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Women advised to lead as WSACCO champions gender inclusion in Uganda’s cooperatives
KAMPALA, May 31, 2025 — Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [ WSACCO ], in collaboration with the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], has urged women to take up leadership…
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BUSFACO AGM approves Shs 300mln budget for 2025
MASINDI, May 19, 2025 –– The Bunyoro Sugarcane Farmers Cooperative Union Limited [ BUSFACO ] has approved a Shs 300 million budget for the 2025 financial year, marking a significant increase from…
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International
A Cooperative Vision for the Future
By Jeroen Douglas BRUSSELS, January 17, 2025 – Esteemed cooperators, colleagues, and friends around the world, As we embark on a new year, a year designated by the United Nations as the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New members from the Philippines and Côte d’Ivoire join ICA
BRUSSELS, November 24, 2023 – Two new members joined the International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] in November 2023, further strengthening the global apex body of cooperatives. According to the ICA, the…
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ICA Board meets in Bulgaria
SOFIA-The President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev inaugurated the opening session of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] board meeting that took place from March 7-9, 2023 in Sofia. The leaders…
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International
Here is ICA Gender Equality Committee Statement on the International Women’s Day 2023
The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Gender Equality Committee has issued a statement as the world marks International Women’s Day 2023: Read on. Technology has a great impact on our daily personal and…
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International
Ukrainian cooperative movement still needs more help as war escalates
BRUSSELS-The Cooperative Movement in war-ravaged Ukraine still needs more help, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] which has contacted Illia Gorokhovskyi, COOP Ukraine’s chairman. ICA says it recently contacted Gorokhovsky to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Acholi farmers urged to join cooperatives
GULU-As initiatives to strengthen the cooperative movement in Uganda take centre stage, Farmers in Acholi Sub-region have been urged to join or form cooperative societies if they are to benefit more from…
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East Africa
CS Chelugui outlines agenda for cooperatives sector
NAIROBI-Simon Kiprono Chelugui took over the Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSME] Ministry early last week, promising to address mismanagement in cooperatives. Chelugui took over from Peter Munya, who was…
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International
World Cooperative Monitor official launch slated for early December
LONDON-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and Euricse on December 1, 2022, will hold a webinar to present the latest edition of the World Cooperative Monitor [WCM], which contains, in addition to the…
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