Youth
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Atukwase launches VSLA project to get women out of poverty
MBARARA – Mbarara City Woman Member of Parliament, Rita Atukwase has rolled out a village saving and loans association [VSLA] project to help get women in her constituency get out of poverty.…
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Western
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom subjects warned against neglecting other sectors in favour of oil and gas
KIKUUBE – Subjects of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom have been warned against abandoning other sectors in favour of the nascent oil and gas sector whose activities could see Uganda produce its first oil in…
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Finance & Banking
Equity Bank trains Gulu young entrepreneurs in investment and digital economy
GULU – Equity Bank has trained hundreds of young entrepreneurs in Gulu on how to invest and take advantage of the digital economy. The training was aimed at giving young entrepreneurs the…
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Africa
Cooperative societies urge Tinubu to establish commission to boost economy
ABUJA – Cooperative societies in Nigeria have called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to establish the Cooperative Commission of Nigeria [CCN]. According to them, if established, the commission will address the long-standing…
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Eastern
Namisindwa district youth councillor donates iron sheets to boda boda riders
NAMISINDWA – The Namisindwa district male youth councillor, Emma Bwayo days ago handed over iron sheets to members of Busulwa Township Boda Boda Stage in Tsekululu Sub-county. According to Bwayo, during the…
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East Africa
Kenya: AfDB okays funds to support women and youth in agribusiness
NAIROBI – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved an equity investment of €18 million in the Africa Guarantee Fund [AGF] and another €1.2mln to support youth and women entrepreneurs engaged in…
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News
Hoima district fails to recover over Shs1bln from youth
HOIMA – Hoima district authorities have failed to recover over Shs 1 billion from the youth who benefited the Youth Livelihood programme. Anthony Ayesiga Hoima district labor officer and focal person for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wealth creation: Bunyoro leaders urged to mobilise communities utilise land
HOIMA – Local leaders in Bunyoro Sub-region have been challenged to mobilise locals, especially the youth, to utilise their land for agricultural production if they are to create wealth for themselves. While…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NWC boss urges women to embrace PDM
OYAM – The deputy executive secretary of the National Women`s Council [ NWC ], Emilly Akulo Omara has urged women in the country to embrace the Parish development Model [PDM], saying the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Parishes receive Shs 50mln each
KAMPALA – Parishes that were able to establish SACCOs have each received Shs 50 million in the current financial year, which is half of the Shs 100 million pledged by the government,…
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