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Success stories are the first line of impact, and credit is given where it is due: and it is with the testimony of I-Upshift project. The story begins in a remote village of Kendobo found in Nakivale refugee camp, where a small group of dedicated and talented entrepreneurs started a yoghurt processing business with support from I-Upshift program. The latter group chose to call its self ‘Sunshine Group’ alluding its name to the unmatched hope, resilience and ambition of success. Sunshine group is the ninth I-Upshift awarded group and with the first installment of the 11 million grant, it managed to procure a solar powered fridge with a relatively big capacity enough to preserve large yoghurt quantities; thanks to I-Upshift partners!

With this kind of partial grant, Kendobo group is steadily in a process of sustaining their enterprise and this has been possible through embracing modern techniques of milk product processing such as refrigeration. When sharing with one of the group members, who chose anonymity, asserted that starting beverage processing enterprises is somewhat expensive especially when it comes purchasing ingredients, logistics and processing equipment such as freezers: all these increase costs of production hence creating a big barrier business startups. With the present economic volatility characterized by high interest rate on bank loans, self financial support to start such enterprises would be a little bit hard unless a financial SOS comes through; and this is where NELHIN and partners come in cover the gaps. However, Sunshine group continues to register a steady growth in terms of market, member participation, returns and sustainability. For staters, I-Upshift is a refugee resilience program funded by the Royal embassy of the  kingdom of Netherlands, where NELHIN is one the privileged implementers.

Once it receives a full grant, Sunshine group intends to execute its masterplan strategy to expand capital base and market, modelling a blueprint of a successful enterprise into futuristic business that seeks to change the financial narrative of all participating members.

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