Cooperatives & Communities
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WOCCU adds Moldova to list of Member Nations
MADISON, Wis. March 1, 2024 — World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ] has expanded further in 2024, with the addition of two new member organisations, Moldova’s Central National Association of…
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Rwanda’s coop sector regulator pushes for specialised lawyers
KIGALI, February 29, 2024 – According to local news agencies, Rwanda Cooperative Agency [RCA] is pushing for specialised lawyers to improve the dispensation of justice for cooperatives, and members but the move…
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UMRA protests merger, asked to present comprehensive report on achievements
KAMPALA, February 28, 2024 – The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority [ UMRA ] is against the move by government to push it back to the mother Ministry of Finance, saying that its…
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VSLAs are powerful tool for economic empowerment-MP Opolot
SERERE, February 28, 2024 – The Member of Parliament for Pingire County in Serere district, Fred Opolot has launched a scheme aimed at supporting Village Savings and Loans Associations [VSLAs] with seed…
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Adjumani teachers’ SACCO fails to recover over Shs 85.6mln
ADJUMANI, February 27, 2024 – Business at the Adjumani Teachers’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] in Adjumani district is almost at a standstill following the failure of the SACCO to recover…
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Speaker Among to address tea sector plight as farmers ask for Shs 5bln
KAMPALA, February 27, 2024 – Speaker Anita Among has pledged that Parliament’s assist the hard-hit tea sector, which is faced with price drops and expensive inputs, forcing some farmers to abandon their…
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UCDA coffee laboratory awarded Q venue certification
KAMPALA, February 26, 2024 – The Coffee Quality Institute [CQI], the world’s leading body in coffee quality training and certification, has awarded Q Venue certificate to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA].…
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Lira City: Minister Amongi boosts LCI SACCOs with Shs 20mln
LIRA City, February 26, 2024 – The Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has offered financial support to Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] formed by LCI chairmen in…
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A cooperative in Kanungu is conserving a national park while trading in coffee to fight poverty
KANUNGU, February 26, 2024 – In a profound transformation, a community once devastated by the menace of poaching has discovered a newfound source of optimism in an unlikely commodity: coffee. Emerging from…
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AU names coffee a strategic commodity
ADDIS ABABA, February 23, 2024 – The 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union [AU] recently approved the naming of coffee as a strategic commodity during its second 10-year …
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