From Savings to Investment: Driving Growth and Member Prosperity
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From Savings to Investment: Driving Growth and Member Prosperity

April 24, 2026
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By Esther Wodulo The Third General Meeting of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Investment Club and SACCO gave me a reminder that savings alone are not enough; the exciting truth is that prosperity lies in transforming savings into productive investments. Across Uganda, collective financial platforms such as SACCOs and

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Museveni Commits Shs 5 Billion to Content Creators’ SACCO
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Museveni Commits Shs 5 Billion to Content Creators’ SACCO

March 1, 2026
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged a Shs 5 billion capital boost to a Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) for content creators, formally recognising the sector as an emerging pillar in Uganda’s wealth creation ecosystem. Speaking at the Jazz with Jajja ranch edition held at his Kisozi farm in Gomba

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Stanbic, Buganda Kingdom Launch Ssemaduuka to Expand Credit Access for Farmer-owned SACCOs
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Stanbic, Buganda Kingdom Launch Ssemaduuka to Expand Credit Access for Farmer-owned SACCOs

February 24, 2026
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For more than a decade now, Frank Nyanzi, a 57-year-old coffee farmer from Madudu Sub-county in Mubende District, has battled with declining yields; something he largely attributes to climate change. Prolonged dry spells, rising temperatures, and persistent pest and disease outbreaks, particularly the coffee wilt disease and coffee berry borer

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