Cooperatives & Communities
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Minister calls for greater accountability in PDM implementation in Yumbe
YUMBE, July 30, 2026 — The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs in charge of Veteran Affairs, Huda Oleru Abason, has directed Parish Development Model [PDM] implementers in Yumbe district…
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Hoima PDM SACCOs to repeat elections over transparency, biodata concerns
HOIMA CITY, July 29, 2026 — Two Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [PDM SACCOs] in Hoima district will repeat the election of their committee leaders following complaints from members…
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“Every goal is ours”: ICA policy briefs make case for coops as SDG powerhouses
BRUSSELS, July 29, 2026 — Over the last 18 months, the ICA and the UN Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] have been publishing a series of policy briefs to…
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Kapchorwa’s Cherubei PDM SACCO elects Board of Directors after cancelled polls
KAPCHORWA, July 27, 2026 – Cherubei Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Cherubei PDM SACCO] has elected a new Board of Directors following fresh elections held after an earlier poll…
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MADFA SACCO opens seventh branch in Nakaseke district
NAKASEKE, July 27, 2026 — Residents of Ngoma Sub-county in Nakaseke district have been urged to embrace Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] to improve their savings culture and access affordable credit,…
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FUE, UCA forge partnership to strengthen Uganda’s cooperative sector
KAMPALA, July 25, 2026 — The Federation of Uganda Employers [ FUE ] and the Uganda Cooperative Alliance Limited [UCA] have agreed to deepen collaboration aimed at strengthening cooperative enterprises, improving leadership…
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Bushenyi Commercial Officer challenges Ugandan SACCOs to innovate for youth jobs
BUSHENYI, July 24, 2026 — Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Uganda have been urged to move away from traditional business approaches and embrace research, data-driven planning, and market innovation to…
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SACCO leaders urged to strengthen governance, innovation and resilience for Uganda’s economic transformation
KYANKWANZI, July 23, 2026 — Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] must strengthen governance, risk management, capitalisation and member-centred leadership to remain resilient and play a greater role in Uganda’s economic transformation,…
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Vietnam’s coffee success has come at the cost of decades of deforestation-report
BERLIN, July 23, 2026 — Decades of unchecked deforestation driven by coffee cultivation in Vietnam’s Central Highlands have taken a devastating toll on the country’s forests, according to a new investigation by…
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Increasing Fintech-based fraud threatens cooperative sector in Uganda and Kenya – Report
KAMPALA, July 23, 2026 — A new research report has revealed that the rapid growth of Fintech-based fraud poses an increasing threat to the cooperative sector across East Africa, particularly in Uganda…
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