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News
New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 — The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When legal differences involving…
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East Africa
EAC lauds Kenya and Tanzania for waiving visa requirements for Congolese
ARUSHA, September 13, 2023 – The East African Community [EAC] has hailed the decision by the Republic of Kenya and Tanzania to waive the requirements of obtaining visas to their territories for…
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National
Tenure system, domestic violence spur land disputes in Lango
LIRA – The traditional /customary land tenure system and domestic violence have been identified as key drivers of the increasing land disputes in Lango Sub-region. This was pronounced yesterday during the launch…
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National
EU commits Euro 800mln for reproductive health, others
ALEBTONG – The Netherlands and the other European Union [ EU ] Member States, have committed Euro 800 million to fight sexual and gender-based violence, promote reproductive health and education as human…
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International
UK partners get £500,000 grant to train social housing tenants
LONDON-The Confederation of Co-operative Housing [ CCH ], and its partner organisation, PPCR, days ago received a £500,000 government grant to roll out a new training package open to tenants living in…
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Africa
Partners to unlock the entrepreneurial capacity of women-led enterprises in Africa
NAIROBI-Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund [AECF] and the Africa Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa [AFAWA] initiative have partnered to scale and realise the entrepreneurial capacity, feasibility and sustainability…
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Development
Adjumani journalists petition gov’t over violation of their rights
ADJUMANI- Concerned journalists from the west Nile region and especially the three districts of Moyo, Adjumani, and Obongi yesterday delivered a petition to the office of the resident district commissioner Adjumani, protesting…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Declare interest to members, SACCOs and VSLAs told
GULU- Just like banks do, managers of SACCOs and Village Savings and Loan Associations [ VSLAs ] should make it a routine to declare the earned interest to members every year as…
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News
Legislators to have midterm access to pension contributions
KAMPALA-Members of the Parliamentary Pension Scheme are poised to access 20 percent of the money they contributed if President Museveni assents to an amended bill. The Parliamentary Pensions [Amendment] Bill, 2022, introduced…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Budaka cooperative members trained in financial management
BUDAKA -The Uhuru Institute for Social Development[TUI] has trained Naboa Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Limited members on financial management and mindset change to help them grow their cooperative, which is one of the…
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