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Cooperatives & Communities
Lutheran Church launches SACCO for members
MASINDI-The members of the Lutheran Church in Masindi have officially launched a SACCO, codenamed Bunyoro Lutheran Community Multipurpose SACCO that among others, will support the farming activities of members. According to Raymond…
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Finance & Banking
Standard Chartered Bank launches Shs 970mln Youth in Agribusiness Project in Lira
LIRA-Standard Chartered Bank and Cordaid, in partnership with Youth Business International [YBI], have launched ‘Youth in Agribusiness Project’ funded by Standard Chartered Foundation to support young entrepreneurs to revive, strengthen, and build…
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Energy & Mining
Over 100 youth in Bunyoro qualify to train as truck drivers in oil and gas sector
HOIMA– 110 youth from Bunyoro Kitara kingdom have a reason to smile after they qualified to learn to drive heavy trucks that will be used in the oil and gas sector. The…
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News
Over 1,000 girls rescued from FGM in Sebei Sub-region
KWEEN– Authorities and other stakeholders in Sebei Sub-region have rescued over 1,000 girls from female genital mutilation [ FGM ] since 2020. Medical experts say FGM comprises all procedures that involve partial…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Preparing for succession: Cooperatives tipped to groom future leaders
ISINGIRO-Co-operators and members of SACCOs in Uganda have been advised to begin grooming future leaders rather than waiting for the current leaders to die or retire so that they can recruit new…
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International
Co‑ops help tackle mental health issues experienced by young people-new report
LONDON– Offering Hope to Future Generations, a new report from trade body Co-operatives UK, finds that mental health, job security, career prospects, a lack of control over working lives, and climate change…
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Sports
FUFA confirms 20 teams for CAF African Schools programme
KAMPALA– The Federation of Uganda Football Associations [FUFA] on Wednesday confirmed 20 schools that will take part in the inaugural CAF African Schools Programme. The programme has a CAF African Schools Championship…
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News
300 Bunyoro-Kitara youth join industrial hub
MASINDI– 300 youth in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom have been selected to join Bunyoro Industrial Hub as the first entrants to attain vocational skills at the government facility. Under the government’s efforts to skill…
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Education
Education: Serere schools in need of ICT equipment and teachers
SERERE– Most secondary schools in Serere district are struggling to teach Sciences and Information Communication Technology [ ICT ] due to lack of laboratories, computers, internet connection, and skilled workforce, theCooperator understands.…
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News
Mbarara hospital boss urges govt to support emergency medicine
MBARARA– The Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH]director, Dr. Celestine Barigye has appealed to the government to support emergency medicine to decongest regional referral hospitals. Emergency Medicine [EM] is a medical specialty that…
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