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Oyam councillors urged to join newly registered leaders’ SACCO
OYAM, October 19, 2026 — Councillors in Oyam district at both district and lower local government levels have been urged to join the newly established Oyam district Local Government Leaders SACCO to…
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News
SACCOs, money lenders urged to embrace digital transformation
KAMPALA, September 28, 2026 — Minister of State for Microfinance Harriette Musherure has urged Uganda’s Tier 4 financial institutions to embrace digital transformation, strengthen governance and invest in their people to remain…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee farmers’ SACCO, Agritera equip farmer organisations with planning and management skills
KAPCHORWA, September 27, 2026 — Leaders of farmer organisations in Kaserem Subcounty, Kapchorwa district, have been equipped with leadership, planning and financial management skills through a capacity-building initiative implemented by Agritera under…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM reaches 3.57mln beneficiaries as Shs 4.317trn boosts household enterprises
KAMPALA, September 16, 2026 — The Parish Development Model [ PDM ] has reached 3,571,108 beneficiaries across Uganda, with government investing Shs 4.317 trillion in the Parish Revolving Fund [PRF] to expand…
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Education
Headteachers urged to join ASSHU SACCO to improve their welfare
LIRA, September 14, 2026 — Headteachers across the country have been urged to join the Association of Secondary School Headteachers of Uganda [ASSHU] Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] by paying their…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lamwo’s Shs 13.1bln PDM funds lie idle as new SACCO boards await training
LAMWO, September 8, 2026 — More than Shs 13.1 billion disbursed to Lamwo district under the Parish Development Model [PDM] is still lying idle in bank accounts as newly elected Savings and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UCA, Agriterra train Kapchorwa farmers in financial literacy under FORT Project
KAPCHORWA, August 26, 2026 — The Uganda Cooperative Alliance [UCA] and Agriterra, under the Farmer Organisations for Rural Transformation [FORT] Project, have trained members of Sirimityo Growers and Poultry Keeping Group in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu City Staff SACCO elects first leadership
GULU, August 20, 2026 — Members of the Gulu City Staff Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] have for the first time elected their leaders who will steer the cooperative formed last…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Large SACCOs get reprieve as BoU, UCSCU agree to extend compliance deadline
KAMPALA, August 14, 2026 — There is renewed hope for stability in Uganda’s cooperative sector after it came to light that the Bank of Uganda [BoU] and the Uganda Cooperative Savings and…
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Opinions & Commentary
“Reimagining SACCOs as engines of inclusive and sustainable development”
KAMPALA, July 26, 2026 — As Uganda continues its journey toward inclusive economic growth, Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] are increasingly emerging as powerful instruments for advancing financial inclusion,…
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