Strategies to Further Reduce Poverty among the Sacco Members. a Case Study of Selected Districts in Greater Bushenyi

The study examined the role of SACCOs in poverty reduction. The aim of the study was categorically to; establish the strategies of reducing poverty among the Sacco members in selected districts of Greater Bushenyi, Uganda. A cross-sectional design was used. Qualitative research approach was employed. The Key informants were selected from SACCOs Management and leadership resource persons who provided the qualitative data. Purposive sampling was used to select the 19 Key Informants from 250 SACCOs Management and leadership. A key informant interview guide was used to obtain the data from the SACCO members and the Key Informants respectively. The findings revealed that both financial and non-financial services reduce poverty. The findings also indicated that the key strategy to reduce poverty among the Sacco members is through enhancing the provision of SACCO financial and non-financial services to their members and government revisiting the fiscal policy to provide an enabling environment in which SACCOs operate.