Organisations
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MPs urge gov’t to review co-funding for major irrigation programme
KAMPALA, February 14, 2025 – Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have described the 25 percent co-funding requirement for farmers to access the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme as unrealistic and unaffordable for…
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Parents of children with disabilities urged to embrace VSLAs to enhance livelihoods
OYAM, February 13, 2025 – Parents of children with disabilities [CWDs] can enhance their families’ livelihoods by forming, and joining community Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs]. This advice was shared days…
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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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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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UAC needs Shs 300 billion to bridge USAID HIV funding gap
KAMPALA, February 12, 2025 — The Uganda AIDS Commission [UAC] and AHF Uganda Cares, organisation HIV/AIDS services, have called for allocation of Shs 300 billion to cater for critical drugs and laboratory…
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Ssenyonyi urges gov’t to stop funding Inspire Africa Coffee
KAMPALA, February 12, 2025 – – The Leader of the Opposition [LoP], Joel Ssenyonyi has asked government to stop any further allocation of funds to Inspire Africa Coffee, a private entity financed…
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Over 350,000 candidates excel in 2024 UCE
KAMPALA, Febraury 11, 2025 –– The just-released 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education [UCE] results indicate that 350,146 candidates qualified to be awarded a certificate that will push them to the next level…
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Budget analysts warn gov’t against poor debt management
KAMPALA, February 11, 2025 – National budget analysts, led by the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group [CSBAG], have issued a warning to the government regarding poor debt management and associated inefficiencies. This…
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