Mr. Muhumuza Kenneth is a loan officer working for Madfa Sacco. He lives in a village called Nyangahya. Born in a poor extended family of a peasantry background, the 26 years old was brought up in difficult conditions; raised by a single mother parent in a family of fifteen.

In spite of the difficult conditions, Kenneth was determined to study and be able to earn a professional job. "I started school at Kitara parents in Masindi," Kenneth sais, "a journey that has seen me attain a diploma in business studies with an accounting option from the Uganda College of Commerce Pakwarch in 2009. I could not believe myself graduating! There was however a big question of where I was going to get a job in a country faced with unemployment. I started working as a volunteer in the local government of the Masindi district without any pay."

"However, after four months I was hired as a loan officer by Madfa Sacco, a partner organization of Trias. I was given an enormous opportunity of training and exposure; enriching my knowledge and experience. My roles are very clear, which helps me to understand and do my job effectively. I like the team work, which is enhanced by full and timely facilitation towards my duties. There are clear policies for the savings and credit cooperative (SACCO) and my participation and input during the review of policies is valued. The fact that I am serving poor farmer households gives me more motivation to work harder, given my background. I now earn a monthly salary from the Sacco which enables me to meet my personal needs."

"At the back of my mind, I always feel that if Trias had not entered into partnership with Madfa Sacco in 2008, it is hard to tell where I would be by now. This notwithstanding, the implementation of a programme ‘Raising the food and income security of small holder families’ supported by Trias Uganda created my job. The Sacco which was slackening is now growing into a professional institution and craving for sustainability. This is something that would have been difficult to achieve within such a short time. Importantly; the farmers’ plight of lack of financial services is being addressed. The attitude of farmers is slowly changing as a result of the training. Farming is now being done as a business."