Reason
Distance should not be a barrier to access and opportunity.
Who We Are
Distance should not be a barrier to access and opportunity.
Cycle Connect increases income for smallholder farmers in East Africa through productive asset financing, practical training, and last-mile support.
Core Ideology
Built for the last mile.
We believe last-mile farmers should have access to the productive tools, financing, and training they need to thrive, not just survive.
Mission
Cycle Connect's mission is to increase income for smallholder farmers in East Africa through productive asset financing and training.
Vision
We envision a world where everyone living in the last mile has the means to thrive, not just survive.
The Problem
Farming families lack access to productive tools.
The vast majority of farming families in Uganda lack access to basic agricultural tools due to physical distance from city centers and lack of credit needed to invest in these tools.
Cycle Connect responds by combining productive assets, low barrier financing, training, and field-based support that reaches farmers in the last mile.
What Makes Us Unique
Practical tools. Responsible financing. Last-mile access.
Cycle Connect is challenging the traditional microfinance model by going to where our customers are, evaluating them differently, interacting with them differently, and collecting from them in a way that better meets their needs.
Productive Asset Financing
Income-generating tools that help last-mile farmers increase productivity, reach markets, and improve household income.
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Low Barrier Loan Terms
Responsible financing designed around the realities of deep-rural farming households.
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Last Mile Access
Field-based support that meets farmers where they live and work, from sensitization to final repayment.
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Where We Began
From one bicycle to a portfolio of productive assets.
Cycle Connect began with a single bicycle and a belief that mobility could unlock access, opportunity, and income for rural farming households.
As the model grew, Cycle Connect expanded beyond bicycles to finance other productive assets that help last-mile farmers invest in their future year after year.
Our Work
Equipping last-mile farmers to thrive.
We empower smallholder farmers with productive assets, inclusive financing, practical training, and last-mile support that helps them move forward out of extreme poverty.
Our growing product offering enables Cycle Connect to remain a long-term partner to farmers in the last mile, helping them invest in their families’ futures year after year.
Our Impact
Local leadership. Last-mile impact.
Since 2014, Cycle Connect has equipped more than 14,500 farmers with tools, training, and financing that help increase income and improve rural livelihoods.
15,000+
Loans Disbursed
90,000+
Lives Impacted
100%
Locally Led
100% Locally Led
Meet the team going the distance.
Cycle Connect is led by people who understand the communities we serve and are committed to creating access and opportunity in the last mile.