Cooperatives & Communities
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Panel discusses findings of WOCCU Study on financial inclusion for migrants, refugees
BOSTON, July 24, 2024 – The World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] on Tuesday led a panel discussion on the findings from its new report, Insights from Credit Unions on Financial Inclusion…
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Conflicts: Women Coffee farmers in DR Congo’s Ituri Province wrestle with an uncertain future
ITURI, July 23, 2024 – Kavira Matsetse, a widow and mother of eight, inherited her coffee plantation in Biakato, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province, nearly a decade ago. The…
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Kenyan SACCO regulator drafts guidelines on mergers
NAIVASHA, July 22, 2024 – The SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [SASRA] has proposed draft guidelines on mergers and amalgamations, which provide a clear framework for Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] that…
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Lack of proper parenting escalating teenage pregnancies in Masindi
MASINDI, July 22, 2024 – The increasing teenage pregnancies and violations of children’s rights in Masindi district have been attributed to poor parenting and lack of sex education. According to records from…
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Poverty alleviation: Buganda Kingdom urges govt to priotise cooperatives
MASAKA, July 22, 2024 – Buganda kingdom has advised government that ending poverty in communities will not be achieved if poverty alleviation programmes like Emyooga and the Parish Development Model [PDM] are not…
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Namisindwa district launches Shs 330mln bridge project
NAMISINDWA, July 22, 2024 – The Namisindwa District Local Government has launched a Shs 330 million construction of Namikhoma Bridge under Development Funds Programme. Namikhoma Bridge will connect Lwakhakha town council to Bumwoni…
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WSACCO engages with Ugandan troops in Somalia, DRC
KAMPALA, July 21, 2024: The Board of Directors of Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [WSACCO] days ago completed a 10-day mobilisation drive in mission areas of Somalia and the Democratic Republic…
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EAC and IOM partner to enhance cross-border health security in region
ARUSHA, July 21, 2024: The East African Community [EAC] Secretariat has partnered with the International Organisation for Migration [IOM] to enhance cross-border health security and responses to disease outbreaks in the region.…
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Vendors in Bukoto market welcome new sanitation facility
KAMPALA, July 20, 2024 – Vendors in Bukoto Market in Nakawa division have celebrated the inauguration of a new sanitation facility, marking a significant milestone in their daily lives. The facility, built…
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ICA makes submission to the International Court of Justice on the Right to Strike
BRUSSELS, July 19, 2024 – Are workers’ rights to strike protected under the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention [ILO No. 87]? For the first time in…
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