East Africa
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Start SACCOs and give faithful a break, Lango Paramount Chief counsels Clergy
Lango Paramount Chief, Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii, has rallied the clergy in Lango to form SACCOs in order to fight against poverty. Odur made the remarks last Saturday at his residence in…
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Angry Emyooga SACCO members demand for their savings over delayed release of Shs 2.24 bn
Leaders of SACCOs that were recently formed to benefit from the Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth Creation (Emyooga) are under pressure as members demand a refund of their savings following delays…
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Lira University staff SACCO receives 100m presidential injection
Members of Lira University staff’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) have received Shs 100m in fulfillment of an outstanding presidential pledge, the university’s management has revealed. President Yoweri Museveni pledged to…
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Form cooperatives with a purpose- Masindi LC V
Masindi district LC V Chairman, Cosmas Byaruhanga, has challenged residents to form cooperatives with a purpose if they are to reap big from them. Byaruhanga made the call on Tuesday during an…
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Gulu Bee farmers to form cooperative
Bee farmers in Gulu are in the process of forming a cooperative in a bid to address some of the challenges they face in their enterprise. There are over 1,000 bee farmers…
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Cooperative Societies urged to tap into Oil sector opportunities
Hoima district LC V Chairperson, Kirungi Kadiri, has challenged farmers under cooperative societies to prepare themselves to take advantage of the myriad opportunities likely to be created by Uganda’s emerging oil and…
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Masindi Municipality Councillors irked by delayed disbursement of Emyooga funds.
Councillors from Masindi municipality are disappointed by the delayed disbursement of over Shs 500m meant to fund more than 10 Emyooga SACCOs in Masindi Municipality. The Councillors, who expressed their discontent at…
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Kikuube: 36 SACCOs receive Emyooga funds
Members of 36 Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) in Kikuube district have received certificates from the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), enabling them to access over Shs1 bn that was earlier wired to their…
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Poor management to blame for collapsing Lango SACCOs-Expert
Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (Saccos) in Lango Sub-region are collapsing due to mismanagement, experts have said. Speaking during a 5-day training of Acan-pe-Kun SACCO members on Thursday, the Chief Executive Officer…
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Bwijanga Coffee Cooperative targets coffee processing machine
Bwijanga Coffee Cooperative Society Limited in Bwijanga Sub-county, Masindi district is in the process of acquiring a coffee processing machine that will enable them to add value to their coffee. According to…
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