Cooperatives & Communities
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OWC to donate 2.5mln coffee seedlings to creative artists
GULU CITY, February 26, 2025 – The WALK Creative Arts Foundation is set to receive 2.5 million coffee seedlings from Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] to be distributed to creative artists in Northern…
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Interview: ILO’s Simel Esim on the power of cooperatives to drive social justice
BRUSSELS, February 25, 2025: Ahead of World Social Justice Day that was celebrated on February 2025, officials from the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] spoke with Simel Esim, Head of the International Labour…
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National IDs recovered from money lenders in Mbarara City
MBARARA CITY, February 25, 2025 – Mbarara City Resident City Commissioner [RCC], Catherine Helen Kamwine has recovered around 10 national identity cards that had been confiscated by money lenders operating in the…
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Masindi sugarcane farmers oppose closure of weighbridges
MASINDI, February 25, 2025 –– The Ugandan government has closed sugarcane weighbridges in Masindi following allegations of poaching by some sugar millers in the district. The directive was issued days ago by…
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PDM: Patongo Town Council disburses Shs 800mln to beneficiaries
AGAGO, February 24, 2025 – Local leaders in Patongo Town Council, Agago district, have pledged to embrace all government programmes aimed at combating poverty and generating household incomes. The LC3 Chairperson of…
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Mbarara City faces potential revenue loss of Shs 240mln annually
MBARARA CITY, February 24, 2025 – Mbarara City Council is at risk of losing Shs 240 million in revenue due to a memorandum of understanding [MoU] signed between the Council and Kawaida…
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Nebbi councillors to probe schools over ghost learners
NEBBI, February 21, 2025 — District councillors in Nebbi are preparing to begin investigations into headteachers of both Universal Primary Education [UPE] and Universal Secondary Education [USE] schools regarding learner enrolment. During…
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Social justice through cooperative healthcare; the case of KAMACOS in Uganda
KAMPALA, February 21, 2025 — Kampala Medical & Allied Health Workers Cooperative Society [ KAMACOS ] aims to bring together medical professionals and allied health workers for economic development and humanitarian service.…
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International Year of Cooperatives 2025 in the Asia-Pacific Region and Japan launched
TOKYO, February 21, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific [ICA-AP] regional office marked the official launch of the International Year of Cooperatives [IYC] 2025 with a prestigious event at…
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Chia seed company turns to cooperatives to meet international standards
GULU, February 21, 2025 – Talia Group Limited, a company that grows and purchases chia seeds in the Acholi Subregion, has turned to cooperatives in an effort to meet the international organic…
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