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New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 — The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When legal differences involving…
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Karamoja sunflower farmers ask govt for value addition facility
SOROTI, March 1, 2024 – Sunflower farmers in the Karamoja Sub-region have asked government to build them a facility for value addition so that they can earn more money from the oilseed.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira City: Minister Amongi boosts LCI SACCOs with Shs 20mln
LIRA City, February 26, 2024 – The Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has offered financial support to Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] formed by LCI chairmen in…
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Minister urges women entrepreneurs to embrace GROW project
MBALE, February 23, 2024 – The Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Disability Affairs, Hellen Grace Asamo has urged women entrepreneurs to embrace Generating Growth Opportunities…
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GROW Project to support growth of small businesses, says minister Amongi
OYAM, February 16, 2024 – The Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises Uganda [GROW] Project funded by the World Bank supports existing businesses and not new ones, according to Betty…
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Kiryandongo district leaders struggling to recover YLP funds
KIRYANDONGO, February 5, 2024 – Most youth in Kiryandongo district have defaulted on the loans disbursed to them under the Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP] to finance their income generating projects. Launched in…
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Northern
WB project targets 60,000 entrepreneurs in Lango
LIRA, December 27, 2023 – The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD] is targeting to recruit 60,000 women entrepreneurs in Lango Sub-region to benefit from the US$ 217 million [Shs…
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Northern
Lira City to offer land for construction of women’s multipurpose business centre
Lira – December 22, 2023 – The authorities of Lira City have promised to offer to land for the construction of a multipurpose production business centre to serve women in Lango Sub-region.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB supports small livestock farmers in Zambia to adapt to climate change
LUSAKA, November 17, 2023– The Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, implemented by the African Development Bank [AfDB] in Zambia between 2017 and 2022, has helped to equip small livestock farmers to adapt…
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Eastern
Teso cultural leaders urged to identify beneficiaries of GROW Project
SOROTI, October 25, 2023 – The Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development [Disability Affairs], Hellen Asamo has urged Teso cultural leaders to identify women who will benefit from the…
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