Cooperatives & Communities
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Excitement as 3,600 residents affected by EACOP gain access to clean water
KIKUUBE, February 2025 – Residents affected by the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline [EACOP] project in 10 districts are rejoicing after being provided with clean and safe water. The 15 boreholes constructed…
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Minister agrees with leaders of Rwampara Ranching Cooperative to hold delayed AGM
Kampala, February 13, 2025 – Leaders of Rwampara Ranching Cooperative Society Limited have agreed with the State Minister for Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume, to hold their delayed elective Annual General Meeting [AGM],…
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Emyooga: Gulu drivers acquire taxi to boost incomes
GULU, February 12, 2025 – The Anyim pa Drivers Association, under the Aswa Taxi Operators’ Emyooga SACCO in Gulu district, has acquired a used taxi worth Shs 18 million, which is expected…
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Achieving SDGs through cooperatives: Multistakeholder forum to be held at UN headquarters
KAMPALA, February 12, 2025 –– The Commission for Social Development is convening its sixty-third session from February 10–14, 2025, and according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], a multi-stakeholder forum will be…
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Soroti City Emyooga beneficiaries trained in enterprise management
SOROTI CITY, February 12, 2025 – Leaders and other beneficiaries of the Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Soroti City recently completed training in enterprise management, aimed at ensuring the…
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Minister cancels Special General Meeting of cooperative society, summons stakeholders to Kampala
KAMPALA, 11 February 2025 – The State Minister for Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume, recently cancelled a Special General Meeting of the Rwampara Ranching Cooperative Society Limited, citing credible information that certain individuals…
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Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union inaugurates new board
MASINDI, February 10, 2025 – The Registrar of Cooperatives and Commissioner for Cooperative Policy and Development, Robert Bariyo Barigye, has inaugurated the new board of Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union to lead the…
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Tamworth Coop shoppers raise record amount for rugby club
LONDON, February 9, 2025 –– A bumper cheque for £2,088 was presented to England’s Tamworth Rugby Club which boasts over 1,000 members ranging from toddlers to pensioners. Vice chairman Rod Bristow said…
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Scheduled coop banks in India to work at par with national banks
NEW DELHI, Febraury 8, 2025 — The Union Ministry of Cooperation has announced that the Government of India plans to equip all scheduled cooperative banks with services equivalent to those offered by…
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Housing: Auditor General decries undercapitalisation of NHCCL in new report
KAMPALA, February 7, 2025 — The Auditor General Edward Akol, has urged the government to allocate more funds to the National Housing and Construction Company Limited [ NHCCL ] to enable the…
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