Cooperatives & Communities
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Music coop ‘dream still alive’ despite funding gap
LONDON, January 28, 2025 –– A music co-operative said recently it is “absolutely determined” to reopen its studio and rehearsal rooms despite having a £450,000 funding shortfall for repairs. Lancaster Music Coop…
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Bank of Uganda issues MDI licence to EBO SACCO
KAMPALA, January 28, 2025 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has granted a licence to EBO Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited, located in Bwizibwera Rutooma Town Council, Mbarara district. This licence…
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Dokolo SACCO leaders call for more training in financial literacy
DOKOLO, 27 January 2025 – The leaders of the Journalists Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Dokolo district are calling for increased training in financial management for their members, which…
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Gen Z demands workplaces with purpose, and cooperatives fit the bill
LONDON, January 27, 2025 — Research from Co-operatives UK reveals as many as 61% of young workers place as much importance on their employers’ values, such as green credentials, honesty and social responsibility,…
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Besania SACCO Founder Member Dies Aged 77
MBARARA CITY, 25 January 2025 – Emmanuel Omugisha Bukabeeba, a founding member of Besania Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO], passed away on Tuesday at Divine Mercy Hospital in Mbarara City after…
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Museveni boosts Lira University Staff SACCO with Shs 100mln
LIRA CITY, January 25, 2025 – Lira University Staff Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] has recorded significant growth in membership and its loan portfolio after receiving a financial boost of Shs…
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St. Pauli become first German football club to launch cooperative
BERLIN, January 24, 2025 –– Ever the club to take a unique path, St. Pauli recently became the first German outfit to launch a cooperative that they hope could earn them up to…
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Disease outbreaks and animal thefts hampering PDM progress in Masindi Municipality
MASINDI, January 24, 2025 – Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Karujubu Division, Masindi Municipality, have highlighted a surge in disease outbreaks, and animal thefts as major challenges undermining the…
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Farmers urge gov’t to lower cost of equipment sold under Micro Scale Irrigation Programme
GULU, January, 242025 – Several farmers in Gulu district have appealed to the government to reduce the cost of equipment sold under the Micro Scale Irrigation Programme, a government initiative aimed at…
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Members threaten to boycott Rwampara coop AGM after two delays
RWAMPARA, January 24, 2025 – Frederick Ngobi Gume, the Minister of State for Cooperatives, and Robert Barigye Bariyo, the Registrar of Cooperatives, have been accused of interfering with the affairs of the…
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