Poverty
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Gulu PWDs struggling to access PDM funds
GULU CITY, September 5, 2025 – Persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] in Gulu City and Gulu district are struggling to access funds under the government’s Parish Development Model [PDM] programme, despite…
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Lango LRA victims turn to VSLA to boost livelihoods
LIRA, September 3, 2025 – Former members of the defunct Lord’s Resistance Army Captives and Returnee Association in the Lango Subregion are celebrating after transitioning into a Village Savings and Loan Association…
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Government urged to include clergy in PDM
BUNDIBUGYO, August 28, 2025 — The Bishop of West Ruwenzori diocese, Rt. Rev. Barnabas Tibaijuka has urged the government to extend support to religious leaders, saying they have been left out of…
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Land ministry launches 9th National Land Awareness Week in Elgon region
MBALE CITY, August 27, 2025 –The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development [MoLHUD] has launched the 9th Annual National Land Awareness Week [LAW] 2025 in the densely populated Elgon region [Bugisu…
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Lango Cultural Institution renews call for gov’t support to Agong Foundation SACCO
LIRA CITY, August 26, 2025 – The newly established Agong Foundation, an initiative of the Lango Cultural Institution [LCI], is seeking over Shs 450 million in government support to enhance its mission…
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Museveni urges NRM delegates to fight corruption at local government level, monitor govt service delivery
KAMPALA, August 25, 2025 –President Yoweri Museveni has urged National Resistance Movement [NRM] delegates to play a leading role in fighting corruption at the local government level and ensuring that government services…
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Alebtong RDC urges PWDs to embrace PDM initiative
ALEBTONG, August 19, 2025 – – The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Alebtong, Geoffrey Okiswa, has urged persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] in the district to take advantage of the Parish…
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NRM youth leaders in Lango form SACCO to improve livelihoods
LIRA CITY, 11 August 2025 –- Youth leaders affiliated with the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] party in the Lango Sub-region have come together to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube: Local cooperative receives tractor to boost agricultural production
KIKUUBE, August 11, 2025 – Farmers under the Buhumuriro Tukorerehamwe Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district have received a major boost following the donation of a tractor worth over Shs 100…
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Coops recognised in the 2025 HLPF Ministerial Declaration reaffirming global commitment to the 2030 Agenda
NEW YORK, August 8, 2025 — At the conclusion of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum [ HLPF ] held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York recently, the UN Member States…
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