Poverty
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kiryandongo agribusiness groups receive post-harvest handling equipment
KIRYANDONGO, January 11, 2024 – Kiryandongo district authorities have handed over four tricycles and three maize shellers to four strategic agribusiness groups under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project [DRDIP]. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers in Lango urged to join Lira Diocese Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited
LIRA, December 5, 2024 – Farmers in Lango Sub-region have been advised to join Lira Diocese Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited if they are to improve their farming and maximise profits from the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Forum to address challenges facing coops to be formed in Teso
SOROTI, December 27, 2023 – A section of cooperators in Teso Sub-region have agreed to establish a forum that will help them address challenges affecting cooperatives. This was decided on during a…
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Development
Uganda, China legislatures to continue cooperating
KAMPALA, November 24, 2023 – The deputy speakers of the legislatures of Uganda and China have committed to maintain their cooperation in an effort to keep a strong relationship between the two…
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West Nile
MPs irked by poor state of Zombo roads
ZOMBO, November 16, 2023 – Legislators comprising the Committee on Presidential Affairs have decried the appalling state of roads in Zombo district, which they said has rendered the delivery of services poor.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UN resolution calls for a second International Year of Cooperatives in 2025
KAMPALA, November 14, 2023 – The United Nations [ UN ]General Assembly has adopted a new resolution on cooperatives in social development calling for the proclamation of 2025 as an International Year…
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Western
Masindi residents grappling with unsafe water
MASINDI, November 9, 2023 – Residents of Kimengo Sub-county and Kijunjubwa town council in Masindi district are grappling with the lack of safe water sources, saying the prevalence of waterborne diseases is…
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International
War: Israeli and Palestinian cooperators in need of financial help
BRUSSELS, October 31, 2023 – Cooperators who have been affected by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas are appealing for financial support, according to the global apex body for cooperatives, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MSC to have reference SACCO in every district
HOIMA, October 16, 2023 – Emmanuel Aliba Kiiza, the chairperson for Microfinance Support Centre [ MSC ] has said the government agency will soon launch a reference SACCO in each district of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM SACCO leaders dismissed over alleged corruption
KWANIA, October 12, 2023 – Kwania district LCV chairman, Geoffrey Alex Ogwal Adyebo has ordered for immediate replacement Kizito Ocen, the chairperson of Banya PDM SACCO, and the general secretary, Jimmy Okori following…
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