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  • Agriculture

    NCBA Clusa highlights global projects for International Youth Day

    The US apex body gave updates on development projects in Senegal, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Niger

    5 months ago
  • Ugandan Sacco
    Credit Unions

    Korean federation helps to grow the credit union movement in Uganda

    The South Korean credit union movement is helping to set up credit co-ops in Uganda

    8 months ago
  • Young entrepreneurs
    Development

    The International Co-operative Alliance is looking for youth ambassadors

    The scheme is open to people aged 18-35 in one of eight participating countries

    2 years ago
  • Agriculture

    Ugandan Parliament asks government for funding to revive co-operatives

    Legislators also backed calls to revive the country’s co-operative bank

    3 years ago
  • Fairtrade

    Fairtrade announces the first shipment of African Fairtrade gold from Uganda

    'This is all about the people of the land benefiting from their resources that are in that land. It is economic, social and environmental justice for the poor'

    3 years ago
  • Environment

    World Environment Day: How co-ops are connecting us with the planet

    We take a look at ten of the co-ops that connect people to nature, from tourism to agriculture and conservation

    4 years ago
  • Business

    SAMA becomes first Fairtrade-certified gold co-operative in Africa

    Syanyonja Artisan Miners’ Alliance (SAMA) in Uganda has become the first artisanal small scale mining co-operative in Africa to become Fairtrade certified. The certification brings “much needed hope to impoverished communities” who risk their lives...

    4 years ago
  • The Plains of Uganda near Kabale. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in the country hopes to promote the planting of 10 million trees by next year.
    Agriculture

    Uganda’s co-operators urged to join national drive to plant trees

    The state minister for co-operatives in Uganda, Frederick Gume, says co-operators should plant trees to contribute to environmental protection while raising awareness of the co-operative model. Mr Gume launched a nationwide annual tree planting drive at the Ministry of...

    4 years ago
  • Agriculture

    Ugandan co-ops thrive through government support

    The Ugandan government has made the revitalisation and development of co-operatives in the country a priority, with a series of programmes and initiatives aimed at promoting the sector. As of July 2015, there are around...

    5 years ago
  • Agriculture

    Ugandan co-operatives help address climate change

    Ugandan co-operatives are helping smallholder farmers cope with the challenges brought by climate change. Weather fluctuations are already affecting farmers’ incomes and harvests, and more extremes are expected in the future. Samuel Sentumbwe is climate...

    6 years ago
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