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Poultry farmers in Zombo district get automatic egg incubator
ZOMBO, April 2, 2024 – Farmers in Jupumocho parish, Paidha Sub-county in Zombo district under their umbrella body Med-Tego Ifur Group, have received an automatic egg incubator to boost their poultry keeping…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teso fish farmers face tough times as feed crisis bites hard
TESO, February 14, 2024 – Fish farmers in Teso Sub-region are worried about the scarcity of fish feeds, a development which they say is taking a toll on the growth of a…
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Improving livelihoods: 12 groups in Kiryandongo receive Shs 50mln from OPM
KIRYANDONGO, January 29, 2024 – Kiryandongo district leaders have launched the disbursement of a total of Shs 50 million to 12 beneficiary groups. The groups from 12 sub-counties in the district were…
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Cooperatives & Communities
RDC threatens to arrest PDM beneficiaries over diverting money
KASESE, October 19, 2023 – The Deputy Resident District Commissioner [RDC] in charge of Busongora County in Kasese district, Zephanus Mubingwa has threatened to arrest beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM]…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole district leaders cite corruption in disbursement of PDM funds
KABAROLE, October 3, 2023 – Leaders in Kabarole district in western Uganda have accused LCII chairpersons, SACCO chairpersons, and parish chiefs of corruption, saying they demand kickbacks from the beneficiaries of the…
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Western
Gov’t to buy bicycles for parish chiefs
KIKUUBE – Government plans to procure bicycles for parish chiefs to ease their movement as they monitor the Parish Development Model [PDM]. While launching the disbursement of PDM funds in Kikuube district…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ILO, Korean university sign MoU on coops and SSE collaboration
SEOUL – The International Labour Organisation [ ILO ] , and Sungkonghoe University [SKHU] recently signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to collaborate on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy…
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Lira district struggling to recover Shs 808mln disbursed under YLP
LIRA – Lira district is struggling to recover Shs 808 million disbursed to various youth groups under Youth Livelihood Programme [ YLP ]. In the financial year 2014/2015, Lira district funded 127…
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International
Labour Day: Time to prioritise social justice
GENEVA– May 1st is widely known as Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration and hope. After three years of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lwengo district officials halt disbursement of PDM over irregularities
LWENGO – Authorities in Lwengo district have halted the disbursement of the Parish Development Funds [PDM] funds after establishing that there were irregularities in the selection of the beneficiaries targeted by the…
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