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Napak flash floods carry away Shs 2 million worth of village savings

Members of a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) in Lorengechora town council in Napak district are counting double losses after flash floods carried away the association’s savings box containing […]

One dead, 86 displaced as flash floods devastate Kilembe Mines hospital

Brian Masereka, 17, a resident of Kyarumba sub county, Kasese district, breathed his last at Kilembe Catholic Church, to where he and dozens of other patients had been evacuated after […]

Masindi farmers demand for coffee hurler from government

Coffee farmers in Masindi district want government to establish a coffee processing machine within the district, saying that they produce enough coffee to sustain it. Masindi district has four active […]

Lamwo: 400 LDUs deployed to plant sugarcane due to labour shortage

Four hundred Local Defence Unit personnel, LDUs, have been deployed to help plant sugarcane for Ayuu Alali Cooperative Society Limited in Lamwo district. The Ministry of Agriculture resorted to using […]

Kasese teachers’ SACCO donates 500kgs of cassava flour

Bukonzo United Teachers’ SACCO has donated over 500kgs of cassava flour to the district’s Covid-19 Taskforce as food relief to vulnerable communities in Kasese district,. Handing over the donation on […]

Former hotel employees resort to stone crushing to earn a living

Following the institution of a national lockdown by President Museveni in response to the novel Coronavirus pandemic, several young people in Moroto district found themselves out of work as their […]

Covid-19: Tooro dairy cooperative donates milk to Kabarole children’s homes

Tooro Dairy Cooperative Society Limited has donated 420 litres of pasteurised milk to the four homes caring for vulnerable children in Kabarole district. The cooperative’s support was part of its […]

Gulu egg sales drop due to COVID-19 measures

Suppliers of eggs in Gulu district are recording a downturn in eggs sales due to the economic slowdown resulting from the national lockdown instituted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

North Bukedi Cooperative Union contributes Shs 5 million towards COVID-19 fight

As the Ministry of Health grapples to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda, North Bukedi Cooperative Union [NBCU] has contributed Shs 5 million towards efforts to combat the pandemic. […]

COVID-19: Western Uganda cooperatives postpone AGMs over pandemic

Several cooperatives in western Uganda have been forced to postpone their scheduled Annual General Meetings (AGMs) as the social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to mount. All […]