Amidst the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, violence against women and girls surged. Getting food and meeting other basic needs became a daily struggle for most families. Men faced pressure to provide for their families, leading to increased Gender-Based Violence (GBV). At this critical time, Husna B.K. Etum, the then Protection Manager at Planning for Tomorrow Youth Organisation (P4T) in Kyangwali, faced an overwhelming number of domestic violence cases. She used their emergency family savings to set up Wezesha Financing Scheme to support former market vendors to start over and grow their businesses through an Innovative Reverse Saving Loaning Program. Reflecting on the positive impact, the success of this scheme led to the creation of Wezesha Women Initiative (WEZESHA) in July 2020 and the subsequent non-profit incorporation in June 2022.