MSC Links Wealth Creation to Sanitation as Emyooga Traders Clean Usafi Market
The Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) in Uganda participated in a national cleaning day to promote the link between a healthy environment and economic success. Officials argued that clean communities are essential for the growth of small businesses and the success of the government's Emyooga wealth creation initiative.
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It highlights the intersection of public health initiatives and government-led economic empowerment programs in developing economies.
KAMPALA — The Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) has used Uganda’s inaugural National Cleaning Day to highlight the connection between a healthy environment and economic empowerment, joining Emyooga beneficiaries to clean Usafi Market in Kampala.
MSC officials and traders under the Emyooga programme participated in the nationwide sanitation exercise on Saturday, July 25, 2026, arguing that clean communities create better conditions for businesses to thrive and improve livelihoods.
The National Cleaning Day, launched by Vice President Jessica Alupo on behalf of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in Kiti Zone, Kisenyi III Parish, Kampala, requires Ugandans to participate in cleaning activities on the last Saturday of every month.
The exercise involved sweeping streets, clearing drainage channels, collecting waste and cleaning public spaces from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
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