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GROW project to benefit 1.6mln women indirectly, says minister Amongi
KAMPALA, November 10, 2024 – The Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [GROW] will benefit 1.6 million women indirectly, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development MGLSD], Betty Amongi…
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Govt procures motorcycles for GROW project implementation
KAMPALA, November 6, 2024 – Government has provided 146 motorbikes to cities and districts nationwide to support the implementation of the World Bank-funded Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises […
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Ninth Africa Energy Market Place held in Dar es Salaam ahead of key Africa Heads of State Energy Summit
DAR ES SALAAM, October 25, 2024 — Further to an April 2024 pledge by the Presidents of the African Development Bank and the World Bank to bring electricity access to 300 million…
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Construction of Shs 3.3bln seed school stalls in Masindi district
MASINDI, October 7, 2024 — Residents of Kijunjubwa Town Council in Masindi district are frustrated after CMD Investments Limited, the contractor hired to build Kijunjubwa Seed School, failed to deliver the project…
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Finance Minister clarifies on access to GROW funds
KAMPALA, September 20, 2024 — The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development [General Duties], Henry Musasizi has clarified that the women’s project, Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women…
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Mbale City women entrepreneurs sensitised on Grow project
MBALE, September 7, 2024 — Government days ago launched the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [GROW] project in Mbale City, calling upon women entrepreneurs to participate in the project…
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Govt picks six banks for over Shs 803bln GROW project
KAMPALA, August 14, 2024 – Six commercial banks have been selected by government as it implements the World Bank funded Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [ GROW ] project.…
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Boosting agricultural value addition: MPs urge gov’t to improve access to electricity in rural areas
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have urged government to improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. The legislators made the call…
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Zambia agribusiness SME Accelerator launches second cohort to boost climate action
LUSAKA, August 5, 2024 – The second cohort of an Accelerator program for small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] in the agribusiness sector launched recently in Lusaka, Zambia. This Accelerator will deliver climate-smart…
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AfDB’s sovereign portfolio retains top spot in 2024 Aid Transparency Index
ABIDJAN, July 17, 2024 – Publish What You Fund, the global campaign for aid and development transparency, has once again named the African Development Bank’s [AfDB] sovereign portfolio as the most transparent. The…
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