Organisations
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Uganda’s Energy Sector: What Informs The Tariff?
Following two decades of concerted investments by both government and the private sector into especially electricity generation, Uganda’s supply now exceeds demand – at least for now. Even in terms of energy…
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Lira Official Interdicted Over Forgery
LIRA – Josephine Alobo, the District Commercial Officer (DCO) of Lira, has been interdicted for forgery as she uttered false documents of a Savings and Credit Co-operative (SACCO), receiving money by false…
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Bugamba People’s SACCO Gets New Leaders
RWAMPARA – After a few stumbles, the long-shelved election of leaders of Bugamba People’s Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) was held on May 20 in Rweibogo village, Bugamba Sub County in Rwampara…
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Internal Fights Rock FRONASA Cooperative
OMORO – On the issue of membership, some members of the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) cooperative in Omoro District have now taken positions that are at odds with the mainstream leadership…
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Women Groups Applications For Cash Drop In Lira
LIRA – Applications for cash grants by women groups to Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP) are on the decline in the northern district of Lira, we are told. UWEP was launched in…
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SACCOs Tipped On Playbook For Success
KWANIA – Cooperatives should follow a basic playbook for success which has a blend of good financial character and good governance, Patrick Bura, the District Principal Commercial Officer of Kwania, has said.…
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SACCO Leaders Shun Management Training
HOIMA – Last week Hoima City and the district leadership scheduled two weeks of training sessions in financial literacy for all SACCO leaders that lack basic money management knowledge but surprisingly they…
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SACCO Saving Kids With Nodding Syndrome
OMORO – Unsupported anymore by the government or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), parents of children battling the debilitating Nodding Syndrome in the northern district of Omoro have turned to saving groups to support their…
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Roadside Business Loans Spur Trade In Nebbi
NEBBI – Loans may keep some people sad and trapped in a cycle of debt, especially when they outpace one’s savings. But Agnes Akumu, 45, a roadside clay pot dealer, is all…
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Members Get SACCO Managerial Training
GULU – At least 80 members of Savings and Credit co-operatives from 17 rural groups, with little or no managerial skills of their own, have received training in managing SACCOs formed under…
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