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NCPD wants its budget increased
KOLE-The chairperson National Council for Persons with Disabilities [ NCPD ], Yona Waiswa has called upon the government to increase funding for the statutory body so that it can perform its duties…
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Tororo SAGE beneficiaries receive cash
TORORO-The elderly in Tororo district benefiting from the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment [SAGE] programme received their monthly stipend on Tuesday. Every month government through SAGE programme gives Shs 25,000 to every…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amolatar women farmers ask FAO for storage facilities, tractors
AMOLATAR– Members under the umbrella of Amot Farmers Association in Amolatar district have asked the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] to provide them with storage facilities and tractors,…
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Agriculture
FAO launches project to enhance gender equality in Amolatar
AMOLATAR-The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ] has launched a flagship project to end gender inequality and boost food security in Ugandan households. The pilot project, Dimitra…
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Minister Amongi rallies support for women entrepreneurs
KAMPALA – The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has called for more support for women and youth entrepreneurs in the country. Addressing delegates at the just concluded Uganda-European…
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International
SECU donates US$ 300,000 to WFCU for global program
RALEIGH, N.C. -State Employees’ Credit Union [ SECU ] announces its continued commitment to Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions [WFCU], the engagement and charitable arm of the World Council of Credit Unions, by committing US$ 300,000…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Here is why Kenyan politicians are lobbying to control co-ops
NAIROBI– The process of reviewing Kenya’s outdated Co-operatives Act Cap 490 is expected to enhance counties capacity to manage and supervise co-operatives that are synonymous with the country’s development. Once the Cabinet…
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TotalEnergies to address gender issues in Albertine Graben
MASINDI -TotalEnergies Uganda has contracted Net Worth Company Limited to provide gender management services in the six districts affected by the Tilenga Project in the oil-rich Albertine graben. The districts include Masindi,…
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First-ever gender strategy to be integrated into IMF activities
WASHINGTON, DC– Women around the globe will have better funding if we are to go by the first-ever strategy aimed at integrating gender into International Monetary Fund [IMF] core activities. Kristalina Georgieva,…
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Lira City women’s group skills single mothers, others
LIRA-Odokomit Women`s Tailor Group in Lira City East Division is training child mothers and school dropouts in tailoring and cutting garments. According to the group`s chairperson, Esther Amule Zawadi, those enrolled are;…
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