active poor; and to offer business development services to build capacity in enterprise and financial management.

Our Values

Equity: We ensure fair and inclusive treatment of clients and colleagues, particularly women, youth, and persons with disabilities, without discrimination. We uphold equal opportunity in service delivery, decision-making, and internal processes, reflecting MSC’s commitment to social justice and inclusive growth. We actively prevent bias, respect diversity, and promote participation from all segments of the community.

Integrity: We act with honesty, consistency, and ethical responsibility in the execution of our duties. We adhere to institutional policies, avoid conflicts of interest, and accurately represent information to stakeholders. We uphold the highest standards of trustworthiness and accountability in all our interactions.

People Centeredness: We prioritize the needs, voices, and dignity of clients and partners in all decisions and actions. We exercise empathy, responsiveness, and respectful engagement to ensure services are tailored to the realities of cooperatives, SACCOs, Groups, and communities served. We actively listen, involve stakeholders in designing solutions, and treat every individual with fairness and compassion.

Professionalism: We demonstrate competence, discipline, and ethical conduct in all aspects of our work. This entails delivering quality services on time, maintaining confidentiality, and upholding institutional standards in every interaction. We act with veracity, pursue continuous improvement, and represent MSC with excellence and reliability. their undertakings.

Creativity: We proactively seek innovative solutions that enhance service delivery and institutional impact. We embrace new ideas, leverage technology, and adapt approaches to meet the evolving needs of Cooperatives, SACCOS, and Community Groups. We foster a culture of learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement while remaining aligned to MSC’s mission and values.

What We Do

  • We prioritize financing to agricultural cooperatives.
  • We make it possible for the active poor to increase their household incomes through extension of affordable financing to SACCOs and Groups.
  • We create employment for young people through direct and indirect financing to youth groups engaged in viable enterprises.
  • We strengthen management capacities of client institutions through trainings to enable them run their businesses sustainably.
  • We conduct market research and develop products that suit the needs of our target clients.

Objectives

As a manager of Government micro-credit funds, we:
  • Support the efforts of Government in raising the micro-credit funds through design of appropriate microfinance programs
  • Develop appropriate mechanisms and channels for effective delivery of the funds
  • Finance projects and enterprises taking into account Government priorities and the need to maximize the development impact
  • Monitor and report about the performance of the funds
  • Ensure control and sustainability of the program
  • Provide technical assistance for effective utilization of the funds

Service Delivery model

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