Kwania District
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union to switch from cotton to dairy, fish farming
Lango Cooperative Union leaders have unveiled the Union-led Fisheries and Aquaculture program that will see the union embark on the promotion of cassava, milk, and fish farming in the Sub-region. Lango Cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Locals protest Lango Cooperative Union land lease to German investor
Residents of Angayiki Village in Chawente Sub County in Kwania district, numbering 130 are protesting the lease of 1,165 hectares of land by Lango Cooperative Union to Smaz Group, a German investor.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kwania district launches Teachers’ SACCO
Kwania district officials have launched a teachers’ savings and credit cooperative organization (SACCO). The SACCO, which will accommodate all 1,074 teachers of primary and secondary public schools in the district, was launched…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union leases 11-square kilometre land to German investor
Leaders of Lango Cooperative Union have leased out a sizeable chunk of its land assets to Smax-Group, a German investor, in a five-year deal that will see the investors develop the redundant…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Boda boda operators urged to form SACCOs
Boda Boda operators in Aduku Town Council, Kwania district have been urged to form Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) as one way to promote economic growth and social cohesion among them.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kwania: Emyooga cash delay worries SACCOS
Members of Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) in Kwania district under the Emyooga program have expressed frustration after they were informed that they have to carry on with saving for some time before…
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News
SACCOs grappling with fraud, poor governance
A significant number of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) in Uganda have suffered fraud and poor governance, a new report indicates. The report was released by the Project for Financial Inclusion…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ex-Office Attendant mints Shs 70m yearly from farming
About 15 kilometers from Aduku, along Ikwera to Nambieso Sub County road, lies Ogwang-med-mac farm owned by Patrick Ogwang, a former office attendant, now model farmer. Ogwang, who in the past worked…
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Cooperatives & Communities
400 farmers in Kwania receive heifers under restocking program
More than 400 farmers from six sub-counties in Kwania district have received heifers worth Shs 576m under the restocking program. In 2014, the government earmarked Shs 20 bn to restore livelihoods and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
600 Inomo Sub County youth to receive vocational skills training
At least 600 youth from the four parishes of Ajok, Aluka, Inomo, and Banya in Inomo Sub County, Kwania district are set to receive vocational skills training in shoe making, motorcycle repair…
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