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Cooperatives & Communities
Fort Portal leaders ask traders who lost their businesses to fire to form a SACCO
FORT PORTAL – The Fort Portal Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Irene Linda Mugisa has asked traders who lost their businesses to fire last week to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative…
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Technology
UBTEB official urges girls to pursue engineering courses
KABAROLE – The Executive Secretary, Uganda Business Technical Examinations Board [UBTEB], Onesmus Oyesigye has appealed to girls to pursue engineering courses which has for many years registered more boys than girls. “Gone…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Relief as UNRA installs a ferry on River Semliki
NTOROKO – In a bid to ease transport and trade between Uganda and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is installing a ferry at Hayibale landing…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Local leaders in Rwenzori sub-region performing poorly in Emyooga program SC
KABAROLE: The Microfinance Support Center (MSC), Kabarole Zonal Manager, Emmanuel Mbogha has said, the Rwenzori sub-region local leaders are performing poorly in the Emyooga program. Mbogha said the general recovery of funds is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
A Shs.5bn project to promote cage fish farming launched in Kabarole
KABAROLE – The government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has launched a Shs 5bn project to promote cage fish farming on the crater lakes in Kabarole district. The project is…
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100 women acquire hands-on skills in bakery
BUNYANGABU – Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) in partnership with Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) have trained 100 women on bakery and mindset change in Bunyangabu district. UWEP National Coordinator, Winfred Matsiko…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Parish chiefs to lead in setting agenda for community development planning
Government Chief Whip and Ruhinda Constituency Member of Parliament, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa has said, Parish Chiefs will take the lead role in designing the community development agenda under the Parish Development Model…
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Fort Portal City MPs ask for more money for Women Entrepreneurs’ SACCOs
FORT PORTAL – Members of Parliament representing Fort Portal City have asked the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) for more money from the Emyooga programme to women entrepreneurs’ SACCOs. The Fort Portal city…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole: Kitojo Care SACCO holds first AGM after COVID-19 setback
Kitojo Care SACCO in Kabarole district has held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) this week, after missing out on holding one in 2020. While cooperatives are required by law to hold an…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UCDA cracks down on immature coffee trade
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has declared war against traders engaged in buying immature coffee from farmers. UCDA’s regional extension officer for Rwenzori region, Emmanuel Tumwizere, said picking immature coffee berries…
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