Cooperatives & Communities
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Museveni lauds success of PDM in Busoga
NAMUTUMBA, January 23, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Parish Development Model [PDM] for transforming livelihoods in Busoga Subregion, highlighting inspiring success stories of households that have significantly increased their…
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U.S. electric coop gets funding to protect eagles from electrocution
COLORADO, January 22, 2025 – Colorado electric cooperative La Plata Electric Association [LPEA] has been awarded a grant to retrofit 100 of its distribution power poles to protect the local eagle population…
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How coffee and cocoa growing is taking shape in Adjumani district
ADJUMANI, January 21, 2025 – Over 200 small-scale farmers in Adjumani have ventured into coffee and cocoa cultivation, supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF). These farmers are…
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Auditor General finds loopholes in PDM implementation
KAMPALA, January 20, 2025 – The Parish Development Model [PDM] has made notable progress in its implementation for the 2023/2024 financial year [FY], though several challenges have emerged, particularly in fund disbursement,…
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Kasese officials receive tablets to enhance pdm data collection
KASESE, January 19, 2025 – Parish chiefs, town agents, and chairpersons of Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Kasese district have received tablets to improve data collection efforts. Kasese district was…
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SACCOs urged to guard against loan defaulters as they seek expanding
SHEEMA, January 18, 2025 – – Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in Uganda are facing the growing challenge of loan defaults, according to Herbert Ahimbisibwe, the General Manager of Shuuku Credit…
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Dokolo Emyooga SACCOs assured of additional seed capital
DOKOLO, January 17, 2025 – – The Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] has assured members of Emyooga SACCOs in Dokolo District of an additional Shs 20 million in seed capital provided by the…
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Follow PDM guidelines, Alebtong RDC urges parish chiefs
ALEBTONG, January 16, 2025 –– The Alebtong Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Geoffrey Okiswa, has cautioned parish chiefs against deviating from the Parish Development Model [PDM] guidelines. While handing over 69 tablets to…
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Sembabule farmers, traders face losses as middleman vanishes with 29.5 tonnes of coffee
SEMBABULE, January 15, 2025 – Police in Sembabule district have launched an investigation into the alleged theft of 29.5 tonnes of coffee worth Shs 413 million by a middleman in Mateete Industrial…
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