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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile veterans to benefit from Shs 150m UN Women funds
Eight active veterans’ SACCO groups in West Nile are set to benefit from Shs 150m under the United Nations Women Funds (UNWF). According to Mike Mabonga Wambi, Commissioner Rehabilitation, Psycho-social Support and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bwijanga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society launches saving scheme
Members of Bwijanga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Bwijanga Sub County, Masindi, have launched a saving scheme which they hope will help them to boost their income. Speaking at the scheme’s launch,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara industrial park nears completion, locals tipped to utilize the modern facility
As Mbarara City and its neighboring districts warm up to receive a state-of-the-art industrial park, locals have been tipped to make the most of the soon-to-be-completed facility to improve their economic fortunes.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Floods displace thousands of business persons at Elegu Town Council
Thousands of business persons in Elegu Town Council in Amuru district are stranded after floods submerged their businesses on Saturday. The flooding occurred after River Unyama, one of the tributaries of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 1800 Kwania farmers enrol for ACDP
At least 1,820 farmers in Kwania district have subscribed to benefit from the Agricultural Cluster Development Project (ACDP). ACDP is a five-year government project initiated in 2018, to improve on-farm productivity, production,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi Municipality battles to recover women entrepreneurship funds
Authorities in Nebbi Municipality are engaged in a struggle with women groups in Nebbi municipality to recover funds that the government of Uganda distributed under Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP). The UWEP…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Elders appeal for entrepreneurship fund
The Chairperson of the National Council for Older Persons (NCOP), Joram Ruranga Tibasiimwa, has asked the government to establish a Livelihood Fund programme to enable elders start-up development projects. Tibasiimwa says that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni honours Shs 100m pledge to Gulu University SACCO
President Yoweri Museveni has given Shs 100m to Gulu University, in fulfilment of a pledge he made to the institution’s staff SACCO. While officiating at the University’s 15th graduation ceremony in January…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Money, leadership squabbles threaten iconic Banyankore Kweterana Cooperative Union
Banyankore Kweterana Cooperative Union Ltd, a historic cooperative from Western Uganda, is on the verge of collapse due to leadership challenges and crippling debt. Once a leading coffee union in Uganda, Banyankore…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Business women urged to use digital tools to increase productivity
Business women across Uganda have been encouraged to use the numerous digital tools now available to market their products and subsequently increase their productivity and profits. The call was made during a…
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