Cooperatives & Communities
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MP urges Fort Portal parents to embrace PDM
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal City Woman Member of Parliament, Irene Linda Mugisa has asked poor parents in the city to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] to improve household incomes. She…
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Trade unions reaffirm their commitment to actively contribute to Ukraine’s rebuilding
BUDAPEST – Ukrainian trade unions have reaffirmed their commitment to being actively involved in Ukraine’s rebuilding efforts. The move came during a meeting with international partners held to discuss challenges and opportunities…
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Handouts cripple refugees’ SACCO in Lamwo
LAMWO – The continuous giving out of hand-outs has crippled the activities of Paluda Farmers’ SACCO whose members are South Sudanese refugees. The refugees living in Lamwo district decided to form their…
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Lango cultural leader urges women to embrace PDM
KWANIA – The Prime Minister of Lango Cultural Foundation [LCF], Eng. James Robert Ajal has tasked leaders in Lango Sub-region to mobilise women to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] to fight…
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Gov’t to buy bicycles for parish chiefs
KIKUUBE – Government plans to procure bicycles for parish chiefs to ease their movement as they monitor the Parish Development Model [PDM]. While launching the disbursement of PDM funds in Kikuube district…
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New Zealand: The Cooperative Bank shares US$ 2.5mln profit with customers
WELLINGTON – The Cooperative Bank recently forked out US$2.5 million in rebates to customers across New Zealand. The Wellington-headquartered bank is 100 percent-owned by its customers, who are shareholders, and is also…
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Journey to revive Cooperative Bank begins as gov’t inaugurates steering committee
KAMPALA– Cooperators in Uganda could soon have access to cheap and appropriate financing after the government on Tuesday inaugurated a steering committee to revive the defunct Cooperative Bank whose assets were taken over…
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Gov’t readies extra Shs 134bln for best SACCOs
KAMPALA – Government through the Finance ministry has approved Shs 134 billion to be given as additional seed capital to 6,721 best performing SACCOs across the country. The ministry in an update…
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Monitoring and evaluation key to success of SACCOs
There has been tremendous growth in the cooperative sector in Uganda. Statistics from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives show that Uganda has over 41,621 registered cooperative societies under their various…
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Apac PDM SACCO leaders arrested over missing funds
APAC – Police in Apac district have arrested four PDM SACCO leaders for failure to account for Shs 51 million meant for the beneficiaries of the Parish Model [PDM]. The SACCO leaders…
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