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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima milk traders urged to form SACCO for value addition
Milk traders and vendors in Hoima oil city have been challenged to form Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) if they want to have one voice and develop their businesses. The call…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oyam: Emyooga beneficiaries demand business skills training
Beneficiaries of the Presidential Initiative on Wealth and Job Creation in Oyam district are seeking business skills training to guarantee the success of the program. The demands from the groups came shortly…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Crime Preventers form SACCO
Crime preventers in Masindi district have formed a SACCO as one way of improving their economic status. According to Musa Kabalega, the Chairperson Tukurakuranize Saving and Credit Society Limited, they formed the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
One year later, Cooperatives struggling to emerge from COVID-induced slump
Almost a year after Uganda first imposed several restrictions aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19, many cooperatives are still struggling to get back to their feet despite being open for business…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Soroti city receives Emyooga funds
Savings and Credit Cooperatives-SACCOs in Soroti district have each received Shs 30m under the Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth Creation, commonly known as Emyooga. The District Commercial Officer Soroti, George Tukei,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Trainings key to growth- Cooperatives’ boss
Organizing and attending regular training opportunities for both leaders and members of cooperatives is critical for growth, Mpakibi Waiswa Robert, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Cooperatives at the Ministry of Trade,…
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UCA suit adjourned after Respondents’ no-show in court
Mengo Chief Magistrate Nasambu Esther has adjourned the Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) vs Attorney General and Registrar for Cooperative Societies case to April 29, 2021, after the two respondents’ lawyers failed, for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Local Govt PS urges LCs to embrace SACCOs
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Ben Kumumanya, has challenged LC I and LC II Chairpersons in the Bunyoro sub-region to join Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) to improve their…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi LCV halts Emyooga funds pay-out to Bujenje youth leaders’ SACCO
Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Masindi district LCV Chairperson, has instructed the district’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to halt the transaction of Emyooga funds worth Shs30 m to Bujenje Constituency Youth Leaders’ Emyooga…
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Start SACCOs and give faithful a break, Lango Paramount Chief counsels Clergy
Lango Paramount Chief, Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii, has rallied the clergy in Lango to form SACCOs in order to fight against poverty. Odur made the remarks last Saturday at his residence in…
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