Cooperatives & Communities
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MP urges Kwania residents to join SACCOs for economic empowerment
KWANIA, September 24, 2025 — The Member of Parliament for Kwania North County, Bob Okae, has urged residents to either join or form Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] as a vital…
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Coops to take centre stage as cultural actors at upcoming UNESCO MONDIACULT side event in Barcelona
BARCELONA, September 24, 2025 – Cooperatives are set to be positioned as key drivers of cultural diversity, rights, and decent work during an anticipated side event at the upcoming UNESCO MONDIACULT World…
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Museveni gives Busoga ghettos, Muslim women Shs 3.2bln
KAMPALA, September 23, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni has fulfilled his Shs 2 billion financial pledge to the Muslim Women Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in the country. He also extended…
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Cooperative, insurance and financial institutions to begin registration of tobacco farmers in TZ
DODOMA, September 23, 2025 –The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [TCDC], the Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives [TFC], the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority [TIRA], the Tanzania Agricultural Insurance Consortium [TAIC], financial institutions, and other…
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Moyo: Minister Kaducu champions grassroots financial inclusion through Boda Boda SACCOs
MOYO, September 23, 2025 –– In a bold step towards deepening financial inclusion and driving economic empowerment in Moyo district, Minister for Primary Health Care and Moyo District Woman Member of Parliament,…
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Museveni challenges youth to make use of PDM to fight poverty
MASINDI, September 22, 2025 –The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has urged the youth to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] as a pathway out of poverty. Speaking during the belated National…
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A storm’s fury: Rubirizi locals face hunger, call for help
RUBIRIZI, September 22, 2025 – The skies have turned against the people of Magambo Subcounty in Rubirizi district. A recent hailstorm, a violent mix of heavy rain and fierce winds, has left…
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International Coffee Day 2025: ICO Launches Global Campaign – “Embracing Collaboration More Than Ever”
KAMPALA, September 22, 2025 – Each year on 1 October, people around the world come together to celebrate coffee and honour the millions who contribute to its journey from bean to cup.…
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NRW Education Minister Dorothee Feller Honours Eight Student Cooperatives
OBERHAUSEN, September 20, 2025 –– With around 80 student cooperatives operating alongside their partner cooperatives across all regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, numerous awards and competition successes, and the Education Minister herself as…
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Ex-Minister D’Ujanga urges government to prioritise cooperatives for community development
ZOMBO, September 20, 2025 – Former State Minister for Energy, Eng. Simon D’Ujanga, has called on government to prioritise support for cooperative societies as a key pathway to unlocking community development across…
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