SACCOs
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese teachers’ SACCO donates 500kgs of cassava flour
Bukonzo United Teachers’ SACCO has donated over 500kgs of cassava flour to the district’s Covid-19 Taskforce as food relief to vulnerable communities in Kasese district,. Handing over the donation on Tuesday this…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Former hotel employees resort to stone crushing to earn a living
Following the institution of a national lockdown by President Museveni in response to the novel Coronavirus pandemic, several young people in Moroto district found themselves out of work as their employers sought…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Covid-19: Tooro dairy cooperative donates milk to Kabarole children’s homes
Tooro Dairy Cooperative Society Limited has donated 420 litres of pasteurised milk to the four homes caring for vulnerable children in Kabarole district. The cooperative’s support was part of its relief efforts towards…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese fish traders hit by low demand
Fish traders in Kasese have expressed their dismay over the low demand for fish despite a drastic drop in fish prices. According to fresh fish traders based at Kayanja landing site, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lamwo: 800 tonnes of sugarcane seeds face expiry due to labour shortage
Over 800 tonnes of cane seeds acquired for planting under the Ayuu Alali commercial Sugarcane Project in Lamwo district are set to expire next week because of inadequate workers to plant them.…
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East Africa
Gulu: Hundreds of female traders turn to food vending to make ends meet
At least 400 female traders in Gulu district have recently opened food vending stalls to make ends meet amid the ongoing lockdown instituted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When President Yoweri Museveni…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Seasoned cooperators predict bleak post-COVID future
Seasoned cooperators and cooperatives officials are predicting a grim future for cooperative societies in the post COVID-19 era unless certain measures are put in place by the societies themselves. In an exclusive…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee cooperative donates Shs 27m to COVID-19 fight in Ankole region
The Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU) yesterday contributed Shs 27m and 50 packets of roasted and ground coffee to the national COVID-19 task force to support national efforts against the spread of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese SACCO closes over COVID -19
As the COVID-19 related lockdown continues, many financial cooperatives (SACCOs) are finding it hard to stay afloat as out-of-work members struggle to make ends meet, let alone save with their respective SACCOs,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: 1000 vendors displaced from Gulu highway market
More than 1,000 vendors from Cereleno market in Gulu town have been relocated in respect of the social distancing policy instituted in the fight against the novel Coronavirus The market, second largest…
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