Cooperatives & Communities
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UN Secretary General calls for stronger support for sustainable growth and the development of cooperatives
NEW YORK, August 27, 2025 — The 2025 United Nations [UN] Secretary General’s report on Cooperatives in Social Development [A/80/168] sets out a series of policy recommendations for Member States to strengthen…
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ICA Rochdale Pioneers Award winner Udai Shanker Awasthi retires as IFFCO CEO
NEW DELHI, August 26, 2025 — Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi, the 2024 ICA Rochdale Pioneers Award, recently retired from his duties as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Farmers…
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Lango Cultural Institution renews call for gov’t support to Agong Foundation SACCO
LIRA CITY, August 26, 2025 – The newly established Agong Foundation, an initiative of the Lango Cultural Institution [LCI], is seeking over Shs 450 million in government support to enhance its mission…
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WCU recognises top SACCOs in Bugisu
MBALE CITY, August 25, 2025 — The Walimu Cooperative Union [WCU] has recognised three top-performing Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] in the Bugisu Subregion for their excellence in financial…
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Local coop in Kapchorwa desperately needs power to operate coffee hulling machine
KAPCHORWA, August 25, 2025 — The Chema Integrated Cooperative Society Limited, based in Chema Subcounty, Kapchorwa district, has appealed to the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited [UEDCL] to urgently connect electricity to…
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SACCO leaders urged to embrace technology to safeguard members’ savings
IBANDA, August 25, 2025 — Leaders of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] have been urged to adopt modern financial technology systems to strengthen transparency and prevent fraud in cooperative societies. This…
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Parish chiefs in Kikuube urged to stay at their stations for effective PDM monitoring
KIKUUBE, August 25, 2025 — Parish chiefs in Kikuube district have been urged to remain stationed at their places of work to effectively monitor the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM].…
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Pride Bank launches new SACCO and investment club product to boost financial inclusion
MBARARA CITY, 24 August 2025 — Pride Bank Limited has unveiled a new financial product tailored for Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] and investment clubs, aimed at enhancing access to credit…
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Busy Kenya–Uganda Malaba border unites for peaceful trade
TORORO, August 23, 2025 – At one of East Africa’s most active border crossings, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA], in partnership with the Horn of Africa Youth Network…
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Teso teachers’ SACCOs to receive additional gov’t funding
SOROTI, August 22, 2025 – Teachers’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in the Teso Subregion are set to receive a significant financial boost from the government through the Presidential Fund for…
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