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Kapelebyong district kicks off baseline data collection exercise
KAPELEBYONG -Kapelebyong district has launched a two-week exercise of baseline data collection to inform government’s implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], with a call on locals to embrace it. The exercise…
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Partners launch over Shs 69mln Climate Innovation Challenge for schools
KAMPALA– Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in partnership with Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda [ECOTRUST] on Tuesday launched a US$ 18,565 [Shs 69,450,000] Climate Change Innovation Challenge for schools at an event that…
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Ariel Guarco retains ICA presidency
SEVILLE– The members of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] have renewed the mandate of Ariel Guarco for the next four years. From a total of 779 total votes, Guarco has been re-elected…
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Adjumani district leaders ask partners to help skill refugees
ADJUMANI– Leaders of Adjumani District have called for support from the development partners to support the skilling of the youths in refugee settlements and host communities to enable the young people to…
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Lira district head castigates ministry over Shs 600mln allocation
LIRA– Lira district, LC5 chairperson, Richard Cox Okello Orik is displeased after the Health Ministry allocated only Shs 600 million to the district’s health department in the next financial year. This is…
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PDM success: Alupo urges leaders to sensitise communities
SOROTI– Vice President Jessica Alupo Epel has urged leaders at lower local government levels and other stakeholders to sensitise their communities on the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Alupo who is also the…
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UBOS, ICT Ministry undertake PDM baseline data collection
KAMPALA– Uganda Bureau of Statistics [UBOS] in partnership with the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance has announced the ongoing process of baseline data collection to inform the government’s implementation of the…
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Educationists ask Gulu University graduates to invest in agriculture
GULU – New graduates from Gulu University have been asked to take advantage of the agricultural value chains to create jobs for themselves. At least 1245 students from the various academic disciplines…
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UNOC and Stanbic Bank to help farmers produce quality foodstuffs
KIRYANDONGO– Uganda National Oil Company [ UNOC ] and Stanbic bank Uganda are partnering to establish an incubator to support farmers in producing foodstuffs that conform to the standards of the oil…
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Africa and the Caribbean to firm cooperation via regional development banks
KAMPALA– Economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean took a strong upward turn this week as the regions’ premier financial institutions—the African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Caribbean Development Bank—came together to…
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