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News
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
On 31 December 2019, WHO was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The virus did not match any other known virus. This raised concern because…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Police investigate the embezzlement of UGX 69M at Nyalit Coop
A police investigation is underway after some members of the Bukwo-based Nyalit Cooperative Society raised a red flag over alleged embezzlement of the cooperative’s funds. The said money, UGX 69 million, is…
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Development
Community Health Workers raise Rwf14 billion in assets
Community Health Workers (CHW), through their cooperatives, have accumulated Rwf11.2 billion in immovable assets, and Rwf3.5 billion in cash deposited in banks, figures from the Ministry of Health show. Their assets are…
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Development
What is the place of Uganda’s farmer in the value chain power relations?
The National Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho aka Salim Saleh has on several occasions asked a poignant question – Where is the farmer in in the value chain power…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Global cooperative movement meets in Kigali to discuss development
Participants from 95 countries from around the world have gathered in Kigali for the international cooperative conference that is discussing how to advance socio-economic development through the cooperative movement. Over 1,000 participants…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Need a house? Try cooperative societies
Housing is one of the essential needs of man. But because the mortgage sub-sector is not virile, building a house can take a decade or two for some while for others, it…
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Cooperatives & Communities
President urged to assent to Cooperative Amendment Bill 2016 as nation gears-up for International Coop Day
KAMPALA, Uganda: This year’s Cooperative Week Celebrations have been launched with a call for immediate assenting to the Cooperative Amendment Bill 2016 by the President. The week long event was launched by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
International Cooperative Alliance and International Labour Organization reaffirm commitment to inclusive, sustainable development through co-ops
The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) reaffirmed their century-long friendship and commitment to elevating cooperative enterprise by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding on Monday. The document states…
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East Africa
New rules to protect Kenyan SACCO members
Kenya is working on new rules to tame deposit-taking SACCOs (DT-SACCOs) that fleece members through inflated charges, delays in reimbursement of deposits, and “reckless” lending and debt collection. This comes amid concerns…
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Topics
Cooperatives and social enterprises may hold the key to more and better jobs
Co-operatives and social enterprises achieve employment growth at least on a par with other types of organisation, and also create good quality jobs, according to a new report by the University of…
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