livelihoods
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Cooperatives & Communities
Qwetu SACCO launches new products as it celebrates 57 years of existence
NAIROBI, December 1, 2023 – The Qwetu SACCO in Kenya celebrated its achievements for the last 57 years days ago and launched new products, including the innovative Bakisha Savings Account, which lets…
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Northern
Lira street children equipped with soap making skills
LIRA, November 28, 2023 – At least 83 former street children who now study at Lango Quran Primary School in Lira City have acquired skills in liquid soap making. The hands-on career…
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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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Agriculture
Govt offers tractors to farmers in Alebtong district
SALEBTONG, November 10, 2023 – The government has donated eight walking tractors to sub-counties in Ajuri County, Alebtong district to help farmers boost agricultural production and productivity. The sub-counties that benefited from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kasolo urged residents of Kumi to embrace govt programmes
KUMI, November 1, 2023 – The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has asked people in Kumi district to embrace government programmes aimed at improving household incomes and livelihoods. “All…
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Northern
Gulu UWEP group under investigation over Shs 10.8mln fraud
GULU, October 13, 2023 – Ajanyi Kacel Watwero Produce Buying and Selling Association members are under investigation for allegedly fraudulently getting Shs 10.8 million under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP]. Ajanyi…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA-Africa to hold 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference
ABUJA -ICA-Africa, a regional member of the International Cooperative Alliance will host the 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference from November 14-15, 2023 at the Abuja Continental Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. According…
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International
US$ 9.9mln Bezos grant for virtual fencing to combat climate change
NEW YORK – The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded US$ 9.9 million to the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences [CALS] to support a project developing low-cost virtual livestock fencing that would benefit farmers…
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East Africa
SACCO empowers pastoralists in Kenya
NAIROBI – Over 5,000 members, mostly pastoralists, have benefited from Northern Rangelands Trust Trading [NRTT] SACCO, established by community conservancy members as a vehicle for building businesses and diversifying their livelihoods. According…
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Western
Kasese coffee cooperatives receive generators to boost value addition
KASESE – Coffee farmers in Kasese district have a reason to smile after receiving three generators to provide thermal power in the processing of soluble coffee. The Ministry of Water and Environment…
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