SACCOs
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Education
Teachers advised to shun multiple loans
MBALE – Teachers in Mbale district and Uganda at large have been urged to invest part of their earnings in productive activities other than continuously acquiring multiple loans from various financial institutions.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Recovery rate for Emyooga funds in Lango Sub-region at 30 percent
LIRA – The loan recovery rate for Emyooga funds in Lango Sub-region currently stands at 30 percent, according to officials responsible for the government programme in the area. Lango Sub-region received has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t rush to become MDIs, big SACCO told
MBARARA – The chairman Besania SACCO in Mbarara Benson Nduhura has advised thriving SACCOs in western Uganda to transform into multipurpose cooperatives to boost members’ savings instead of hurrying to become microfinance…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga: Apac struggling to recover Shs 50mln from politicians
APAC – Supervisors of Emyooga Programme in Apac Municipality and Apac district are struggling to recover Shs 50 million loaned to different Emyooga SACCOs owned by politicians in the two administrative units.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t tamper with PDM money, Minister Ecweru warns district officials
AMURIA – The Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has warned district commercial officers in Teso Sub-region against fleecing the money meant for the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM].…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira City launches disbursement of PDM funds to beneficiaries
LIRA – Lira City has launched the disbursement of funds worth Shs 3.3 billion to the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] to help them engage in money commercial production, especially…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Babalanda orders RDCs to arrest officials failing PDM
KAMPALA – The Minister for Presidency Milly Babalanda has directed all the resident district commissioners [RDCs] in the country to arrest all public servants sabotaging the implementation of the Parish Development Model…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t injects Shs 1.1bln in Alebtong Emyooga SACCOs
ABLEBTONG – The government has so far injected Shs 1.1 billion in the implementation of Emyooga Programme in Alebtong district. The Emyooga Programme launched in 2019, is geared towards job and wealth…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sironko: Over 12 PDM SACCOs miss PDM cash
SIRONKO: The chief administrative officer of Sironko district, Luke Lokuda said 12 parishes in the district have not received funds under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The PDM, which mainly focuses on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Translate PDM guidelines into local languages, gov’t told
MBARARA – The government has been asked to translate the guidelines of the Parish Development Model [PDM] into local languages since many of the beneficiaries of the poverty eradication programme don’t understand…
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