Cooperatives & Communities
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MSC to train Emyooga SACCOs in Lango, Acholi
KABAROLE – Emyooga SACCO groups in Lango and Acholi sub-regions will soon be trained by the Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] in order to improve their performance. According to Joseph Tukamushaba, head of…
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Don’t tamper with PDM money, Minister Ecweru warns district officials
AMURIA – The Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has warned district commercial officers in Teso Sub-region against fleecing the money meant for the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM].…
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Minister Kwiycwiny urges PDM beneficiaries to embrace coffee growing
APAC – Grace Freedom Kwiycwiny, the Minister of State for Northern Uganda has urged beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Lango Sub-region to embrace coffee growing, saying it will help…
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Cooperative Symposium to be held in Lira City
KAMPALA – A Cooperative Symposium is to be held in Lira City on June 30, 2023, as part of the activities of the Cooperative Week that happens before the celebration of International…
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Lira City launches disbursement of PDM funds to beneficiaries
LIRA – Lira City has launched the disbursement of funds worth Shs 3.3 billion to the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] to help them engage in money commercial production, especially…
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Amoru Amoroto cooperative members to reap big from cassava processing
SOROTI – Farmers under Amoru Amoroto Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Awaliwal Sub-county, Soroti district, expect to earn better incomes from processing raw cassava following the recent installation of milling machines. The…
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Apac parish chiefs held over sabotaging PDM
APAC – Police at Apac Central Police Station are holding in custody two parish chiefs for allegedly sabotaging the Parish Development Programme [PDM], a government programme launched over a year ago to…
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Government urged not to rush PDM
LIRA – The government has been advised not to hurry the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM] but prioritise working on the mindsets of the beneficiaries of the programme aimed at…
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Luuka parish chief arrested over ghost PDM beneficiaries
LUUKA – Police in Luuka district in eastern Uganda have arrested a parish chief for allegedly registering ghost beneficiaries under the Parish Development Model [PDM] as well as extorting money from enterprise…
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Busia Municipality begins disbursement of PDM funds
BUSIA – Busia Municipality yesterday launched the distribution of Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to the beneficiaries in eight parishes so that they can engage in commercial production and fight household poverty.…
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