Enterprises
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga registering successes in Lango, Acholi -MSC official
LIRA – The Lira and Gulu Zonal manager of Microfinance Support Centre [MSC], Mable Nabadda has downplayed the negative claims that the Emyooga programme, a Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth Creation…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Shs 200mln Emyooga funds unused as Gulu city groups keep away
GULU– A total of Shs 200 million Emyooga seed capital for five different categories of groups in Gulu city is lying idle in the bank accounts, two years after the launch of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fort Portal city groups yet to access PDM cash
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal groups are yet to access money under the Parish Development Model [PDM] because they haven’t held their Annual General Meetings [AGMs] which is one of the requirements…
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International
First development fund launched for Australian co-ops
CANBERRA-The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals [BCCM] days ago launched the first co-op development fund to provide Australian cooperatives with legal, financial and governance advice, according to news agencies in that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka borrowers in trouble over Shs 585mln loan
MASAKA– Authorities in Masaka city have warned youth and women that they will face the wrath of the law if they fail to repay Shs 585 million loan. Both the youth and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum cotton farmers worried as seeds fail to germinate
KITGUM-Cotton growers in Kitgum district are worried about growing the crop again after some of the seeds planted failed to germinate in the first season of planting. Last season farmers registered only…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kibuku residents worried over inadequate PDM funds
KIBUKU-Residents of Kibuku district have expressed concern over the money to be given to groups under the Parish Development Model, saying it is very little. In interviews with several residents in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Covid-19 effects hit Kitgum cooperatives hard
KITGUM– Several cooperatives in Kitgum district are still grappling with the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, according to the members. The cooperators say that during the partial lockdown to minimise the spread of…
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Education
Nebbi RDC urges gov’t to support church-founded vocational institutions
NEBBI. The Resident District Commissioner Nebbi, Robert Abak has urged the government to consider funding vocational institutions run by churches if more youth are to acquire skills needed for job creation. He said secondary…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Ugandan youth call for tax waivers on their enterprises
KAMPALA-Youth leaders from across the country have urged government to waive off taxes on enterprises run by young people as they are earmarked to benefit from the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The…
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