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Over 37,000 households in Lango practice open defecation
LIRA, November 27, 2023- A total of 37,204 households in the four districts of Lango Sub-region in Northern Uganda practice open defecation. The four districts include; Alebtong, Dokolo, Kole, and Lira which…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Dokolo district starts disbursing Shs 3.65bln PDM funds
DOKOLO – Dokolo district has launched the disbursement of Shs 3.65 billion to the beneficiaries under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The disbursement of the funds to the beneficiaries was launched on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 160 PDM SACCOs in Namisindwa district to receive funds
NAMISINDWA – Namisindwa district has started the disbursement of the Shs 5.2 billion to 163 SACCOs registered under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The Namisindwa resident district commissioner, who is the chief…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kalaki leaders ask govt to relax guidelines for accessing PDM cash
KALAKI – The leadership of Kalaki district in eastern Uganda has appealed to the government to soften the guidelines governing access to the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds by the beneficiaries. In…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt gives Bunyoro SACCO tractors
MASINDI-Government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has given three tractors to Abafumambogo Clan SACCO in Bunyoro Sub-region to boost agricultural mechanisation. The handover of the tractors last…
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News
Omoro: Food security ordinance in offing
OMORO– Omoro district local government is in the process of developing a nutrition and food security ordinance in a bid to fight food shortage that was experienced by some families in 2022.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Serere fish farmers ask for feed processing plant
SERERE– Serere District Fish farmers Association [SEDFFA] has asked government to support them with a fish feed processing facility, saying the current prices of fish feeds are high for them to afford.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Form SACCOs to develop saving culture, Kumi residents told
KUMI– Farmers in Kumi district have been advised to develop a saving culture if they are to improve the welfare of their households and fight poverty. The advice was given by Ahmed…
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International
Mas Coop introduces new model of affordable housing
PARISH– Mas Coop, residents’ cooperative in Southwest France is paving the way for a new model of affordable housing that bridges the gap between ownership and rent for low and middle-income households,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Disbursement of Shs 1.3bln launched for PDM SACCOs in Kiryandongo
KIRYANDONGO– There was excitement in Kiryandongo district days ago as Jennifer Kacha Namuyangu, the State Minister for Bunyoro Affairs officially launched the disbursement of Shs 1.3 billion meant for Parish Development Model…
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