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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt donates tractor to Hoima farmers’ association
HOIMA, March 2, 2024 – The government through the Ministry of Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has donated a tractor to farmers in Hoima district to promote commercial farming in Bunyoro Sub-region.…
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News
Soroti residents skilled in making reusable sanitary pads, liquid soap
SOROTI, February 26, 2024 – At least 136 women, girls, and men in Kokumu village, Lalle Sub-county in Soroti district have been equipped with skills in making reusable sanitary pads, and liquid…
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National
Sensitise citizens on minerals, minister urged
KAMPALA, February 2, 2024 – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu has been asked to table a statement in parliament on government plans to sensitise the citizenry on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Govt considers including village chairpersons on list of beneficiaries
OMORO, January 15, 2024 – Government is considering including Local Council One [LCI] chairpersons in the country as beneficiaries of the ongoing Parish Development Model [PDM] whose aim is to move poor…
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Northern
Lira City: Over Shs 3.6bln incinerator construction project nears completion
LIRA, January 10, 2024 – The construction project for a giant incinerator at Aler composting site in Lira City West Division is about to be completed, according to officials responsible for the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Experts form economic forum to give voice to over three million cooperatives across globe
NEW DELHI, October 26, 2023 – Leading cooperative sector experts have come together to form the World Cooperative Economic Forum [WCopEF] to give voice to over three million cooperatives spread across the…
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Central
Karamoja leaders to be empowered as role models in communities
NAKASEKE, October 19, 2023 – Government has pledged to empower Karamoja leaders as role models to aid the economic transformation of the sub-region. According to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, plans to develop…
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International
Fishermen in Alaska urged to form coops to help manage Pacific cod stocks
NEW YORK – US federal agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries [NOAA] has asked Alaskan fishermen to form cooperatives to improve the management of Pacific cod stocks. NOAA says cod is…
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International
GWLN 2023 Empowerment Grant winners to increase financial access worldwide
MADISON, Wis —Global Women’s Leadership Network [GWLN] recently announced its 2023 Empowerment Grant winners — Enkhchimeg Nergui, Partnership Specialist, Mongolian National Confederation of Credit Unions, and Violet Ndungu, CEO, Muki SACCO [Kenya]. The two will…
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Environment
Buliisa local leaders worried over persistent attacks by elephants
BULIISA – Local Communities neighboring the Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa district have expressed concern over the continuous invasion of elephants which they say have killed some people in some areas.…
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