Teso Private Sector Development Center (TESOPS) is a registered Company Limited by Guarantee without a share Capital that provides capacity Development services in the eight districts of Teso sub region (Soroti, Kumi, Katakwi, Kaberamaido, Amuria, Bukedea, Serere and Ngora).
The Centre started as a Program of Government of Uganda and United Nations Development Programme in 1998 under the 1st Country Cooperation Framework (CCF) focuses at promoting: Private Sector Development for Sustainable Human Development Programme for Poverty Eradication.
The beneficiaries of the centre services include CBOs, local governments, active poor owners of micro and small enterprises, people with disabilities, women, youth, IDPs and people living with HIV/AIDS.
TESOPS is promoted, by 39 organizations/ institutions, local governments from 8 districts of Soroti, Kumi, Katakwi, Kaberamaido, Amuria, Bukedea, Serere and Ngora of Teso sub region.
TESOPS is currently implementing a project for Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas (PROFIRA) responsible for the Establishment of Community Savings and Credit Groups (CSCGs) from 2018 to November 2021.TESOPS is working in the four Districts of Teso Sub region of Soroti, Serere, Amuria and Katakwi respectively
Integrity
Employee development
Equal Opportunity
Innovation
Mutual respect
Customer satisfaction
To provide capacity development services (including business development services) that empowers individuals, communities, micro, and small enterprises to undertake activities that empower them to move out of poverty and lead better lives.
To become a high quality, demand-driven capacity development service provider that delivers services in an efficient, cost effective manner, on a sustainable basis.
The service delivery of the Centre is based on two major orientations: Development and Commercialization.
Development orientation – The centre provides sustainable development services, taking into account cross cutting issues of gender, environment and HIV/AIDS, and ethics and integrity. In pursuance of this objective, the Centre works with other UNDP programmes and projects; other government programmes and projects; development organizations and donors.
Commercialization—The Centre provides demand- driven business development services on both cost sharing and commercial bases without losing track of its mandate to contribute to poverty alleviation. The implementation strategy employed in this orientation is partnership with private sector organizations, relevant government institutions and donors.
Provide capacity development services to individuals and organizations in both public and private sectors, which empower them to undertake activities that improve the incomes and livelihoods of individuals and community
Provide microfinance development services that include training of Board and staff, audit, microfinance systems development and technical supervisions, monitoring and backstopping
To provide consultancy services in the areas of Business Development, Information Technology, Entrepreneurship, Micro Finance and Community health programmes etc.
To foster partnership with other development partners in terms of capacity building and funding.
To provide Technical Skills Training (Food Processing, Bee keeping, animal husbandry, Crop farming among others).
To provide Business Information , ICT training and Internet Access point
Solot Avenue Plot 22 – Market Street
P.O. BOX 573
Soroti, Uganda.
Fax: 256 – 45 – 6169
Email: tesopslimited3@gmail.com
malingasoyce@gmail.com
Website: www.privatesectorcentres.org
Provide capacity development services to individuals and organizations in both public and private sectors, which empower them to undertake activities that improve the incomes and livelihoods of individuals and community
To serve as an effective hub for delivering capacity building services for poverty eradication, Good-governance, human rights, Climate change and environment stewardship, Public Health on a sustainable basis in Teso sub region and beyond.