Cooperatives & Communities
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WOCCU and Visa Advance First-of-its-Kind Digital Remittance Pilot Between US and Guatemalan Credit Unions
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 7, 2026 — The World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ], in collaboration with Visa, has completed one of the first known cross-border digital remittances between credit union…
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Nakaseke dairy farmers embrace solar irrigation to beat drought, boost milk production
LUWERO, July 7, 2026 — Dairy farmers in Nakaseke district are increasingly embracing solar-powered irrigation systems to sustain fodder production, increase milk yields and cushion themselves against the effects of climate change.…
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Cooperatives emerge as engine of rural industrialisation in Kenya
NAIROBI, July 6, 2026 — Kericho County in Kenya is redefining the role of cooperative societies, transforming them from traditional marketing organisations into drivers of rural industrialisation, value addition and enterprise development…
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New Kikuube District Boss Pledges Support for Cooperatives and Farmers
HOIMA, July 6, 2026 — Paddy Kisembo, the newly elected Kikuube LCV Chairman, has pledged to strengthen cooperative societies in the district and mobilise local farmers to engage in commercial agriculture, which…
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#CoopsDay 2026: World’s cooperatives highlighted peacebuilding role on International Day of Cooperatives
BRUSSELS, July 5, 2026 — More than one billion cooperative members around the world marked the United Nations International Day of Cooperatives [#CoopsDay] on Saturday under the theme “Cooperatives for a Peaceful…
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Registrar Orders SGM for Moyo SACCO Amid Governance Dispute
MOYO, July 3, 2026 — The Registrar of Cooperative Societies in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], Robert Bariyo Barigye, has directed that a Special General Meeting [SGM] of Moyo…
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Gov’t halts illegal gold mining operations in Kanungu, pledges to help artisans form cooperative
KANUNGU, July 3, 2026 — The Government has suspended all illegal gold mining activities in Kyayugwe Subcounty, Kanungu district, as it moves to regulate artisanal mining and ensure compliance with Uganda’s mining…
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Cooperatives urged to champion peace as world marks International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA, July 3, 2026 – The President of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], Ariel Guarco, has called on cooperative members across the world to strengthen their role in promoting peace, solidarity and…
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Trade ministry challenges Walimu Cooperative Union to revamp primary cooperatives
KAMPALA, July 3, 2026 — Uganda’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] has tasked the Walimu Cooperative Union with reviving all dormant teachers’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] across the…
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Kapchorwa: PDM SACCO Holds Inaugural SGM to Elect Vetting Committee
KAPCHORWA, July 3, 2026 – The Kaptono Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Kaptono PDM SACCO] on Tuesday held its first-ever Special General Meeting [SGM] to elect a vetting committee…
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