Why Uganda's Youth and Women Are Stuck Informal -

She built an empire supporting Uganda's youth and women entrepreneurs, and what she reveals about the system working against them will make you angry.Did you know Ugandan innovators sometimes have to fly to Zimbabwe or South Africa just to buy a certification standard... for a product THEY invented? Or that Kenya buys our raw materials, repackages them, and sells them back to us at triple the price?In this episode, Hadijah Nankanja, founder of the Community Women's Enterprise Network — pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build a business from nothing in Uganda.From a 19-year-old girl with no national ID who now runs seven products and employs eight people, to a customer who flew in from Switzerland just to verify her tea was real, this conversation is full of moments that will stick with you.We talk about;✅ Why "informal" doesn't mean incapable, and the hidden cost of staying that way✅ The information gap that's silently killing brilliant ideas before they start✅ How government bodies working in silos are strangling entrepreneurs✅ Why Uganda's youth are more advanced than anyone gives them credit for✅ What it will really take to get products made by youth and women onto our shelvesThis is a conversation about dignity, trust, and what happens when you finally believe your work, and your country, is worth building on. If you care about Uganda's future, if you've ever doubted whether your idea was "big enough," or if you just want to understand what's really happening beneath the surface of our economy, you need to hear this.🔔 Subscribe for more real conversations shaping the middle class economy.👇 Drop a comment: what's one Ugandan-made product you're proud to buy?📲 CONNECT WITH Hadija on LinkedIn 📲 CONNECT WITH US: ON Uganda Podcast - Deep conversations about the sectors driving our economy Instagram: ⁠@onugandapodcast⁠ LinkedIn ⁠@onuganda⁠ WhatsApp +25678537996.  Hosted by Aggie Patricia Turwomwe | Communication Strategist starting conversations that move Uganda into a thriving middle class economy.