Focus Areas
Comprehensive consulting services designed to drive your organization forward with strategic insights and practical solutions
Technical Needs Assessment
Needs assessments can be performed to discover how far apart the current conditions of the project are, in comparison to the needed condition for successful execution. Then, a gap analysis will be performed to determine how to close the gap between where the company is at present, and where it needs to be at a later date.
Baseline Surveys
Vida Management Consult has expertise in preparing for impact evaluation by clarifying program objectives, defining timeline and budget for evaluation based on realistic costings, allocating roles and responsibilities to evaluation team members, and developing comprehensive evaluation plans with sufficient data collection schedules.
Feasibility Studies
Vida Management consult outlays a well-designed feasibility study that provides a historical background of the business or project, a description of the product or service, accounting statements, details of the operations and management, marketing research and policies, financial data, legal requirements and tax obligations.
Livelihood Support Programs
Vida Management programmes fit within the framework of several key government policies, specifically supports the objectives of the Local Government Sector Investment Plan to accelerate decentralization. The programmes work to support local economic development and strengthen the capacity of district governments to foster community development.
Other Related Focus Areas
Program review, design & organization assessment, SME Support program, Entrepreneurship for small & large organizations, Technical assessment, mentorship & coaching, Oil & gas, HIV/AIDS, Climate change issues, and Gender issues.
Business Plan Development
Vida Management Consult takes the lead in proper planning in product development, bringing systems to work thus mitigating operational risks. Business plan development for Community Saving groups (CSCGs, VSLAs MFIs) is key and paramount to any institution to take off and achieve its mission and objectives.
Target Demographics
Understanding and serving Uganda's most vulnerable populations with tailored financial inclusion solutions
Women
As one of the most vulnerable groups in Uganda, poor women face higher rates of formal financial exclusion than men. According to Fin scope Uganda 2018 report, 46% of women are financially excluded. VIDA Management Consult Limited Uganda seeks to understand and document the unique barriers of women's financial inclusion to develop relevant and gender responsive interventions, as well as understand what can and cannot be done to address factors like culture.
Youth
Over 50% of Uganda's population are youth (UBOS, 2014). Including the youth in formal financial markets is critical to providing them with opportunities to be educated and to earn an income. Our programs focus on creating pathways for young people to access financial services and build sustainable livelihoods.
Smallholder Farmers
According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics census report (UBOS, 2014), Uganda's economy is hinged on agriculture with over 60% of the population engaged in subsistence farming. Access to formal financial markets is critical for smallholder farmers to improve their productivity and insure themselves against the loss of their crops or livestock.