Cooperatives & Communities
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Preparing for succession: Cooperatives tipped to groom future leaders
ISINGIRO-Co-operators and members of SACCOs in Uganda have been advised to begin grooming future leaders rather than waiting for the current leaders to die or retire so that they can recruit new…
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Theme for this year’s International Credit Union Day theme announced
WISCONSIN-World Council of Credit Unions [Woccu] has released official posters and logos for the day, which will be celebrated on October 20, 2022. This year’s International Credit Union [ICU] Day takes the theme Empower…
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FSD Africa, Rabobank to fund African small-scale farmers with loans for carbon credits
NAIROBI– Financial Sector Deepening Africa [FSD Africa] and Rabobank ACORN / Rabo Foundation have launched their collaboration in helping 3,000-5, 000 small-scale farmers with their transition to agroforestry, a sustainable and climate…
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MPs urge journalists to engage in business
KIBAALE– Members of Parliament from Greater Kibaale have advised journalists to establishing business ventures that can supplement their meager salaries. The call was made by the Members of Parliament from Kibaale, Kakumiro,…
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Draft amendments don’t align with Co-op Principles on many points: NCUI
NEW DELHI– Reacting to the draft amendments to Multi-State Cooperative Societies [MSCS] Act 2002, circulated to the national federations in India by the Ministry of Cooperation, several representatives of member institutions of…
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Bunyoro sugarcane farmers form cooperative union
MASINDI-Sugarcane farmers from Bunyoro Sub-region have come together to form Bunyoro Sugarcane Farmers Cooperative Union Limited, according to Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Masindi district LCV Chairperson, who is also a member of the…
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Ministers ask farmers to invest in tree seedlings in Northern Uganda
GULU-The State for Environmental, Beatrice Atim Anywar has asked farmers in Northern Uganda to invest in tree seedlings if they are to develop their farms at a low cost. Addressing the stakeholders’…
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Legislators want prisoners to get better pay for labour
KAMPALA– Members of Parliament on the Committee on Human Rights are not happy with the little money paid to the prisoners after they have offered hard labour outside the correctional centres. The…
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Mbarara Market finally occupied after govt intervention
MBARARA– There was excitement as vendors started occupying the new Mbarara Central Market this week, ending the recent confusion caused by corruption allegations against some of the market and city council workers.…
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UNMA launches construction of Masindi based weather station
MASINDI Uganda National Metrological Authority [UNMA] has started the construction of a weather station in Masindi district. The facility is being erected at Masindi Booma grounds along Masindi Port road in Masindi…
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