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Cooperatives & Communities
RDC Jonga warns Kwania leaders against discrimination as disbursement of PDM cash kicks off
KWANIA– Jacob Jonga, the Kwania deputy resident district commissioner has warned leaders in the district against handpicking people to benefit from the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds. PDM was launched on Feb…
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News
Agro-processing facilities lie idle in Kapelebyong district
KAPELEBYONG – Famers in Kapelebyong district are in agony as agro-processing facilities established about six years ago by government under the Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme-project 2 [CAIIP-II] lie idle. Among the agro-processing facilities…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Amongi asks women to embrace PDM
OYAM – The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD], Betty Amongi has urged women council leaders in Oyam district to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] as a driver that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PSST Ggoobi: SACCOs in Uganda have grown to over 30,000
The number of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Uganda has increased to 33,000, according to the Permanent Secretary and [PSST] Secretary to the Treasury, Ramadhan Ggoobi. According to Ggoobi, there…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi credit cooperatives warned against depending on donor funds
MASINDI – Credit cooperatives in Masindi district have been warned against dependence on donor funds. The warning was sounded by Monica Tibemanya ,the Masindi Municipality Council commercial officer during the second annual general…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni boosts Otuke SACCOs with Shs 100mln
OTUKE – President Yoweri Museveni has pledged Shs 100 million donation to support Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Otuke district. Museveni offered the donation as he camped in the Lango…
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Cooperatives & Communities
2023/2024 budget: Govt earmarks over Shs 1trn for SACCOs
KAMPALA– Government has earmarked Shs 1.177 trillion for various SACCOs in the upcoming 2023/2024 financial year, according to State Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo. Parliament yesterday approved the Shs 52trn budget for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UMRA cautions money lenders after murder of Asian businessman
KAMPALA – Tier 4 Microfinance institutions and money lenders in Uganda have been advised to be cautious when dealing with borrowers after a police officer shot dead an Asian businessman in Kampala…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t spend PDM money on parties, Namisindwa residents warned
NAMISINDWA – Authorities in Namisindwa district have cautioned the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds in the district against spending the received money on parties and other unproductive activities. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM SACCOs in Greater Masaka receive over Shs 22bln
MASAKA-A total of 367 Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in the Greater Masaka region have received over Shs 22 billion, officials say. Greater Masaka comprises districts of Kalangala, Lyantonde, Kalungu, Lwengo,…
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