The Cooperator News

SAGE: Over Shs 560bln disbursed to older persons

KAMPALA, July 23, 2024 – The Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment [ SAGE ], a social protection programme for older persons in Uganda has seen government disburse over Shs 565.7 billion to…

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Conflicts: Women Coffee farmers in DR Congo’s Ituri Province wrestle with an uncertain future

ITURI, July 23, 2024 – Kavira Matsetse, a widow and mother of eight, inherited her coffee plantation in Biakato, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province, nearly a decade ago. The…

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Mobilise youth to embrace commercial agriculture, VP Alupo tasks Serere leaders

SERERE, July 23, 2024 – The Vice President, Jessica Alupo Epel has asked local leaders in Serere district to mobilise the youth to embrace commercial agriculture as a pathway out of poverty…

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Mbale City to collect street parking fees electronically

MBALE, July 23, 2024 – Mbale City authorities have introduced a digital system that will now be used to collect street parking fees. The city officials told journalists that the analog mode…

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Kenyan SACCO regulator drafts guidelines on mergers

NAIVASHA, July 22, 2024  – The SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [SASRA] has proposed draft guidelines on mergers and amalgamations, which provide a clear framework for Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] that…

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Lack of proper parenting escalating teenage pregnancies in Masindi

MASINDI, July 22, 2024 – The increasing teenage pregnancies and violations of children’s rights in Masindi district have been attributed to poor parenting and lack of sex education. According to records from…

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Poverty alleviation: Buganda Kingdom urges govt to priotise cooperatives

MASAKA, July 22, 2024  – Buganda kingdom has advised government that ending poverty in communities will not be achieved if poverty alleviation programmes like Emyooga and the Parish Development Model [PDM] are not…

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Namisindwa district launches Shs 330mln bridge project

NAMISINDWA, July 22, 2024 – The Namisindwa District Local Government has launched a Shs 330 million construction of Namikhoma Bridge under Development Funds Programme. Namikhoma Bridge will connect Lwakhakha town council to Bumwoni…

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WSACCO engages with Ugandan troops in Somalia, DRC

KAMPALA, July 21, 2024: The Board of Directors of Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [WSACCO] days ago completed a 10-day mobilisation drive in mission areas of Somalia and the Democratic Republic…

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EAC and IOM partner to enhance cross-border health security in region

ARUSHA, July 21, 2024: The East African Community [EAC] Secretariat has partnered with the International Organisation for Migration [IOM] to enhance cross-border health security and responses to disease outbreaks in the region.…

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