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IGAD, Kotido district launch innovative project to enhance climate resilience
KOTIDO, April 11, 2025 – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development [IGAD] has launched a transformative project aimed at addressing gender vulnerabilities in climate change adaptation and mitigation. The initiative, titled “Enabling Gender…
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Partners seeking applications for the 2025 Global Cooperative Law Summer School
KAMPALA, March 5, 2025; The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and St. Mary’s University, Canada, are inviting lawyers, economists, policymakers, and, most importantly, cooperators from all sectors to the second edition of the…
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India’s NCUI kicks off IYC 2025 with women entrepreneurs meet
NEW DELHI, January 14, 2025 — The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperation [CEDC] under the National Cooperative Union of India [ NCUI ] marked the beginning of the International Year of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BCU releases Shs 200mln for sponsored students in tertiary institutions
MBALE, January 10, 2024 – Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] has released about Shs 200 million under its bursary programme benefiting 275 students from Bugisu Sub-region who are pursuing higher education at different…
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International
COP28: “Climate justice needs language justice!” says OIF
DUBAI, December 27, 2023 – French-speaking countries in Africa face two injustices in climate negotiation bodies. On the one hand, they are on the continent that is most vulnerable to climate change…
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International
New ICMIF report confirms members have US$ 1trn in assets
MANCHESTRER, November 2023 – International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation [ ICMIF ] members have US$ 1 trillion in assets under management in investments which are aligned to sustainable investment frameworks, according…
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National
Tenure system, domestic violence spur land disputes in Lango
LIRA – The traditional /customary land tenure system and domestic violence have been identified as key drivers of the increasing land disputes in Lango Sub-region. This was pronounced yesterday during the launch…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA-Africa to hold 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference
ABUJA -ICA-Africa, a regional member of the International Cooperative Alliance will host the 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference from November 14-15, 2023 at the Abuja Continental Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. According…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ILO, Korean university sign MoU on coops and SSE collaboration
SEOUL – The International Labour Organisation [ ILO ] , and Sungkonghoe University [SKHU] recently signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to collaborate on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union to co-host celebrations for 2023 International Day of Cooperatives
LIRA – The national celebrations for the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives will be co-hosted by Lango Cooperative Union [LCU] and Walimu SACCOs Union Limited at Lira City Mayors’ Gardens under the…
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