Cooperatives & Communities
-
Kotido PDM SACCO leaders get tablets to speed up disbursement of funds
KOTIDO, October 14, 2025 — Leaders of Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [PDM SACCOs] in Kotido district can now approve loan requests more swiftly, thanks to a new initiative…
Read More » -
Oyam disburses Shs 15bln to PDM beneficiaries
OYAM, October 14, 2025 – Oyam District has emerged as a frontrunner in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], ranking first in Northern Uganda and fourth nationally, according to Bosco…
Read More » -
ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Awards Set to Celebrate Outstanding Contributions in 2025
TOKYO, October 13, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance Asia-Pacific [ICA-AP] Regional Office is to hold the ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Excellence Awards 2025, a prestigious recognition designed to spotlight transformative leadership and…
Read More » -
Côte d’Ivoire races to meet new EU standards with only 40 percent of cocoa traceable
ABIDJAN, October 13, 2025 — Côte d’Ivoire has traced 40 percent of its cocoa beans from the 2024/2025 season [October–September], according to the 2025 edition of the Cocoa Barometer report, released last…
Read More » -
Honey production drops in Gulu due to human activities
GULU, October 13, 2025 — Honey production has dropped in Gulu district, according to statistics from the District Entomology Department. In 2019/2020, 72,740 tonnes of honey were produced in Gulu district. Production…
Read More » -
Indonesia: Coops get mining permits through new government regulation
JAKART, October 12, 2025 – The Government of Indonesia is providing cooperatives with the opportunity to manage Mineral and Coal Mining Permit Areas [WIUP] through Government Regulation [PP] No. 39 of 2025.…
Read More » -
Strong cooperative presence at Expo 2025 in Osaka
OSAKA, October 11, 2025 — Italian cooperative federation Legacoop recently hosted an event at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, to showcase how cooperatives are building a better world. A stand was also…
Read More » -
FDC’s Nandala Mafabi pledges to re-energise cooperatives if elected president
MASINDI, October 10, 2025 — Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the presidential flagbearer of the Forum for Democratic Change [FDC], has pledged to re-energise cooperative societies and unions across Uganda, stating that this is…
Read More » -
UCC distributes tablets to PDM SACCO leaders in Sebei districts
KAPCHORWA, October 10, 2025 — In a bid to integrate technology into Uganda’s rural financial systems, the Uganda Communications Commission [UCC] has distributed tablets to leaders of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations…
Read More » -
CIC partners with TDB and Swiss bank, Vontobel to launch the CIC Global Balanced Special Fund
NAIROBI, October 9, 2025 — CIC Insurance Group has partnered with the Trade Development Bank [TDB] for strategic sponsorship to strengthen its offshore positioning through an operational partnership with Swiss private bank Vontobel that is also tasked with…
Read More »