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Cooperatives & Communities
AFFM investing in women cocoa producers contributes to accelerating progress for Côte d’Ivoire coop
ABIDJAN, March 10, 2024 – San Pedro is located in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire, and producing cocoa alone here can be an uphill battle. For Sandrine Assi, one of San Pedro’s women cocoa…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA Gender Equality Committee’s Statement on the International Women’s Day 2024
BRUSSELS, March 8, 2024 – Under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, the 2024 International Women’s Day focuses on the need to provide the necessary and appropriate resources to ensure the…
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Standard Chartered celebrates International Women’s Day with 50 girls to inspire inclusion
KAMPALA, March 6, 2024 – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda and BRAC have celebrated International Women’s Day with 50 girls whom they have been supporting as part of the Goal Girls Programme. The…
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DRC: AfDB to lend over US$110mln to support agricultural transformation
ABIDJAN – Meeting in Abidjan on 14 February 2024, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] approved a loan of US$ 117.9 million to the Democratic Republic of…
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New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 — The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When legal differences involving…
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Cooperatives & Communities
VSLAs are powerful tool for economic empowerment-MP Opolot
SERERE, February 28, 2024 – The Member of Parliament for Pingire County in Serere district, Fred Opolot has launched a scheme aimed at supporting Village Savings and Loans Associations [VSLAs] with seed…
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Soroti residents skilled in making reusable sanitary pads, liquid soap
SOROTI, February 26, 2024 – At least 136 women, girls, and men in Kokumu village, Lalle Sub-county in Soroti district have been equipped with skills in making reusable sanitary pads, and liquid…
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Minister urges women entrepreneurs to embrace GROW project
MBALE, February 23, 2024 – The Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Disability Affairs, Hellen Grace Asamo has urged women entrepreneurs to embrace Generating Growth Opportunities…
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GROW Project to support growth of small businesses, says minister Amongi
OYAM, February 16, 2024 – The Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises Uganda [GROW] Project funded by the World Bank supports existing businesses and not new ones, according to Betty…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Exploring the cooperative model to empower African fashion designers
ABUJA, February 7, 2024 – The International Trade Centre [ITC], the African Export–Import Bank [Afreximbank], and the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] recently launched a consultative dialogue with African fashion designers to explore…
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