The Cooperator News

Minister urges headteachers to plant trees in schools

SOROTI, September 12, 2023 – The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysestom Muyingo, has asked school headteachers in the country to embrace the Greening Project which encourages the planting of…

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PM Nabbanja warns against misuse of PDM funds

HOIMA, September 12, 2023 – The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has cautioned parish chiefs and other officers implementing the Parish Development Model [PDM] against mismanaging funds meant for the beneficiaries of the…

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Excitement as Butebo receives modern ambulance

BUTEBO, September 12, 2023 – Keddi Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation has donated a well-equipped ambulance to Butebo district in a bid to reduce maternal mortality. The emergency response vehicle registration Number UBP…

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CGIAR stands with farmers in Morocco after devastating earthquake

CASABLANCA, September 11, 2023 – As a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco in the High Atlas mountains, the hearts of the global agricultural community go out to the farmers and rural communities…

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Compensating coops for war losses:  Gov’t blamed for not involving district leaders

LIRA, September 11, 2023 – Leaders from Lango and Bunyoro sub-regions have said the money released to cooperatives by the government as compensation for war losses was abused because district local governments…

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Govt hands over Tochi Irrigation Scheme to Oyam farmers

OYAM, September 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Water and Environment has handed over Tochi Irrigation scheme in Acaba Sub-county in Oyam district to farmers under Tochi Irrigation Cooperative Society to enhance…

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Bugisu coffee dealers trained on quality standards

MBALE, September 11, 2023 – The Uganda Quality Coffee Traders’ and Processors Association [UQCTPA] has trained coffee dealers in Bugisu Sub-region to enable them to increase productivity. UQCTPA brings together over 3,000…

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Wakenya Pamoja SACCO launches banking platform for members

NAIROBI, September 8, 2023 – Wakenya Pamoja Deposit Taking SACCO recently launched a mobile digital banking platform expected to improve service delivery, according to Coop News. The new platform dubbed Wakenya M-Cash is a robust…

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Mali: SAA transforms rural cooperative

BAMAKO, September 9, 2023 – Two years after Sasakawa Africa Association [ SAA ] delivered a sheller to the Nieta Cooperative in the Kamalé Kakélé Village of Western Mali, there is evidence…

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East African Higher Education Quality Assurance Network Forum underway in Bujumbura

Bujumbura, September 8, 2023 – The 12th Annual East African Higher Education Quality Assurance Forum [EAQAN] is currently underway in Bujumbura, Burundi under the theme: “Nurturing Emerging Trends in Higher Education through quality Assurance”.…

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