Financial Literacy
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Stanbic Bank to help Okere Shea Cooperative Society join banking system
OTUKE, March 21, 2025 – Stanbic Bank, Lira Branch, has pledged to assist Otuke district’s Okere Shea Cooperative Society Limited members, especially women, to open bank accounts as they work towards improving…
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OWC to donate 2.5mln coffee seedlings to creative artists
GULU CITY, February 26, 2025 – The WALK Creative Arts Foundation is set to receive 2.5 million coffee seedlings from Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] to be distributed to creative artists in Northern…
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Dokolo SACCO leaders call for more training in financial literacy
DOKOLO, 27 January 2025 – The leaders of the Journalists Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Dokolo district are calling for increased training in financial management for their members, which…
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MP Auma offers seed capital to 10 VSLAs in Kwania district
KWANIA, November 21, 2024 – Kenny Auma Lapat, the Kwania district Woman Member of Parliament, has made a generous donation of Shs 2 million to 10 Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs]…
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SACCO and VSLA leaders trained on governance and financial literacy
GULU CITY, October 25, 2024 — One hundred twenty leaders from Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations [ SACCOs ] and Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs] in the Acholi Subregion have completed…
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International
WOCCU to boost credit union business lending in Ukraine through USAID GROW Project
MADISON, Wis., August 6, 2024 — The World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ] will continue its work to strengthen credit unions in Ukraine by helping them provide more business lending…
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Equity Bank awarded for promoting financial literacy and inclusion
KAMPALA, June 4, 2024 -Equity Bank Uganda has been recognised and awarded for promoting financial literacy and inclusion in the country by the Uganda Financial Literacy Association [UFLA], an umbrella body that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Soroti City receives Shs 550mln PDM funds for second disbursement
SOROTI, April 18, 2024 – The Soroti City Commercial Officer, George William Tukei says the city has received Shs 550 million for the Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiaries who missed the money…
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Equity Bank trains women in financial management
FORT PORTAL CITY, March 16, 2024 – As part of celebrating women’s achievements in the country, Equity Bank Uganda is empowering women who run small-scale businesses in financial literacy in a bid…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Official warns PDM beneficiaries against diverting funds
LIRA, September 14, 2023 – The beneficiaries of the Parish Development [PDM] in Lira district have been warned against diverting the funds meant to help poor households engage in commercial farming. The…
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