The Cooperator News

Cabinet to decide on Kiswahili Council Bill after minsters disagree

KAMPALA, October 21, 2024 — Following the dispute over ownership of the Uganda National Kiswahili Council Bill, 2023, Cabinet will at its next meeting disclose which ministry will own the Bill. The…

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The CLEAR Supply Chains project trains Ugandan employers and workers in coffee sector on collective bargaining

KAMPALA, October 20, 2024 — The right of workers and employers to freely form or join organisations and to engage in collective bargaining are fundamental principles and rights at work. Even though…

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Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers’ Movement partners with China to use solar energy in cooperatives

BRASILIA, October 20, 2024 — João Pedro Stedile, leader of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement [MST, in Portuguese], was in China to talk with institutions and companies that have already started partnerships…

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Amongi empowers members of mining cooperative in Lira City

LIRA CITY, October 19, 2024 – Members of the Artisanal Miner Cooperative Society Limited, engaged in stone quarrying in Lira City East Division, received tools to enhance their business operations. Gender Minister…

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EPRC survey finds gaps in the implementation of revised O-level curriculum

KAMPALA, October 18, 2024 — A new survey has highlighted significant gaps in the implementation of the revised lower-level secondary curriculum at the time when the first cohort of students sit for…

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How rural women in Morocco have ventured forth with vinegar

RABAT, October 19, 2024 — In the mountains of central Morocco, apple farming is a way of life. But post-harvest losses and food wastage have brought economic troubles to rural communities. Twenty-four-year-old…

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New Cooperative Bill to reform and boost sector growth

NAIROBI, October 19, 2024 — The Cooperative Bill 2024, which the Kenyan Parliament is presently scrutinising, aims to tackle the persistent governance and management issues afflicting the cooperative sector, according to Wycliffe…

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COSASE report reveals abuse of payrolls in gov’t agencies

KAMPALA, October 18, 2024 — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises [PAC-COSASE] has raised concerns over the mismanagement of salary payrolls across various government ministries and departments.…

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Buganda, Bugisu politicians unite in bid to save UCDA

KAMPALA, October 18, 2024 — Members of Parliament from the Buganda and Bugisu regions have issued stern warnings against any attempt to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA], stating that such…

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Save to invest in future: Christian women in Bunyoro Kitara Diocese urged to embrace saving culture

HOIMA, October 18, 2024 — Christian women in the Bunyoro Kitara Diocese have been encouraged to adopt a culture of saving as a means to invest in the future and contribute to…

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