PWDs
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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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News
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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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga transforming lives of PWDs in Kwania district
KWANIA-The Presidential initiative on job and wealth creation, commonly known as Emyooga is positively changing the lives of the people with disabilities [PWDs] in Kwania district. Emyooga programme was introduced to offer…
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Education
Over 2,000 children with disabilities miss school in Amuru district
AMURU-At least 2,100 children living with disabilities in Amuru district have reportedly dropped out of school. The Secretary for Social Services Amuru District Local Government, Apollo Okello Kaggwad told theCooperator in an…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kwania North PWDs SACCO gets extra Emyooga funds
KWANIA- Kwania North Persons with Disabilities [PWDs] saving and credit cooperative organisation [SACCO] has received an more Shs 20 million to boost the seed capital for its beneficiaries under Emyooga programme. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PWDs urge govt to ring-fence their 10 percent share of PDM funds
LIRA- As the Parish Development Model [PDM] rolls out in the country, persons living with disabilities [ PWDs ] in the Lango Sub-region have urged the government to strictly ring-fence the 10…
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News
Govt official urges women traders not to give up on grants
GULU– Gulu City Commercial Officer, Catherine Lanyero has urged women traders to continue seeking government development grants, despite the many processes they go through to finally access the grants. This comes after…
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