Poverty
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Hoima coop pursues gov’t for coffee seedlings
HOIMA, August 13, 2024 – Farmers under Kigorobya Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima district have appealed to government to provide them with coffee seedlings, saying it would boost production of…
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Serere’s Mugarama B VSLA, building bridges to financial inclusion and prosperity
SERERE, July 25, 2024 – In the country where most people in rural areas are outside of the financial system, Mugarama B Village Savings and Loans Association [Mugarama B VSLA] nestled along…
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Kabarole youth groups receive Shs 113mln under YLP
KABAROLE, July 12, 2024 – Under Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP], at least 18 youth groups in Kabarole district have received a total of Shs 113 million. The money, which is in the…
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Gov’t donates Shs 60mln to micro project groups in Kapelebyong district
KAPELEBYONG July 8, 2024 – As part of government efforts to fight household poverty, the Office of the Prime Minister through the Ministry of Teso Affairs has extended financial support of Shs 60…
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Excitement as Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative gets tractor
KWANIA, June 28, 2024 – Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society Limited in Abapiri parish, Chawente Subcounty in Kwania district has received a new tractor, donated by the Agriculture ministry to boost crop…
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MP Opolot injects over Shs 50mln into VSLAs
SERERE, June 26, 2024 – The Pingire County Member of Parliament, Fred Opolot, through The Opolot Fred Foundation has donated Shs 50 million to village savings and loans associations [ VSLAs ]…
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Tororo leaders warned against extortion of PDM beneficiaries
TORORO, June 25, 2024 – Tororo Deputy Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Albert Amula, has warned officials implementing the Parish Development Model [PDM] against extortion. Amula issued the warning while opening the training…
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Gulu Archdiocese receives piglets from Operation Wealth Creation
GULU, June 24, 2024 – Gulu Archdiocese has received 45 piglets from Operation Wealth Creation [OWC], a programme launched by President Museveni as an intervention to efficiently facilitate national socio-economic transformation, with…
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Heavy rain destroys houses in Sironko district
SIRONKO, May 20, 2024 – Several families in three sub-counties in Sironko district are out in the cold following heavy rains that continue to pound Bugisu Subregion. The heavy rain, characterised by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Auma extends financial support to VSLAs in Kwania district
Kwania, June 19, 2024 – Kwania District Woman Member of Parliament, Kenny Auma Lapat has donated Shs 2.3 million to 10 Women Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLA] groups in the district…
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