PWDs
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News
PWDs seek approval to form separate SACCOs to benefit from PDM
NEBBI, November 15, 2024 – Persons Living with Disabilities [ PWDs ] in Nebbi district are calling on the government to allow them to form their own separate Parish Development Model Savings…
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LoP urges govt to increase capitation grant for primary schools
KAMPALA, February 7, 2024 – The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament [LoP], Joel Ssenyonyi has urged the Finance ministry to increase the capitation grant for government-aided primary schools, arguing that the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese: Bukonzo West PWDs launch SACCO
KASESE, January 26, 2024 – Bukonzo West People With Disabilities [ PWDs ] who are under the Centre for Social Development [CASODE] in Mpondwe – Lhubiriha Town Council Kasese district have launched…
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National
Among asks minister to present report on PWDs’ land grabbing allegations
KAMPALA, November 16, 2023 – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed the Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, to present a detailed report on land owned by…
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Central
KCCA distributes chicks to PWDs in Kampala
KAMPALA – In a bid to boost household incomes and promote peri-urban farming, Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA] has distributed at least 3,750 one-day-old broiler chicks to persons with disabilities [PWDs] in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Minister Magyezi to give statement as ghost SACCOs receive Shs 30bln
KAMPALA – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi to present a statement to Parliament on concerns surrounding the implementation of the Parish…
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Kumi PWDs receive Shs 70mln from Gender ministry
KUMI – Fourteen groups of Persons with Disabilities [ PWDs ] in Kumi district have received Shs 70 million from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development’s National Special Grant for…
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NCPD wants its budget increased
KOLE-The chairperson National Council for Persons with Disabilities [ NCPD ], Yona Waiswa has called upon the government to increase funding for the statutory body so that it can perform its duties…
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Gov’t to increase scholarships for students with disabilities
KOLE - As part of affirmative action, government is committed to increasing the number of scholarships for students with disabilities so that they join higher institutions of learning such as universities. The…
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Local gov’t councils in Masaka urged to prioritise PWDs in fight against poverty
MASAKA –Rights advocates in Masaka district have appealed to leaders at all levels of local government councils to put more emphasis on mainstreaming issues affecting persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] into…
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