Cycle Connect team and farmer in a Northern Uganda field

Our Impact

Breaking the cycle of extreme poverty.

Cycle Connect equips last-mile farmers with productive assets, inclusive financing, practical training, and field-based support to increase income and improve rural livelihoods.

Breaking the Cycle

100% focused on helping last-mile farmers thrive.

Cycle Connect envisions a world where everyone living in the last mile has the means to thrive, not just survive. We do this by combining income-generating products, inclusive financing, and practical training with last-mile support.

Impact to Date

Measurable progress in the last mile.

15K+

Loans Disbursed

Cumulative loans disbursed to date.

44%

Poverty Reach

44% of clients are living below the US$3 extreme poverty line, based on the 2025 client survey.

Low

Access to Alternatives

Business intelligence shows that 82% of Ugandans rely on informal networks to secure credit.

1 in 3

Customers Start a New Business

One in three customers start a new business after receiving an asset, while 75% strengthen an existing business.

+90%

Repayment Rate

More than 90% of loans are successfully repaid within the agreed loan term.

100%

Local Leadership

Our in-country leadership and delivery team are 100% Northern Ugandan.

How Products Create Impact

Productive assets can transform livelihoods.

Reduce Extreme Poverty

Productive assets help last-mile farmers increase income, improve productivity, and strengthen household resilience.

Financially Include Farmers

Inclusive financing helps farmers who are often excluded from traditional credit access income-producing assets.

Increase Income

When used productively, assets create new income opportunities and improve access to essential resources.

Kick-start Businesses

Farmers use financed assets to start new enterprises or strengthen existing income-generating activities.

Empower Women

Women use productive assets to invest in their households, increase earnings, and drive community change.

Increase Efficiency

Tools such as motorcycles, grinding mills, oxen and ploughs, and electric bicycles help farmers save time and work more efficiently.

Cycle Connect farmer investing in her family's future

Long-Term Partnership

Generating the highest level of impact.

Cycle Connect’s growing offering of income-generating products gives last-mile farmers the ability to continuously invest in their future. Our goal is to be a long-term partner, connecting farmers year after year with the tools they need to thrive.

Partner in Impact

Help more last-mile farmers thrive.

Support Cycle Connect’s work to expand access to productive assets, inclusive financing, training, and support for farming households across Northern Uganda.