Tag Archives: Emyooga

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Less than half of the Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies- SACCOs that the government registered to benefit from the Emyooga Initiative have received the funds. The initiative aimed at creating jobs and improving household incomes Ugandans in the Boda Boda industry, taxi drivers, restaurant owners, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has disbursed 4.240 billion Shillings to 140 Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations-SACCOs in Kampala as part of the Emyooga initiative. The initiative is aimed at creating jobs and improving household incomes for 68 percent of Ugandans in the boda boda industry, taxi …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued guidance on how private school teachers affected by the covid-19 lock down will benefit from the relief package promised by the government. In July, President Museveni committed said that the government will set up a revolving fund …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Government has given the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural institution special consideration under the Emyooga program.  The cultural institution is to receive separate funding under the same program to specifically cater to veterans and leaders as defined within the Kingdom structures.  This is in addition to …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district has received 1.68 billion shillings under the Presidential initiative on Wealth and Job Creation Initiative, EMYOOGA. Kitgum Resident Commissioner William Komakech who is also the district Emyoga program coordinator says the funds have been disbursed to the three constituencies of Chua East, Chua …

Arua , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Over 400 members of Emyooga groups in Arua City on Thursday stormed out of a meeting following delays to receive money.  The meeting which was convened at the City Mayor’s Gardens turned rowdy after some of the groups including Boda Boda Associations accused the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Intended beneficiaries of the presidential initiative on wealth and job creation–Emyooga in Nalwanza sub county in Bududa district have quit the programme after they failed to raise membership fee of one hundred and fifty thousand shillings for both membership and share capital. Recently, the office …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 51 Savings and Credit Cooperatives-SACCOs in Katakwi district have each received 30 Million Shillings under the presidential initiative on job and wealth creation commonly known as Emyooga. The zonal manager, Micro Finance Support Center in Soroti, Simon Peter Egiriat says that each SACCO will receive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Groups that subscribed to benefit from the presidential initiative for wealth and job creation ‘Emyooga’ in Buvuma and Mukono district have raised concerns about the formation of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies- SACCOs. Several group members claim that they were promised to receive and have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bukedea district leaders are questioning the criteria used for selecting beneficiaries of the presidential initiative on wealth and job creation program. The program commonly known as Emyooga targets SACCOs formed in 18 specialized fields that need capital to boost their incomes. Each SACCO is given …