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Cooperatives & Communities
More women urged to join PDM
LIRA-The Lira Resident City Commissioner, Lawrence Egole, has urged more women to join the Parish Development Model [PDM], a programme aimed at moving households trapped in the subsistence economy to the money…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile Effort for Museveni SACCO grows membership
ARUA-West Nile Effort for Museveni SACCO membership is fast growing its membership, its officials say. This SACCO founded by the late former MP of Arua Municipality, Ibrahim Abiriga in early 2000 has…
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News
MP Acen gives sunflower seeds, Shs 10mln to Alebtong women’s VSLAs
ALEBTONG – The Alebtong district Woman Member of Parliament, Dorcas Acen has donated 2,500 kilogrammes of sunflower seeds including Shs 10 million to 43 Village Saving and Loan Associations [VLSAs] run by…
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Standard Chartered sponsors Lady Captain’s Prize Tournament
KAMPALA – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda yesterday announced in Kampala Shs 20 million sponsorship for The Lady Captain’s Prize Tournament set to be held at the prestigious Uganda Golf Club. The golf…
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Technology
Women asked to embrace science and technology
ARUA -Women in Uganda have been advised to embrace to fight barriers that limit their participation in science, innovation, and technology. The call was made on Wednesday as residents of Arua City…
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World Bank gives over Shs 800 bln to support women entrepreneurs in Uganda
KIRUHURA – The women entrepreneurs benefiting from the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] are to receive more funds from the World Bank to run mega projects. According to the Minister for Gender,…
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Development
Minister urges girls to take sciences to compete for job slots
MBARARA – Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Regis Mutuuzo has encouraged girls in the country to study sciences if they are to compete favourably with men for scarce jobs.…
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Kapapi land conflict: Landlords to sue minister Nabakooba over resettled evictees
HOIMA– The Seven purported landlords of the land where 1,000 people were evicted in Kapapi and Kiganja sub-counties, Hoima district intend to sue the minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Ogwang launches fundraising drive for women SACCOs
KATAKWI – The Minister of State for Sports, Peter Ogwang last weekend launched a fundraising drive for women SACCOs in Ngaraim County, Katakwi district, saying it will help them fight household poverty.…
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Church leaders urged to embrace gov’t programmes
SOROTI-Church leaders have been urged to embrace government development programmes to boost their financial standing, other than waiting for the donations that are not forthcoming. The remark was made days ago by…
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