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Africa: Message of the 20th Plenary Assembly of SECAM
ACCRA, August 7, 2025 — Following addresses by speakers from Africa and beyond, and fruitful deliberations, we, Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar…
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Gates Foundation announces US$ 2.5bln to spark new era of women-centered research and innovation
SEATTLE, August 5, 2025 –– The Gates Foundation has committed US$ 2.5 billion through 2030 to accelerate research and development [R&D] focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more…
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Kikuube leaders appeal for increase in PDM funding
KIKUUBE, July 31, 2025 –– Leaders in Bugambe Sub-county, Kikuube district, have appealed to the government to increase funding for the Parish Development Model [PDM], arguing that the current allocation of Shs…
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Lira City PWDs embrace coffee farming to secure future for families
LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– A number of Persons with Disabilities [PWDs] in Lira City in Lango Subregion have taken up coffee farming, hoping the perennial crop, one of Uganda’s top…
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Lira district official attributes poverty in Lango to poor mindset and enterprise selection
LIRA, July 25, 2025 — The Production and Marketing Officer of Lira District, Thomas Okello, has attributed the persistent poverty in the Lango Sub-region to a poor mindset among farmers and poor…
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Ggoobi unveils Shs 1.1 trillion boost for PDM, warns officials against extortion
KAMPALA, July 11, 2025 – – The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Secretary to Treasury , Ramathan Ggoobi says his ministry has released Shs 1.097 trillion to…
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PDM beneficiaries in Masindi praise initiative but call for greater support
MASINDI, July 10, 2025 –– A thematic report by the Auditor General on the management of the Parish Development Model [PDM] reveals that by December 2024, Masindi district and Masindi Municipality had…
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Diocese of Northern Uganda forms coffee farmers’ cooperative society
GULU CITY, July 9, 2025 –– The Church of Uganda Diocese of Northern Uganda has established the Diocese of Northern Uganda Coffee Cooperative Society Limited, aimed at uniting coffee farmers across the…
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Kotido PDM beneficiaries struggling after misusing funds
KOTIDO, July 7, 2025 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] programme in Kotido district is facing major setbacks, with several beneficiaries struggling to sustain their businesses despite receiving government funding intended to…
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National Prayer Breakfast marks build-up to CoopsDay
KAMPALA, June 28, 2025 –– As part of the lead-up to the International Day of Cooperatives [ CoopsDay ], set for July 5, 2025, cooperators from across Uganda gathered on Friday for…
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