WAIC

Introduction: Writers-Authors Investment Club (WAIC) is an investment arm of the Uganda Textbook Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association (UTANA) supporting authorship and literary service provision in Uganda.

Introduction

Writers-Authors Investment Club (WAIC) is an investment arm of the Uganda Textbook Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association (UTANA) supporting authorship and literary service provision in Uganda.

Vision: A Member driven Club upholding and enhancing the profile, status, rights and needs of authors in Uganda

Mission: Supporting writers and authors to enhance their livelihood through   innovative investment

 Products and Services offered

  1. Mobilizing and uniting of writers and authors in Uganda
  2. Supporting Mobilization of Savings among authors and writers
  3. Authorship and literary Agent
  4. Investments in assets
  5. Social Interaction

Categories of Membership

  1. Author and Writers
  2. Organisations/Corporate Membership

How to Join

  1. Fill a registration form provided by the secretariat
  2. Pay a non-refundable  fee
    1. Individual Membership: 100,000/= 
    2. Organisations/Corporate Membership: 500,000/=
  3. Payment should be made to: WRITERS AUTHORS INVESTMENT Club (WAIC), Account No. 01361116903763; DFCU Bank, Main Branch. Specify your Registered Telephone Number with the Club.

Source of Funding

  1. Membership Capital contribution
  2. Members subscription/savings
  3. Shares @ at 20,000/=. Minimum of 5 Shares and Maximum of 1,300 Shares
  4. Seed Capital
  • Lobby Government for Authorship Support
  • Development Partners (national and International) to support the initiative

 

Benefits to Members

  • Savings multiply faster
  • Invest for future spending
  • Networking and Social Interaction Among the Members
  • Cater for unforeseen expense’s and emergencies
  • Retirement planning of members

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