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Cooperatives & Communities
UN resolution calls for a second International Year of Cooperatives in 2025
KAMPALA, November 14, 2023 – The United Nations [ UN ]General Assembly has adopted a new resolution on cooperatives in social development calling for the proclamation of 2025 as an International Year…
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Western
Roads worth Shs 14bln to connect Kiryandongo residents to markets, others
KIRYANDONGO, November 13, 2023 – Residents and the leaders of Kiryandongo district are excited after the engineering department completed the construction of roads worth Shs 14 billion under the Uganda Support to…
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Eastern
Mbale authorities explain increased absenteeism of teachers, learners
MBALE, November 10, 2023 – Authorities in Mbale district say the increased absenteeism of teachers and learners in schools is due to poor roads, which they say are yet to be rehabilitated.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kasolo urged residents of Kumi to embrace govt programmes
KUMI, November 1, 2023 – The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has asked people in Kumi district to embrace government programmes aimed at improving household incomes and livelihoods. “All…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Corruption: MPs ask local sports federations to refund monies
KAMPALA, October 23, 2023 – Parliament has adopted a report of the Public Accounts Committee [Central Government] in which it recommended that the sports federations, the Uganda Netball Federation [UNF] and Uganda…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coops represented at United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy
MONTREAL, October 23, 2023 – The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy [UNTFSSE] held its 4th Technical Symposium days ago in Montreal, Canada. As one of the founding…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperative identity consultation: Global thinkers to discuss equity and inclusion
BRUSSELS, October 17, 2023 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and cooperators from around the globe will on Thursday attend a virtual event that will discuss equity and inclusion in the context…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t to give Shs 9bln to Walimu SACCOs Union
KAMPALA, October 6, 2023 – President Yoweri Museveni yesterday announced government would provide a balance of Shs 9 billion to teachers’ SACCOs subscribing to Walimu SACCOs Union. Museveni made the announcement in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Top 10 best cooperative banks in India named
NEW DELHI, September 25, 2023 – The significance of cooperative banks in a burgeoning nation such as India cannot be underestimated. The cooperative banking sector has played a pivotal role in uplifting…
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National
Gov’t signs historic charter with RUFORUM
KAMPALA, September 12, 2023 – In a momentous development for the agricultural sector in Uganda, the Government of Uganda recently signed the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture [ RUFORUM…
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