Cooperatives & Communities
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Pader elders uneasy as youth choose SACCOs over producer cooperatives
PADER– Elders in Pader district are concerned that the youth there are reluctant to join traditional producer cooperative societies, even as the young people are supposed to be the future leaders of…
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Lira pig cooperative in need of money for slaughterhouse
Oniangaber Pig Farmers Cooperative in Lira city have appealed to government and other stakeholders to help them build a modern slaughterhouse so that they are able to market their products better. The…
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Alebtong leaders urged to mobilise SACCOs to benefit from LEGS project
ALEBTONG– The Alebtong district LC5 chairperson, David Kennedy Odongo has asked village and parish leaders to mobilise the communities to form SACCOs if they are to utilise Shs 3 billion specifically allocated…
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Shs 200mln Emyooga funds unused as Gulu city groups keep away
GULU– A total of Shs 200 million Emyooga seed capital for five different categories of groups in Gulu city is lying idle in the bank accounts, two years after the launch of…
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Egyptian gov’t holds press conference on13th Africa Ministerial Cooperative Conference
CAIRO-President of the General Authority for Construction and Housing Cooperatives Hossam Rezq days ago held a press conference to announce details about the hosting by Egypt of the 13th Africa Ministerial Cooperative…
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Leaders of cooperative societies urged to be transparent and accountable
KIKUUBE– The board members and managers of cooperative societies in Kikuube district have been told to develop a spirit of transparency and accountability to ensure the sustainability of the existing cooperative societies…
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Ngora cooperative impacting communities through youth-led fish farming project
NGORA– At the beginning, it seemed like it was an ambitious project for the youth of Ngora District Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society as they presented their idea of fish farming during the…
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Teachers urged on utilising SACCOs for further education
AMURU– Teachers in Amuru district have been advised to use SACCOs to further their education if they are to remain relevant in the job market. Amuru district currently has a total of…
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Atiak massacre survivors move on with self-help initiatives
AMURU– All is not lost for the members belonging to Atiak Massacre Survivors’ Association in Atiak Sub-county in Amuru district as they have engaged in self-help initiatives to improve their lives. The…
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Masaka farmers call for disease and drought-resistant coffee varieties
MASAKA– Farmers in the Greater Masaka region have appealed to give them coffee varieties that are disease and drought-resistant, saying they are tired of making losses in every harvesting season. The farmers…
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